[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 13938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6402]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 8-2000]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Waco, Texas; Application and Public 
Hearing

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by the City of Waco, Texas, to establish a general-
purpose foreign-trade zone at sites in Waco, Texas, adjacent to the 
Dallas/Fort Worth Customs port of entry. 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 6, 2000. The applicant is authorized to make 
the proposal under Texas Revised Civil Statute Article 1446.01.
    The proposed zone would be the sixth general-purpose zone in the 
Dallas/Fort Worth Customs port of entry area. The existing zones are 
FTZ 39 in Dallas/Ft. Worth (site also in Grayson County) (Grantee: 
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board, Board Order 133, 43 FR 
37478, 8/23/78); FTZ 113 in Ellis County (Grantee: Midlothian Trade 
Zone Corporation, Board Order 283, 50 FR 300, 1/3/85); FTZ 168 in the 
Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, area (Grantee: Dallas/Fort Worth Maquila Trade 
Development Corporation, Board Order 491, 55 FR 46974, 11/8/90); FTZ 
196 in the Fort Worth area Grantee: Alliance Corridor, Inc., Board 
Order 651, 58 FR 48826, 9/20/93); and, FTZ 227 in Durant, Oklahoma 
(Grantee: Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc., Board Order 947, 63 FR 
5929, 2/5/98).
    The proposed new zone would consist of 3 sites (409 acres) in Waco: 
Site 1 (200 acres)--Aviation Parkway East, within the 1,000-acre Texas 
Aeroplex Industrial Park, adjacent to Highway 84 and within 5 miles of 
Interstate 35, Waco; Site 2 (139 acres)--Bagby Avenue/MK&T Railroad 
site, within the 3,000-acre Texas Central Industrial Park, adjacent to 
Highway 6 and within 1 mile of Interstate 35, Waco; and, Site 3 (70 
acres)--Madison-Cooper Airport site, which is part of the 100-acre 
Regional Airport Industrial Park, on and adjacent to the Waco Regional 
Airport, Waco. Site 1 is a State Enterprise Zone. Sites 1 and 2 are 
owned by the Waco Industrial Foundation, and Site 3 is owned by the 
applicant.
    The application indicates a need for foreign-trade zone services in 
Waco. Several firms have indicated an interest in using zone procedures 
for warehousing/distribution activities. 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 19, 2000, at 1:00 p.m., at the City of Waco 
Civic Center, 100 Washington, Cameron Room, Waco, Texas 76701.
    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 15, 2000. Rebuttal comments in response to 
material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during 
the subsequent 15-day period (to May 30, 2000).
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available during this time for public inspection at the following 
locations:

Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, 101 South University Parks Drive, 
Waco, TX 76701.
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 9, 2000.
Dennis Puccinelli,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-6402 Filed 3-14-00; 8:45 am]
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