[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29251-29252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10997]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-29-2016]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Vancouver, Washington; Under 
Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the Port of Vancouver USA to establish a foreign-trade zone in 
the Vancouver, Washington, area, within and adjacent to the Portland, 
Oregon CBP port of entry, under the alternative site framework (ASF) 
adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR Sec. 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 FTZ 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 May 4, 2016. 
The applicant is authorized to make the proposal under the State of 
Washington Statute RCW 53.08.030.
    The proposed zone would be the 2nd zone for the Portland Oregon CBP 
port of entry. The existing zone is as follows: FTZ 45, Portland, 
Oregon (Grantee: Port of Portland, Board Order 140, December 18, 1978).
    The applicant's proposed service area under the ASF would be Clark 
County, Washington. 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 
Portland, Oregon U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry.
    The proposed zone would include one ``magnet'' site: Proposed Site 
1 (485 acres)--Port of Vancouver Complex, Terminals 2, 3, 4, and 5, 
Harborside Drive and Gateway Avenue, Vancouver, Clark County. 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 the 
Vancouver, Washington area. Several firms have indicated an interest in 
using zone procedures for warehousing/distribution activities for a 
variety of products. Specific production approvals are not being sought 
at this time. Such requests would be made to the FTZ Board on a case-
by-case basis.
    In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Christopher Kemp 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 FTZ Board.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary at the 
address below. The closing period for their receipt is July 11, 2016. 
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
to July 25, 2016.
    A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room

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21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the 
FTZ Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Christopher Kemp at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0862.

    Dated: May 4, 2016.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-10997 Filed 5-10-16; 8:45 am]
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