[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 64953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26216]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-75-2012]
Foreign-Trade Zone 35--Philadelphia, PA; Application for
Reorganization and Expansion Under Alternative Site Framework
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ)
Board (the Board) by the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, grantee
of FTZ 35, 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 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 zone. 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 October 19, 2012.
FTZ 35 was approved by the Board on March 24, 1978 (Board Order
128, 43 FR l453l, 4/8/1978) and expanded on August 21, 1980 (Board
Order 162, 45 FR 58388, 9/3/1980), December 29, 1993 (Board Order 678,
59 FR 1372, 1/10/1994), September 25, 2001 (Board Order 1189, 66 FR
52742, 10/17/2001), and June 27, 2002 (Board Order 1236, 67 FR 45456,
7/9/2002).
The current zone includes the following sites: Site 1 (2.4 acres)--
2994-2996 Samuel Drive, Bensalem, Bucks County; Site 2 (90 acres)--Pier
98 South Annex, Columbus Blvd. at Oregon Ave., Philadelphia,
Philadelphia County; Site 3 (3 acres)--Pier 38 and Pier 40, 1 Brown
Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County; Site 4 (35 acres)--Penn
Terminals Complex, 1 Saville Avenue, Eddystone, Delaware County; Site 6
(38 acres)--Publicker Site, 2937 Christopher Columbus Blvd.,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County; Site 7 (2 acres)--American
Foodservice Corporation, 400 Drew Court, King of Prussia, Montgomery
County; Site 8 (35 acres)--Philadelphia International Airport,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County; Site 10 (4.8 acres)--Philadelphia
Naval Complex, Building 694, 1701 Langley Avenue, Philadelphia,
Philadelphia County; Site 11 (37.52 acres)--Urban Outfitters, Inc., 755
Brackbill Road, Gap, Lancaster County (approved on a temporary basis
until 12/31/2012); and, Site 12 (80 acres)--Kinder Morgan Bulk
Terminals, Inc., 1 Sinter Road, Fairless Hills, Bucks County (approved
on a temporary basis until 11/30/2013).
The grantee's proposed service area under the ASF would be
Philadelphia, Delaware, Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Lancaster and Berks
Counties, as described in the application. If approved, the grantee
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 Philadelphia Customs and Border Protection
port of entry.
The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its existing
zone project to include existing Sites 1-6, 10 and 12 as ``magnet''
sites and existing Sites 7, 8 and 11 as usage-driven sites. The
applicant is also requesting approval of the following usage-driven
sites: Proposed Site 13 (2.462 acres)--Delaware River Stevedores, Inc.,
3451 North Delaware Ave., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County; Proposed
Site 14 (10.12 acres)--David's Bridal, Inc., 44 North Lane,
Conshohocken, Montgomery County; and, Proposed Site 15 (26.5 acres)--
David's Bridal, Inc., 100 Crossing Drive, Suite B, Bristol, Bucks
County. The application would have no impact on FTZ 35's previously
authorized subzones.
In accordance with the Board's regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman 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
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address
below. The closing period for their receipt is December 24, 2012.
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period
to January 7, 2013.
A copy of the application will be available for public inspection
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board,
Room 21013, 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 Elizabeth Whiteman at
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.
Dated: October 9, 2012.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-26216 Filed 10-23-12; 8:45 am]
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