[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69435-69436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27970]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-82-2012]
Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Tunica County, MS; Under Alternative
Site Framework
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) by Tunica County, Mississippi, to establish a foreign-trade
zone (FTZ) at sites in Tunica County, adjacent to the Memphis Customs
and Border Protection port of entry, under the alternative site
framework (ASF) adopted by the Board (15 CFR 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 general-purpose
zone. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of 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 docketed on
November 9, 2012. The applicant is authorized to make the proposal
under Section 59-3-33 of the Mississippi Code Annotated (1972).
The proposed zone would be the second general-purpose zone in
Mississippi for the Memphis CBP port of entry and would be the sixth
zone overall for the port of entry. The existing zones are as follows:
FTZ 77, Memphis, Tennessee (Grantee: City of Memphis, Board Order 189,
April 2, 1982); FTZ 223, Memphis, Tennessee (Grantee: Memphis
International Trade Development Corporation, Board Order 904, July 2,
1997); FTZ 262, Southaven, Mississippi (Grantee: Northern Mississippi
FTZ, Inc., Board Order 1353, October 1, 2004); FTZ 273, West Memphis,
Arkansas (Grantee: City of West Memphis, Arkansas, Board Order 1551,
April 15, 2008); and, FTZ 283, West Tennessee Area (Grantee: Northwest
Tennessee Regional Port Authority, Board Order 1851, October 11, 2012).
The applicant's proposed service area under the ASF would be Tunica
County, Mississippi. If approved, the applicant would be able to serve
sites throughout the service area based on companies' needs for FTZ
designation. The proposed service area is adjacent to the Memphis
Customs and Border Protection port of entry.
The proposed zone would include one ``magnet'' site and two
``usage-
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driven'' sites: Proposed Site 1 (100 acres)--SXP Schulz, 1001 Schulz
Boulevard, Robinsonville; Proposed Site 2 (200 acres)--GreenTech
Automotive, 1630 Casino Strip Resorts Boulevard, Robinsonville; and,
Proposed Site 3 (289 acres)--Tunica County Airport, 209 South Airport
Boulevard, Tunica. The ASF allows for the possible exemption of one
magnet site from the ``sunset'' time limits that generally apply to
sites under the ASF, and the applicant proposes that Site 3 be so
exempted.
The application indicates a need for zone services in the Tunica
County area. Several firms have indicated an interest in using zone
procedures for warehousing/distribution activities for a variety of
products. Specific production approvals are not being sought at this
time. Such requests would be made to the Board on a case-by-case basis.
In accordance with the Board's regulations, Camille Evans 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 January 18, 2013.
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period
to February 4, 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 Camille Evans at [email protected]
or (202) 482-2350.
Dated: November 9, 2012.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-27970 Filed 11-16-12; 8:45 am]
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