2013-16172. Foreign-Trade Zone 182-Fort Wayne, Indiana; Application for Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area); Under Alternative Site Framework  

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    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by the City of Fort Wayne, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 182, requesting authority to reorganize the zone to expand its service area under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the FTZ 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 FTZ Board's standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a zone. The application was submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on June 28, 2013.

    FTZ 182 was approved by the Board on December 23, 1991 (Board Order 549, 57 FR 1450, 1/14/1992) and reorganized under the ASF on June 22, 2011 (Board Order 1770, 78 FR 39070, 7/5/2011). The zone project currently has a service area that includes Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wabash, Wells and Whitley Counties, Indiana.

    The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the service area of the zone to include Blackford, Jay, LaGrange, Randolph and Steuben Counties as described in the application. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the expanded service area based on companies' needs for FTZ designation. The proposed expanded service area is adjacent to the Fort Wayne, Indiana Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry

    In accordance with the FTZ 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 FTZ Board.Start Printed Page 40427

    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 September 3, 2013. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to September 18, 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 FTZ Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/​ftz. For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 482-0473.

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    Dated: June 28, 2013.

    Elizabeth Whiteman,

    Acting Executive Secretary.

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    [FR Doc. 2013-16172 Filed 7-3-13; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P

Document Information

Published:
07/05/2013
Department:
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
2013-16172
Pages:
40426-40427 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
B-71-2013
PDF File:
2013-16172.pdf