[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59688-59689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24319]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 56-2010]


Foreign-Trade Zone 203--Moses Lake, WA; Application for 
Reorganization and Expansion Under Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by the Port of Moses Lake Public Corporation, grantee 
of FTZ 203, requesting authority to reorganize and expand the zone 
under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the Board (74 FR 
1170, 1/12/09; correction 74 FR 3987, 1/22/09). The ASF is an option 
for grantees for the establishment or reorganization of general-purpose 
zones and can permit significantly greater flexibility in the 
designation of new ``usage-driven'' FTZ sites for operators/users 
located within a grantee's ``service area'' in the context of the 
Board's standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a general-purpose zone 
project. The application was submitted pursuant to 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 September 23, 2010.
    FTZ 203 was approved by the Board on October 18, 1994 (Board Order 
702, 59 FR 54433, 10/31/94). The current zone project includes the 
following site: Site 1 (316 acres)--Port of Moses Lake Industrial Park, 
located within the Grant County International Airport complex, Moses 
Lake, Washington.
    The grantee's proposed service area under the ASF would include all 
of Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, 
Lincoln and Walla Walla Counties, as well as portions of Okanogan and 
Yakima Counties, Washington, as described in the application. If 
approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the 
service area based on companies' needs for FTZ designation. The 
proposed service area is within and adjacent to the Moses Lake Customs 
and Border Protection port of entry.
    The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its existing 
zone project to include the existing site as a ``magnet'' site. The ASF 
allows for the possible exemption of one magnet site from the 
``sunset'' time limits that generally apply to sites under the ASF, and 
the applicant proposes that Site 1 be so exempted. The applicant is 
also requesting approval of the following initial ``usage-driven'' 
sites in Grant County: Proposed Site 2 (38 acres)--Zip Truck Line, 
Inc., 13957 Road 1.9 NE, Moses Lake; and, Proposed Site 3 (60 acres)--
SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, LLC, 8781 Randolph Road NE, Moses Lake. 
Because the ASF only pertains to establishing or reorganizing a 
general-purpose zone, the application would have no impact on FTZ 203's 
authorized subzone.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, Christopher Kemp 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 Board.
    Public comment 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 
November 29, 2010. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the

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subsequent 15-day period to December 13, 2010.
    A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the 
Board's Web site, which is accessible via http://www.trade.gov/ftz. For 
further information, contact Christopher Kemp at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#14577c667d67607b647c71663a5f7179645460667570713a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3f0dbc1dac0c7dcc3dbd6c19df8d6dec3f3c7c1d2d7d69dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 482-0862.

    Dated: September 23, 2010.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-24319 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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