[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 9-2002]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Roswell, New Mexico, Application and 
Public Hearing

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by the City of Roswell, New Mexico, to establish a 
general-purpose foreign-trade zone in Roswell, New Mexico. The 
applicant has submitted an application to the U.S. Customs Service to 
have the Roswell Industrial Air Center designated as a Customs user fee 
airport. The FTZ 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 February 5, 2002. 
The applicant is authorized to make the proposal under Section 3-18-29, 
New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978.
    The proposed zone (524 acres) would be located at the 4,600-acre 
Roswell Industrial Air Center (RIAC), six miles south of the City of 
Roswell, at the intersection of S. Main Street and Hobson Road. RIAC is 
a former military base (Walker Air Force Base) that has been converted 
to a commercial airport/industrial park complex. The facility is owned 
by the City, which will administer the zone project.
    The application indicates a need for zone services in the 
southeastern New Mexico region. Several firms have indicated an 
interest in using zone procedures for such items as fiberglass 
products, tree ornaments, fasteners and aircraft parts. 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 March 14, 2002, at 9 a.m., at the Roswell City 
Council Chambers (Top Floor), 425 North Richardson, Roswell, New Mexico 
88201.
    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 one of the following addresses:
    1. Submissions via Express/Package Delivery Services: Foreign-Trade 
Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Franklin Court Building-Suite 
4100W, 1099--14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005; or
    2. Submissions via the U.S. Postal Service: Foreign-Trade Zones 
Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, FCB--Suite 4100W, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    The closing period for their receipt is April 15, 2002. Rebuttal 
comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period 
may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to April 29, 
2002).
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at the Office of the Foreign-Trade 
Zones Board's Executive Secretary at the first address listed above, 
and at the City of Roswell Mayor's Office (Main Floor), 425 North 
Richardson, Roswell, New Mexico 88201.

    Dated: February 5, 2002.
Dennis Puccinelli,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-3542 Filed 2-12-02; 8:45 am]
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