[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2011)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32938]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 79-2011]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone; Miami, Florida Area Under 
Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by Miami-Dade County to establish a general-purpose 
foreign-trade zone at sites in Miami, Florida, within the Miami 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 December 16, 2011. 
The applicant is authorized to make the proposal under Florida 
Statutes, title XIX, chapter 288, part III.
    The proposed zone would be the fourth general-purpose zone for the 
Miami CBP port of entry. The existing zones are as follows: FTZ 32, 
Miami, Florida (Grantee: Greater Miami Foreign Trade Zone Inc., Board 
Order 123, 09/06/77); FTZ 166, Homestead, Florida (Grantee: Vision 
Foreign Trade Zone Inc., Board Order 482, 08/17/90); and, FTZ 180, 
Miami (Wynwood), Florida (Grantee: Wynwood Community Economic 
Development Corporation, Board Order 543, 11/18/91).
    The applicant's proposed service area under the ASF would be the 
northern half of Miami-Dade County, Florida, delineated by SW 8th 
Street (SR-90/US 41) as the southern boundary. 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 within the Miami Customs and Border Protection port of entry.
    The proposed zone would include three ``magnet'' sites in Miami-
Dade County: Proposed Site 1 (520 acres)--Dante B. Fascell Port of 
Miami, 1015 North America Way, Miami; Proposed Site 2 (423 acres)--
Flagler Logistics Hub, 6875 NW 58th Street, Miami; and, Proposed Site 3 
(419 acres)--Flagler Station, 10505 NW 112th Avenue, Miami. Site 1 is 
owned by Miami-Dade County, and Sites 2 and 3 are privately owned. 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 1 be so exempted.
    The application indicates a need for zone services in Miami-Dade 
County, Florida. 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 
February 21, 2012. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to March 7, 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 Kathleen.Boyce 
@trade.gov or (202) 482-1346.

    Dated: December 16, 2011.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-32938 Filed 12-22-11; 8:45 am]
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