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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 35-94]
 

Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Fort Myers, FL; Application and 
Public Hearing

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Lee County Port Authority, requesting authority to 
establish a general-purpose foreign-trade zone at two airport sites in 
Fort Myers, Florida. The main site would be at Southwest Florida 
International Airport, which is a Customs user fee port facility. 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 November 2, 1994. 
The applicant is authorized to make the proposal under Section 288.36, 
Florida Statutes Annotated (1993).
    The two proposed sites (3,955 acres) are in Fort Myers, Lee County, 
on property owned and operated by the applicant. Site 1 (Southwest 
Florida International Airport--3,315 acres) is located at 16000 
Chamberlin Parkway, and Site 2 (Page Field--640 acres) is located 
adjacent to U.S. Highway 41, some 7 miles northwest of Site 1. There 
are cargo and warehouse structures at both sites.
    The application contains evidence of the need for zone services in 
the Fort Myers area. Several firms have indicated an interest in using 
zone procedures for warehousing/distribution of such items as 
electronic and telecommunication products, audio-video equipment, 
oriental carpets, and assorted machinery. 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 (as revised, 57 FR 
50790-50808, 10-8-91), 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 January 19, 1995 at 9:00 a.m., Training Center at the 
Southwest Florida International Airport, Fort Myers, Florida.
    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 February 6, 1995. Rebuttal comments in response to 
material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during 
the subsequent 15-day period until February 21, 1995.
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available during this time for public inspection at the following 
locations:

U.S. Customs Service, Office of Resident Agent, 6324 Corporation Court, 
Fort Myers, Florida 33919
Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 
3716, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230

    Dated: November 9, 1994.
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-28464 Filed 11-16-94; 8:45 am]
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