[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 175 (Monday, September 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 47148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22503]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 49-95]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--St. Lucie County, FL; Application 
and Public Hearing

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Central Florida Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc. (a not-for-
profit corporation), to establish a general-purpose foreign-trade zone 
at sites in St. Lucie County, Florida, within the limits of the Fort 
Pierce Customs Station, which, with Customs concurrence, is considered 
the functional equivalent of a Customs port of entry for purposes of 
foreign-trade zone status. 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 filed on August 31, 1995. The applicant is authorized to make 
the proposal under Section 288.36, Florida Statutes Annotated.
    The proposed new zone would consist of 3 sites (1,588 acres) in St. 
Lucie County: Site 1 (1,078 acres)--St. Lucie County International 
Airport; Site 2 (102 acres)--King's Highway Industrial Park, 
intersection of King's Highway and Commercial Circle, Fort Pierce; and, 
Site 3 (408 acres)--St. Lucie West Commerce Park, 590 N.W. Peacock 
Blvd., Port St. Lucie.
    The application contains evidence of the need for zone services in 
the St. Lucie County area. Several firms have indicated an interest in 
using zone procedures for warehousing/distribution of such items as 
machine tools, electronic components, medical equipment, food 
processing/manufacturing, aircraft manufacture, and boat building/
marine industry. Specific manufacturing approvals are not being sought 
at this time. Requests would be made to the Board on a case-by-case 
basis.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ 
Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and 
report to the Board.
    As part of the investigation, the Commerce examiner will hold a 
public hearing on September 29, 1995, at 2:30 p.m., at the Fort Pierce 
Community Center, 600 N. Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, Florida 
34950.
    Public comment on the application is invited from interested 
parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 
Board's Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period 
for their receipt is [60 days from date of publication]. Rebuttal 
comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period 
may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to [75 days from 
date of publication].
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available during this time for public inspection at the following 
locations:

Fort Pierce Station,
U.S. Customs Service,
2990 Aviation Way,
Fort Pierce, Florida 34946
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 3716,
U.S. Department of Commerce,
14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230

    Dated: September 5, 1995.
John J. DaPonte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-22503 Filed 9-8-95; 8:45 am]
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