[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45820-45821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11488]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-24-2024]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Clallam County, Washington State 
Under Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the Port of Port Angeles to establish a foreign-trade zone in 
Clallam County, Washington, under the alternative site framework (ASF) 
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

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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 20, 2024. The applicant is 
authorized to make the proposal under Revised Code of Washington, title 
53, chapter 53.08, section 53.08.030, Operation of foreign trade zones.
    The proposed zone would be the first zone for the Port Angeles 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port of entry.
    The applicant's proposed service area under the ASF would be 
Clallam County. 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 Port Angeles Customs and Border 
Protection port of entry.
    The proposed zone would include two ``magnet'' sites: Proposed Site 
1 (790 acres)--William R. Fairchild Airport, 1402 Fairchild Airport 
Road, Port Angeles; and, Proposed Site 2 (249 acres)--Port Angeles 
Waterfront, Port Angeles. 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 Clallam 
County, Washington. 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, Qahira El-Amin 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 July 23, 2024. 
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
to August 7, 2024.
    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 Qahira El-Amin at [email protected].

    Dated: May 21, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-11488 Filed 5-23-24; 8:45 am]
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