[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 39483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18751]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 36-99]
Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Decatur, IL, Application and Public
Hearing
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ)
Board (the Board) by the Board of Park Commissioners, Decatur Park
District, to establish a general-purpose foreign-trade zone in Decatur,
Illinois, adjacent to the Peoria Customs port of entry. In addition,
the Decatur Airport is a U.S. Customs Service user fee airport
facility. 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 July 14, 1999. The
applicant is authorized to make the proposal under Illinois Public Act
85-471.
The proposed zone would be the second general-purpose zone in the
Peoria Customs port of entry area. The existing zone is FTZ 114 at
sites in the Peoria, Illinois, area (Grantee: Economic Development
Council, Inc., Board Order 288, 50 FR 1606, January 11, 1985).
The proposed new zone would be located at the Decatur Airport
complex, including the airport terminal facility and adjacent airport
property (1,822 acres) located at 910 Airport Road, 4 miles east of
downtown Decatur. The airport is owned and operated by the applicant.
The site consists of a passenger terminal, a private aircraft storage
facility and an airfreight facility being utilized by UPS. The site
also has 6,000 square feet of space which is to be utilized by the U.S.
Customs Service for passenger processing of international passenger
arrivals of corporate aircraft under the auspices of a Customs user fee
airport.
The application indicates a need for zone services in the Decatur,
Illinois, area. Several firms have indicated an interest in using zone
procedures for warehousing/distribution activity. 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 25, 1999, 2 p.m., at the Decatur Airport, 910
Airport Road, Decatur, Illinois 62521.
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 September 20, 1999. Rebuttal comments in response
to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted
during the subsequent 15-day period (to October 5, 1999).
A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be
available during this time for public inspection at the following
locations:
Decatur Airport, 910 Airport Road, Decatur, IL 62521
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: July 15, 1999.
Dennis Puccinelli,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-18751 Filed 7-21-99; 8:45 am]
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