[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35906-35907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17444]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 32-98]
Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Lancaster, California, Application
and Public Hearing
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ)
Board (the Board) by the City of Lancaster, California, to establish a
general-purpose foreign-trade zone in Lancaster, California, within the
Los Angeles-Long Beach Customs port of entry. The application was
submitted pursuant to the provisions of the FTZ Act, as amended (19
U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It
was formally filed on June 12, 1998. The applicant is authorized to
make the proposal under Section 6302 of the California Code.
The proposed zone would be the fourth general-purpose zone in the
Los Angeles-Long Beach Customs port of entry area. The existing zones
are: FTZ 50 in Long Beach (sites also in Ontario, Santa Ana and San
Bernardino) (Grantee: Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Long
Beach, Board Order 147, 44 FR 55919, 9/28/79); FTZ 191 in Palmdale
(Grantee: City of Palmdale, Board Order 628, 58 FR 6614, 2/1/93); and,
FTZ 202 in Los Angeles (sites also in Bakersfield, Rancho Dominguez and
Carson) (Grantee: Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los
Angeles, Board Order 693, 59 FR 37464, 7/22/94).
The proposed new zone would consist of 2 sites (3,200 acres) in
Lancaster (Los Angeles County): Site 1 (160 acres)--Lancaster Business
Park, Avenues L and K-8, Lancaster; and Site 2 (3,040 acres)--Reusable
Launch
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Vehicle/Space Port, southern perimeter of that portion of the Edwards
Air Force Base, Los Angeles County. Site 1 is owned by the Lancaster
Economic Development Corporation and several private owners. Site 2 is
presently owned by the Department of Defense but will be conveyed to
the applicant and would be annexed into the City limits and fall under
the City's jurisdiction.
The application indicates a need for foreign-trade zone services in
the Lancaster area. Several firms have indicated an interest in using
zone procedures for research and development and space launch and
recover operations. 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 August 4, 1998, 9:00 a.m., City of Lancaster City
Hall, Emergency Operation Center, 44933 North Fern Avenue, Lancaster,
California 93534.
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 August 31, 1998. Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during
the subsequent 15-day period (to September 14, 1998).
A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be
available during this time for public inspection at the following
locations:
City Clerk's Office, City of Lancaster, 44933 North Fern Avenue,
Lancaster, California 93534
Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
3716, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
Dated: June 18, 1998.
Dennis Puccinelli,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-17444 Filed 6-30-98; 8:45 am]
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