[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17268-17269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06404]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-9-2022]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Under 
Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the Plaquemines Port, Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) to 
establish a foreign-trade zone in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, 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 FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400). It was 
formally docketed on March 22, 2022. The applicant is authorized to 
make the proposal under Louisiana Revised Statues, Title 51, Sections 
61-65.
    The proposed zone would be the second zone for the New Orleans U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The existing zone is as 
follows: FTZ 2, New Orleans (Grantee: Port of New Orleans, Board Order 
12, July 16, 1946).
    The applicant's proposed service area under the ASF would be 
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. If approved, the applicant 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 New Orleans Customs and 
Border Protection port of entry.
    The proposed zone would include a ``magnet'' site: Proposed Site 1 
(276.6 acres)--PPHTD Parcel No. 8337286, located on Highway 23 near 
Hermitage Road in Port Sulfur. 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.

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    The application indicates a need for zone services in the 
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, 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, Camille Evans 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 and sent to: 
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is May 27, 2022. 
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
to June 13, 2022.
    A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 
in the ``Online FTZ Information Section'' section of the FTZ Board's 
website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Camille Evans at 
[email protected].

    Dated: March 22, 2022.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-06404 Filed 3-25-22; 8:45 am]
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