7750 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 34 / Thursday, February 20, 1997 / Notices

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 868]

Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 27

Boston, MA

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, an application from the

Massachusetts Port Authority, grantee of

Foreign-Trade Zone 27, for authority to

expand its general-purpose zone in

Boston, Massachusetts, was filed by the

Board on April 23, 1996 (FTZ Docket

33–96, 61 FR 19259, 5/1/96); and,

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment was given in Federal Register

and the application has been processed

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s

regulations; and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and

that the proposal is in the public

interest;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby

orders:

The application to expand FTZ 27 is

approved, subject to the Act and the

Board’s regulations, including Section

400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of

February 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

[FR Doc. 97–4221 Filed 2–19–97; 8:45 am]

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[Order No. 870]

Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 40

Cleveland, OH, Area

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, an application from the

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port

Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade

Zone No. 40, for authority to expand its

general-purpose zone at sites in the

Cleveland, Ohio, area, within the

Cleveland Customs port of entry, was

filed by the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ)

Board on March 12, 1996 (Docket 21–96,

61 FR 12060, 3/25/96);

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment was given in the Federal

Register and the application has been

processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and

the Board’s regulations; and,

Whereas, the Board has found that the

requirements of the Act and the

regulations would be satisfied, and that

the proposal would be in the public

interest provided approval is subject to

a 2,000-acre activation limit;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby

orders:

The grantee is authorized to expand

its zone as requested in the application,

subject to the Act and the Board’s

regulations, including Section 400.28,

and subject to a 2,000-acre activation

limit.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of

February 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

[FR Doc. 97–4222 Filed 2–19–97; 8:45 am]

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[Docket 3–97]

Foreign-Trade Zone 206—MedfordJackson County, OR Area; Application

for Expansion

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board by

Jackson County, Oregon, grantee of

Foreign-Trade Zone 206, requesting

authority to expand its zone in the

Medford-Jackson County, Oregon area.

The Medford-Jackson County Airport

has been designated a Customs user fee

port facility by the U.S. Customs

Service. 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 January 15, 1997.

FTZ 206 was approved on January 11,

1995 (Board Order 719, 60 FR 5165, 1/

26/95). The general-purpose zone

currently consists of six sites (528 acres)

in the Cities of Medford, White City and

Eagle Point (Jackson County): Site 1 (95

acres)—3650 Biddle Road, Medford; Site

2 (38 acres)—King Business Center, Lear

Way, Cardinal Avenue and Commerce

Drive, Medford; Site 3 (54 acres)—North

Medford Business Center, Bulcrest

Drive, Gruman Drive and Kingsley

Drive, Medford; Site 4 (215 acres)—

North Medford Business Center, Avenue

H and 11th Street, White City (Jackson

County); Site 5 (23.33 acres)—Light

Valley site, 10440 South Fork Little

Butte Creek Road, Eagle Point (Jackson

County); and, Site 6 (103 acres)—

KOGAP Business Center, 2080 South

Pacific Highway, Medford.

The applicant is now requesting

authority to expand the general-purpose

zone to include one additional site in

Jackson County and five sites in

adjoining Josephine County: Site 7 (112

acres)—Lake Creek Agribusiness Center,

adjacent to Highway 140, Eagle Point

(Jackson County); Site 8 (47 acres, 6

parcels)—within the 77-acre North

Valley Industrial Park, near Interstate 5,

Grants Pass (Josephine County), 25

miles north of the Medford-Jackson

County Airport; Site 9 (19 acres, 4

parcels)—within the 213-acre Grants

Pass Parkway Development Zone,

Grants Pass (Josephine County); Site 10

(20 acres)—within the 152-acre Illinois

River Valley Airport, 125 Ringuette

Street, Grants Pass (Josephine County);

Site 11 (10 acres)—within the 319-acre

Grants Pass Airport, Grants Pass

(Josephine County); and, Site 12 (4

acres)—Highway 199 Industrial Park,

Highway 199, Cave Junction (Josephine

County). All of the sites will be operated

by the Ore-Cal Trade Corporation,

except for Site 7 which will be managed

by its operator. No specific

manufacturing requests are being made

at this time. Such 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.

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 April 21, 1997. Rebuttal

comments in response to material

submitted during the foregoing period

may be submitted during the subsequent

15-day period (to May 6, 1997).

A copy of the application and

accompanying exhibits will be available

for public inspection at each of the

following locations:

County Administrator’s Office, Jackson

County, Oregon, 10 S. Oakdale,

Medford, OR 97501.

Office of the Executive Secretary,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room

3716, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20230.

Dated: January 22, 1997.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4225 Filed 2–19–97; 8:45 am]

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