[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4382-4383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01189]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-4-2013]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Northwest Iowa; Under Alternative 
Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Northwest Iowa Development Corporation to establish 
a foreign-trade zone (FTZ) at sites in Northwest Iowa, adjacent to the 
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 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 docketed on January 15, 
2013. The applicant is authorized to make the proposal under Iowa Code 
490.901.
    The proposed zone would be the second zone for the Sioux Falls CBP 
port of entry, but would be the first zone in Iowa adjacent to that 
port of entry. The existing zone is: FTZ 220, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 
(Grantee: Sioux Falls Development Foundation, Board Order 882, 4/8/
1997).
    The applicant's proposed service area under the ASF would be 
Cherokee, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth and Sioux Counties, Iowa. 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 Sioux Falls Customs 
and Border Protection port of entry.
    The proposed zone would include one ``magnet'' site: Proposed Site 
1 (417.4 acres)--City of Le Mars Industrial Park in the southwest 
corner of Le Mars bounded by the CN rail line to the west, Industrial 
Road/Lynx Road to the east and County Route 38 to the south in Plymouth 
County. The proposed zone would also include two initial ``usage-
driven'' sites: Proposed Site 2 (3.4 acres)--ChemSol, LLC, 1020 4th 
Avenue, Sibley, Osceola County; and Proposed Site 3 (0.15 acres)--
Hummingbird Calibra, 202-206 First Avenue, Rock Rapids, Lyon County.
    The application indicates a need for zone services in the Northwest 
Iowa, area. Several firms have indicated an interest in using zone 
procedures for warehousing/distribution 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 March 25, 2013. Rebuttal 
comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period 
may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to April 8, 2013.
    A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the 
Board's

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Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: January 15, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-01189 Filed 1-18-13; 8:45 am]
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