[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 13811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6613]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 10-2004]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Southaven, MS; Application and 
Public Hearing

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by the Northern Mississippi FTZ, Inc., a Mississippi 
non-profit corporation, to establish a general-purpose foreign-trade 
zone in Southaven (DeSoto County), Mississippi. An application is 
currently pending with the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to 
extend the Memphis, Tennessee, Customs port of entry boundary to 
include DeSoto County, Mississippi (see 69 FR 2092, 1/14/04). 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 March 16, 2004. The applicant is 
authorized to make the proposal under Section 59-3-35 of the 
Mississippi Annotated Code.
    The proposed zone consists of a 219-acre site located at the DeSoto 
Trade Center, located between Interstate 55 and U.S. Highway 51 south 
of Church Road, Southaven. The site is adjacent to the recently 
completed DeSoto County Civic Center and is owned by Mayfield/New York, 
Ltd., Hillwood Fund DTC 1, L.P., Mississippi Purchase Corporation and 
Hal Crenshaw.
    The application indicates a need for zone services in the 
Southaven, Mississippi, 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 April 27, 2004, at 11 a.m, at the DeSoto County Civic 
Center, Board Conference Room, 4560 Venture Drive, Southaven, 
Mississippi 38671.
    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 May 24, 2004. Rebuttal 
comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period 
may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to June 7, 2004).
    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 Clerk's Office, 8700 Northwest Drive, Southaven, 
Mississippi 38671.

    Dated: March 16, 2004.
Dennis Puccinelli,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-6613 Filed 3-23-04; 8:45 am]
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