[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36165-36166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17425]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 29-2009]


Foreign-Trade Zone 39--Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Application for 
Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board, 
grantee of FTZ 39, requesting authority to reorganize the zone under 
the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the Board (74 FR 1170, 
01/12/09; correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/09). The ASF is an option for 
grantees for the establishment or reorganization of general-purpose 
zones and can permit significantly greater flexibility in the 
designation of new ``usage-driven'' FTZ sites for operators/users 
located within a grantee's ``service area'' in the context of the 
Board's standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a general-purpose zone 
project. The application was submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade 
Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the 
Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on July 17, 2009.
    The grantee's proposed service area under the ASF would be the 
Texas counties of Dallas, Tarrant, Kaufman, Collin, Grayson, and 
Denton. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites 
throughout the service area based on companies' needs for FTZ 
designation. The proposed service area is adjacent to the Dallas/Fort 
Worth Customs and Border Protection port of entry.
    FTZ 39 was approved on August 17, 1978 (Board Order 133, 43 FR 
37478, 8/23/78), and expanded on: December 11, 1992 (Board Order 613, 
57 FR 61046, 12/23/92); December 27, 1994 (Board Order 723, 60 FR 2377, 
1/9/95); December 27, 1994 (Board Order 724, 60 FR 2376, 1/9/95); March 
12, 1999 (Board Order 1028, 64 FR 14212, 3/24/99); March 29, 2002 
(Board Order 1213, 67 FR 17049, 4/9/02); and February 27, 2008 (Board 
Order 1542, 73 FR 13531-13532, 3/13/08). The applicant is requesting to 
include its current sites in the reorganized zone as ``magnet'' sites. 
The applicant proposes that Site 1 be exempt from ``sunset'' time 
limits that otherwise apply to sites under the ASF. No usage-driven 
sites are being proposed at this time. Because the ASF only pertains to 
establishing or reorganizing a general-purpose zone, the application 
would have no impact on FTZ 39's authorized subzones.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the 
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and 
information presented in the application and case record and to report 
findings and recommendations to the Board.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
(original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive 
Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is 
September 21, 2009. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period (to October 5, 2009).
    A copy of the application 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 Web site, which is accessible via http://www.trade.gov/ftz. For 
further information, contact Kathleen Boyce at [email protected] or 202-482-1346.


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    Dated: July 17, 2009.
Pierre V. Duy,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-17425 Filed 7-21-09; 8:45 am]
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