[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6360-6361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03425]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-06-2019]
Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Grand Junction, Colorado Under
Alternative Site Framework
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ)
Board by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce to establish a
foreign-trade zone in the Grand Junction, Colorado area, 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 proposed zone would be adjacent to the
proposed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) user fee airport at
the Grand Junction Regional Airport, which currently has received
preliminary approval from CBP. 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 February 21, 2019. The applicant is authorized to
make the proposal under Title 7, Article 49.5 of the Colorado Revised
Statutes.
The applicant's proposed service area under the ASF would be Delta,
Garfield and Mesa Counties, Colorado in their entirety and portions of
Montrose and Rio Blanco Counties, Colorado, as described in the
application. 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 would be within and adjacent to
the proposed Grand Junctional Regional Airport CBP user fee airport.
The application indicates a need for zone services in the Grand
Junction, Colorado area. Several firms have indicated an interest in
using zone procedures for warehousing/distribution activities for a
variety of products. The application is not requesting any magnet sites
or subzones/usage-driven sites at this time. 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 April 29, 2019.
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period
to May 13, 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.
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For further information, contact Christopher Kemp at
[email protected] or (202) 482-0862.
Dated: February 21, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-03425 Filed 2-26-19; 8:45 am]
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