[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51651-51652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18138]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-36-2022]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Western North Carolina Under 
Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the Land of Sky Regional Council to establish a foreign-trade 
zone in the western North Carolina area, under the alternative site 
framework (ASF)

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adopted by the FTZ 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 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 August 17, 
2022. The applicant is authorized to make the proposal under Chapter 
55C of the North Carolina State Enabling Legislation. The proposed zone 
would be the first zone in North Carolina for the Greenville-
Spartanburg, South Carolina Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port of 
entry.
    The applicant's proposed service area under the ASF would be all of 
Henderson County, North Carolina as well as portions of Buncombe, 
Haywood, Jackson and Transylvania Counties, North Carolina, 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 application indicates that the proposed 
service area is adjacent to the Greenville-Spartanburg CBP port of 
entry.
    Initially, the proposed zone would include one ``usage-driven'' 
site located in Buncombe County: Proposed Site 1 (1.97 acres)--Moog 
Music Inc., 160 Broadway Street, Asheville.
    The application indicates a need for zone services in western North 
Carolina. 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 and sent to: 
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is October 24, 
2022. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
to November 7, 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 Christopher Kemp at 
[email protected].

    Dated: August 18, 2022.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-18138 Filed 8-22-22; 8:45 am]
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