[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 54202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23621]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 43-2003]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Alexandria, Louisiana; Application 
and Public Hearing

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by the Board of Commissioners of the England Economic 
and Industrial Development District, to establish a general-purpose 
foreign-trade zone at sites in Alexandria, Louisiana, adjacent to the 
Morgan City, Louisiana, Customs port of entry. 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 September 8, 2003. The applicant is authorized to 
make the proposal under Sections 61, 64 and 65 of Title 51 of the 
Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended.
    The proposed zone would consist of three sites covering 1,828 acres 
in the Alexandria area: Site 1 (1594 acres)--within the 2,351-acre 
England Airpark complex (owned by the applicant), 1611 Arnold Drive, 
Alexandria; Site 2 (124 acres)--at the Port of Alexandria (owned by the 
Alexandria Regional Port Authority), 600 Port Road, Alexandria; and, 
Site 3 (110 acres)--within the Central Louisiana Eco Business Park 
(owned by the Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce), 7636 Highway 1, 
South, Alexandria. The England Airpark was formerly the England Air 
Force Base and is currently being developed for commercial use. The 
Alexandria International Airport and it's fueling facilities are 
included within the Airpark.
    The application indicates a need for zone services in the 
Alexandria, Louisiana, area. 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 October 16, 2003, at 11 a.m., in the Board Room of 
the England Economic & Industrial Development District, 1611 Arnold 
Drive, Alexandria, Louisiana 71303.
    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 November 17, 2003. Rebuttal 
comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period 
may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to December 1, 
2003).
    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 Offices of the England Economic & Industrial Development 
District, 1611 Arnold Drive, Alexandria, Louisiana 71303.

    Dated: September 8, 2003.
Dennis Puccinelli,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-23621 Filed 9-15-03; 8:45 am]
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