[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46023-46024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18914]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-56-2012]


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

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by Chenango County, New York to establish a foreign-trade 
zone (FTZ) at sites in Chenango County, adjacent to the Syracuse CBP 
port of entry, under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by 
the Board (15 CFR 400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for grantees for the 
establishment or reorganization of zones and can permit significantly 
greater flexibility in the designation of new ``subzones'' or ``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 zone project. The application was submitted 
pursuant to the provisions of 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 30, 2012. The applicant is 
authorized to make the proposal under Chapter 569, Laws of New York 
2011, Section 224-27.

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    The proposed zone would be the second zone for the Syracuse CBP 
port of entry. The existing zone is: FTZ 90, Onondaga County (Grantee: 
County of Onondaga, Board Order 230, 11-4-1983).
    The applicant's proposed service area under the ASF would be 
Chenango County. 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 and adjacent to the 
Syracuse Customs and Border Protection port of entry.
    The proposed zone would include two initial ``usage-driven'' sites: 
Proposed Site 1 (342.47 acres)--Norwich Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 6826 
State Highway 12, Norwich, Chenango County; and, Proposed Site 2 (7 
acres)--CWS, Contract Packaging, 17 Midland Drive, 19 Sheldon Street 
and 97-100 East Main Street, Norwich, Chenango County.
    The application indicates a need for zone services in Chenango 
County, New York. Several firms have indicated an interest in using 
zone procedures for warehousing/distribution and production activities. 
Specific production 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, Elizabeth Whiteman 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 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address 
below. The closing period for their receipt is October 1, 2012. 
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
to October 16, 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: Elizabeth Whiteman at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: July 30, 2012.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-18914 Filed 8-1-12; 8:45 am]
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