[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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