[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 10589] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-5593] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 9-98] Foreign-Trade Zone 38; Spartanburg County, South Carolina-- Application for Expansion An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 38, requesting authority to expand its zone in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, within the Greenville/Spartanburg Customs port of entry. 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 February 25, 1998. FTZ 38 was approved on May 4, 1978 (Board Order 131, 43 FR 20526, 5/12/78) and expanded on November 9, 1994 (Board Order 715, 59 FR 59992, 11/21/94) and July 23, 1997 (Board Order 910, 62 FR 40797, 7/30/ 97). The zone project currently consists of four sites in Spartanburg County: Site 1 (20 acres)--U.S. Highway 29 Industrial Park, Wellford; Site 2 (111 acres--International Transport Center, Greer; Site 3 (111 acres)--Highway 290 Commerce Park, Duncan; and, Site 4 (473 acres) Wingo Corporate Park, Spartanburg. The applicant is now requesting authority to expand one of its existing sites (Site 2) as follows: Site 2--add 3 parcels (688 acres) located at the newly formed Gateway International Business Center, Brookshire Road, off U.S. Highway 101, Greer (increasing the overall area for Site 2 from 111 acres to 799 acres). 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 May 4, 1998. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to May 18, 1998). A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: Office of the Port Director, U.S. Customs Service, 150-A West Phillips Road, Greer, SC 29650. Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 3716, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Dated: February 25, 1998. Dennis Puccinelli, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 98-5593 Filed 3-3-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P