[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 67672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28427]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 69-2011]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone; Genesee County, NY, Under 
Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by the Genesee Gateway Local Development Corporation 
to establish a general-purpose foreign-trade zone at sites in Genesee 
County, New York, adjacent to the Rochester Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) port of entry, under the alternative site framework 
(ASF) adopted by the Board (74 FR 1170-1173, 1/12/09 (correction 74 FR 
3987, 1/22/09); 75 FR 71069-71070, 11/22/10). 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 October 27, 2011. The 
applicant is authorized to make the proposal under the New York State 
County Law, Section 224 (21).
    The proposed zone would be the second general-purpose zone for the 
Rochester CBP port of entry. The existing zone is as follows: FTZ 141, 
County of Monroe, New York (Grantee: County of Monroe, New York, Board 
Order 355, 04/15/87).
    The applicant's proposed service area under the ASF would be 
Genesee County, New York. If approved, the applicant 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 Rochester 
Customs and Border Protection port of entry.
    The proposed zone would include two ``magnet'' sites in Genesee 
County: Proposed Site 1 (186 acres)--Apple Tree Acres, southeast corner 
of the intersection of State Route 33 & State Route 19, Bergen; and, 
Proposed Site 2 (200 acres)--Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park, between 
State Route 63 and State Route 5, Batavia. Both sites are owned by 
Genesee Gateway Local Development Corporation. The ASF allows for the 
possible exemption of one magnet site from the ``sunset'' time limits 
that generally apply to sites under the ASF, and the applicant proposes 
that Site 2 be so exempted.
    The application indicates a need for zone services in Genesee 
County, New York. 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. Such 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 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 
January 3, 2012. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to January 17, 2012.
    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 www.trade.gov/ftz. For 
further information, contact Kathleen Boyce at [email protected] 
or (202) 482-1346.

    Dated: October 27, 2011.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-28427 Filed 11-1-11; 8:45 am]
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