[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 84 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 20459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10182]


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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 18-2009]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone, Kern County, California, Application 
and Public Hearing

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by the County of Kern Department of Airports to 
establish a general-purpose foreign-trade zone at sites in Kern County, 
California. Meadows Field Airport in Kern County has been designated by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection as a user fee airport. 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 April 28, 2009. The applicant is 
authorized to make the proposal under the California Government Code, 
Sections 6300-6305.
    The proposed zone would consist of two sites located in Kern 
County, California. They are as follows: Site 1 (231 acres, 3 parcels) 
- Parcel 1A (200 acres), within the 1,332-acre Meadow Field Airport 
complex (includes an aviation fuel depot), 1401 Skyway Drive, 
Bakersfield; Parcel 1B (1 acre) - at the P.R.I.M.E. (Pacific Rim & 
India Multinational Enterprises Corporation) warehouse facility, 2341 
Cepheus Court, Bakersfield; and, Parcel 1C (30 acres) - located at the 
110-acre Wingsport Industrial Park, Merle Haggard & Wings Way, 
Bakersfield. Parcels 1B and 1C are adjacent to the Meadows Field 
Airport. Parcel 1A is owned by Kern County. Parcels 1B and 1C are owned 
by private owners; and, Site 2 (167 acres) - located at the 1,450-acre 
Tejon Industrial Complex, intersection of I-5 and Highway 99, Lebec. 
Site 2 will incorporate parcels that have previously been part of Site 
2 of FTZ 202 and of Subzone 202D within the Tejon Industrial Complex.
    The application indicates a need for zone services in Kern County, 
California. 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 May 27, 2009, 9 a.m., at the International Terminal 
Building at Meadows Field Airport, 1401 Skyway Drive, Bakersfield, 
California.
    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 July 6, 2009. Rebuttal comments in response 
to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted 
during the subsequent 15-day period (to July 20, 2009).
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive 
Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230-0002, and 
in the ``Reading Room'' section of the Board's website, which is 
accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Kathleen Boyce at [email protected] or (202) 482-1346.

    Dated: April 28, 2009.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-10182 Filed 5-1-09; 8:45 am]
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