[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 14666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05820]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-23-2014]
Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Cameron Parish, Louisiana Under
Alternative Site Framework
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ)
Board by the West Cameron Port Commission to establish a foreign-trade
zone within Cameron Parish, Louisiana, adjacent to the Lake Charles CBP
port of entry, under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by
the FTZ 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 FTZ 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 March 12,
2014. The applicant is authorized to make the proposal under Louisiana
Revised Statues, Title 51, Sections 61-62.
The proposed zone would be the second zone for the Lake Charles
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port of entry. The existing zone is
FTZ 87, Lake Charles (Grantee: Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District,
Board Order 217, July 22, 1983).
The applicant's proposed service area under the ASF would be Wards
3, 4, 5 and 6 of Cameron Parish. 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
Lake Charles CBP port of entry.
The proposed zone would include one initial ``usage-driven'' site:
Proposed Site 1 (1,049 acres)--at the Cheniere Sabine Pass LNG
Terminal, 9243 Gulf Beach Highway, Cameron.
The application indicates a need for zone services in Cameron
Parish, Louisiana. 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 FTZ Board on a case-by-case
basis.
In accordance with the FTZ 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 FTZ Board.
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary at the
address below. The closing period for their receipt is May 16, 2014.
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period
to June 2, 2014.
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
FTZ 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: March 12, 2014.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-05820 Filed 3-14-14; 8:45 am]
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