[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4382-4383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01189]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-4-2013]
Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Northwest Iowa; Under Alternative
Site Framework
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) by the Northwest Iowa Development Corporation to establish
a foreign-trade zone (FTZ) at sites in Northwest Iowa, adjacent to the
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, CBP 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 zone project. 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 January 15,
2013. The applicant is authorized to make the proposal under Iowa Code
490.901.
The proposed zone would be the second zone for the Sioux Falls CBP
port of entry, but would be the first zone in Iowa adjacent to that
port of entry. The existing zone is: FTZ 220, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
(Grantee: Sioux Falls Development Foundation, Board Order 882, 4/8/
1997).
The applicant's proposed service area under the ASF would be
Cherokee, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth and Sioux Counties, Iowa. 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 within and adjacent to the Sioux Falls Customs
and Border Protection port of entry.
The proposed zone would include one ``magnet'' site: Proposed Site
1 (417.4 acres)--City of Le Mars Industrial Park in the southwest
corner of Le Mars bounded by the CN rail line to the west, Industrial
Road/Lynx Road to the east and County Route 38 to the south in Plymouth
County. The proposed zone would also include two initial ``usage-
driven'' sites: Proposed Site 2 (3.4 acres)--ChemSol, LLC, 1020 4th
Avenue, Sibley, Osceola County; and Proposed Site 3 (0.15 acres)--
Hummingbird Calibra, 202-206 First Avenue, Rock Rapids, Lyon County.
The application indicates a need for zone services in the Northwest
Iowa, area. Several firms have indicated an interest in using zone
procedures for warehousing/distribution activities. 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, 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 March 25, 2013. Rebuttal
comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period
may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to April 8, 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
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Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.
Dated: January 15, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-01189 Filed 1-18-13; 8:45 am]
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