[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 4767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02589]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-4-2019]


Foreign-Trade Zone 16--Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; Application 
for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation, grantee 
of FTZ 16, requesting authority to reorganize the zone 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. 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 docketed on February 11, 2019.
    FTZ 16 was approved by the FTZ Board on June 11, 1973 (Board Order 
94, 38 FR 15671; June 14, 1973).
    The current zone includes the following site: Site 1 (16 acres)--
Sault Ste. Marie Industrial Park, Easterday Ave. & 12th St. West, Sault 
Ste. Marie.
    The grantee's proposed service area under the ASF would be Chippewa 
County, Michigan, as described in the application. If approved, the 
grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the service area based 
on companies' needs for FTZ designation. The application indicates that 
the proposed service area is within and adjacent to the Sault Ste. 
Marie Customs and Border Protection port of entry.
    The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its existing 
zone to include its existing site as a ``magnet'' site. No subzones/
usage-driven sites are being requested at this time.
    In accordance with the FTZ 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 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 April 22, 2019. 
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
to May 6, 2019.
    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 
FTZ Board's website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For 
further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: February 11, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-02589 Filed 2-15-19; 8:45 am]
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