[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 46870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18623]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

(Docket 43-2008)


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone, Butte-Silver Bow, Montana, 
Application and Public Hearing

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana, to 
establish a general-purpose foreign-trade zone at a site in Butte, 
Montana, adjacent to the Butte-Silver Bow CBP 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 August 4, 2008. The applicant is 
authorized to make the proposal under Montana Code Sections 30-15-101 
through 103.
    The proposed zone would consist of one site covering 1,545 acres in 
Butte-Silver Bow, Montana and is within a Tax Increment Financing 
Industrial District located at 119041 German Gulch Road, Butte, 
Montana. The site is owned by the City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, 
the Port of Montana Authority, REC Advanced Silicon Materials LLC, and 
Pioneer Concrete & Fuel, Inc.
    The application indicates a need for zone services in Butte-Silver 
Bow, Montana. Several firms have indicated an interest in using zone 
procedures for warehousing/distribution activities for a variety of 
products. 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, Kathleen Boyce of the 
FTZ staff is 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 September 11, 2008 at 1:00 pm, in the Council 
Chambers, Room 312, Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse, 155 West Granite St., 
Butte, MT 59701.
    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 listed below. The closing 
period for their receipt is October 14, 2008. Rebuttal comments in 
response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be 
submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to October 27, 2008).
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at the Office of the Chief Executive, 
Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse, 155 West Granite Street, Butte, Montana 
59701; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones 
Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    For further information, contact Kathleen Boyce at [email protected] or (202) 482-1346.

    Dated: August 5, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-18623 Filed 8-11-08; 8:45 am]
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