[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2529]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 6-2001]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Amarillo, Texas, Area Application 
and Public Hearing

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by the City of Amarillo, Texas, to establish a 
general-purpose foreign-trade zone at sites in the Amarillo, Texas, 
area, within/adjacent to the Amarillo 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 January 22, 2001. The applicant is 
authorized to make the proposal under Texas Revised Civil Statutes 
Article 1446.01.
    The proposed new zone would consist of sites serving Amarillo and 
the Texas High Plains region: Site 1 at the 4,000-acre Amarillo 
International Airport and adjacent industrial park property, 10801 
Airport Boulevard, Amarillo; Site 2 (6 acres)--Panhandle Container 
Service Center, 1201 South Johnson Street, Amarillo; Site 3 (345 
acres)--Hutchinson County Airport and industrial park, \1/4\ mile north 
of the City of Borger; Site 4 (68 acres)--Ferguson Business Park, 650 
Wilson Avenue, Dumas; Site 5 (95 acres)--Industrial Park East, State 
Highway 60, Pampa; Site 6 (213 acres)--PEDCO Park, Tying Avenue, Pampa; 
Site 7 (.52 acres)--Donley site, \1/2\ block from State Highway 87, 
Tulia; Site 8 (6 acres)--RCD site, adjacent to the Burlington Northern 
Santa Fe Railroad in the 1000 block of N.W. 6th , Tulia; Site 9 (10 
acres)--Anderson site, State Highway 87, Tulia; and, Site 10 (3 
acres)--Bivens site, I-27 near the intersection of State Highway 86, 
Tulia. The proposed zone project represents a joint effort by the City 
and the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation to further promote 
trade and economic development within Amarillo and the surrounding High 
Plains Region. The facilities are publicly-owned, except for Site 2 and 
a few parcels within Site 1, and Site 3 is part of a Borger/Hutchinson 
County Enterprise Zone.
    The application indicates a need for foreign-trade zone services in 
the Amarillo area and the Texas High Plains region. 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 February 22, 2001, at 9:00 a.m., Kritser Conference 
Room, Second Level, Amarillo International Airport Terminal, 10801 
Airport Boulevard, Amarillo, Texas 79111.
    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 April 2, 2001. Rebuttal comments in response to 
material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during 
the subsequent 15-day period (to April 16, 2001).
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available during this time for public inspection at the following 
locations:

Office of the Assistant City Manager, City Hall, City of Amarillo, 509 
S.E. Seventh Avenue, Amarillo, TX 79105-1971, 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: January 23, 2001.
Dennis Puccinelli,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-2529 Filed 1-29-01; 8:45 am]
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