[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 48 (Friday, March 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 12970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5938]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 6-2000]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--City of Erie (County of Erie), 
Pennsylvania; Application and Public Hearing

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, to 
establish a general-purpose foreign-trade zone in the City of Erie 
(County of Erie), Pennsylvania, within the Erie Customs port of entry 
(within the Cleveland Customs Service port area). The application was 
submitted pursuant to the provisions of the FTZ Act, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It 
was formally filed on March 1, 2000. The applicant is authorized to 
make the proposal under Pennsylvania Revised Code, Chapter 31 of Act 
116 of 1978.
    The proposed zone (26 acres) would be located at the Erie 
International Marine Terminal facility at the International Port of 
Erie, on the shore of Presque Isle Bay at East Bay Drive, City of Erie, 
Pennsylvania. The site is owned by the applicant and is currently under 
the management of Mountfort Terminal, Ltd., which intends to act as 
operator of some portion of the zone.
    The application indicates a need for foreign-trade zone services in 
the Erie port region to serve the plastic products industry and 
commodities such as locomotives (GE), boilers, engines, meters, 
turbines, castings, forgings, pipe equipment, motors, diesel engines 
and paper. Several firms have indicated using zone procedures for 
warehousing/distribution activity. 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, 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 April 5, 2000, 9 am, Erie County Public Library, 
Raymond M. Blasco, M.D., Memorial Library, H.O. Hirt Auditorium, 160 
East Front Street, Erie, Pennsylvania 16507.
    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 9, 2000. Rebuttal comments in response to 
material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during 
the subsequent 15-day period (to May 24, 2000).
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available during this time for public inspection at the following 
locations:

Erie County Public Library, Raymond M. Blasco, M.D., Memorial Library, 
160 East Front Street, Erie, PA 16507.
Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 
4008, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230.

    Dated: March 6, 2000.
Dennis Puccinelli,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-5938 Filed 3-9-00; 8:45 am]
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