[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54023-54024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25341]


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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

(Docket 43-2009)


Foreign-Trade Zone 174 Tucson, Arizona, Application for Expansion 
and Reorganization under Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities, Inc., 
grantee of FTZ 174, requesting authority to expand the zone and 
reorganize under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the 
Board (74 FR 1170, 01/12/09; correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/09). 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 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 
October 13, 2009.
    The grantee's proposed service area under the ASF would be the 
County of Pima, Arizona. 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 adjacent to or within the 
Tucson Customs and Border Protection port of entry.
    FTZ 174 was approved by the Board on January 30, 1991 (Board Order 
508, 56 FR 4595, 02/05/91) and expanded on August 9, 2000 (Board Order 
1114, 65 FR 50177, 08/17/00). The applicant is requesting to include 
its current six sites as ``magnet sites''. The applicant proposes that 
Site 2 be exempt from ``sunset'' time limits that otherwise apply to 
sites under the ASF. The applicant is also requesting approval of the 
following initial ``usage-driven'' site: Proposed Site 7 (97.71 acres) 
- the Target Corporation Distribution Center, 8940 East Rita Park 
Drive, in Tucson.
    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 listed below. The closing period for their 
receipt is December 21, 2009. Rebuttal comments in response to material 
submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the 
subsequent 15-day period (to January 4, 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 website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further 
information, contact Christopher Kemp at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#24474c564d57504b544c41567b4f414954644d50450a404b470a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8bbb0aab1abacb7a8b0bdaa87b3bdb5a898b1acb9f6bcb7bbf6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a> 
or (202) 482-0862.


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    Dated: October 13, 2009.
Elizabeth Whiteman
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-25341 Filed 10-20-09; 8:45 am]
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