[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34934-34935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14266]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-43-2012]
Foreign-Trade Zone 139--Sierra Vista, AZ; Application for
Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ)
Board (the Board) by the Sierra Vista Economic Development Foundation,
Inc., grantee of FTZ 139, requesting authority to reorganize the zone
under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the Board (15 CFR
Sec. 400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for grantees for the establishment
or reorganization of general-purpose zones and can permit significantly
greater flexibility in the designation of new subzones or ``usage-
driven'' FTZ sites for operators/users located within a grantee's
``service area'' in the context of the Board's standard 2,000-acre
activation limit for a general-purpose zone project. The application
was submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19
U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It
was formally filed on June 5, 2012.
FTZ 139 was approved by the Board on March 13, 1987 (Board Order
352, 52 FR 9320, 03/24/1987). The current zone project includes the
following site: Site 1 (4.7 acres)--Sierra Vista Commerce Center,
Highway 90, Sierra Vista.
The grantee's proposed service area under the ASF would be Cochise
County, Arizona, as described in the application. If approved, the
grantee
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would be able to serve sites throughout the service area based on
companies' needs for FTZ designation. The proposed service area is
within and adjacent to the Naco U.S. Customs and Border Protection port
of entry.
The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its existing
zone project to include the existing site as a ``magnet'' site. No
subzones/usage-driven sites are being requested at this time.
In accordance with the Board's regulations, Christopher Kemp of the
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and
information presented in the application and case record and to report
findings and recommendations to the Board.
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
(original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive
Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is
August 13, 2012. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to August 27, 2012.
A copy of the application will be available for public inspection
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board,
Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the
Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For
further information, contact Christopher Kemp at
[email protected] or (202) 482-0862.
Dated: June 5, 2012.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-14266 Filed 6-11-12; 8:45 am]
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