Foreign-Trade Zone 41-Milwaukee, WI; Application for Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework, 31307-31308 [2012-12818]

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[FR Doc. 2012–12698 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–40–2012] Foreign-Trade Zone 41—Milwaukee, WI; Application for Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the Port of Milwaukee, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 41, requesting authority to reorganize the zone to expand its service area under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the Board (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for grantees for the establishment or reorganization of general-purpose 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 Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a general-purpose zone project. 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 filed on May 21, 2012. FTZ 41 was approved by the Board on September 29, 1978 (Board Order 136, 43 FR 46887, 10/11/1978) and expanded on August 4, 1981 (Board Order 178, 46 FR 40718, 8/11/1981), October 18, 1985 (Board Order 315, 50 FR 43749, 10/29/ 1985), May 27, 1993 (Board Order 641, 58 FR 32512, 6/10/1993), September 4, 1994 (Board Order 694, 59 FR 47115, 9/ 14/1994) and April 29, 1996 (Board Order 818, 61 FR 21157, 5/9/1996). On August 31, 2011, an application was approved by the FTZ Board to reorganize the zone under the alternative site framework (ASF) (Board Order 1780). FTZ 41’s service area includes Kenosha, Milwaukee and Racine Counties, Wisconsin. The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the service area of the zone to include Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Ozaukee, Rock, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha Counties, as described in the application. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the expanded service area based on E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1 31308 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 102 / Friday, May 25, 2012 / Notices companies’ needs for FTZ designation. The proposed expanded service area is adjacent to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Customs and Border Protection Ports of Entry. The applicant is also requesting approval of the following temporary sites as ‘‘usage-driven’’ sites: Site 12 (113.4 acres)—Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, 5485 County Road ‘‘V’’, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County; and, Site 13 (15.1 acres)—Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, 215 S. Park Street, Port Washington, Ozaukee County. In accordance with the 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 Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is July 24, 2012. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to August 8, 2012. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ ftz. For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 482–0473. Dated: May 21, 2012. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–12818 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–41–2012] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zone 36—Galveston, TX; Application for Reorganization/ Expansion Under Alternative Site Framework An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves, grantee of FTZ 36, requesting authority to reorganize and expand the zone under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the Board (15 CFR 400.2(c)). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:55 May 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 The ASF is an option for grantees for the establishment or reorganization of general-purpose zones and can permit significantly greater flexibility in the designation of new subzones or ‘‘usagedriven’’ FTZ sites for operators/users located within a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ in the context of the Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a generalpurpose zone project. The application was submitted pursuant to the ForeignTrade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on May 22, 2012. FTZ 36 was approved by the Board on May 4, 1978 (Board Order 129, 43 FR 20525, 5/12/78), and expanded on August 27, 2004 (Board Order 1348, 69 FR 53887, 9/3/04). On February 22, 2000, the grant of authority was reissued to the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves (Board Order 1080, 65 FR 11548–11549, 3/3/00). The current zone project includes the following sites: Site 1 (162 acres)— within Galveston Harbor, west end of port complex on Galveston Island; Site 2 (896 acres, 6 parcels)—within Galveston Harbor on Pelican Island; Site 3 (38 acres)—within Scholes International Airport, 4 miles from Site 1 on Galveston Island; Site 4 (25 acres, expires 12/31/2012)—within the League City Industrial Park, 651 FM 646, Dickinson; Site 5 (21 acres, expires 12/ 31/2012)—4200 Old Port Industrial Road, Galveston; and, Site 6 (55 acres, expires 12/31/2012)—Hitchcock Blimp Base, 7526 Blimp Base Road, Hitchcock. The grantee’s proposed service area under the ASF would be Galveston County, Texas, 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 proposed service area is within and adjacent to the Houston Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize and expand its existing zone project as follows: restore 76 acres at Site 2 (new acreage—972 acres); Sites 1, 2 (as modified) and 3 would become ‘‘magnet’’ sites; and, Sites 4, 5 and 6 would become ‘‘usage-driven’’ sites. 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 would have no impact on FTZ 36’s previously authorized subzones. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and information PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 presented in the application and case record and to report findings and recommendations to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is July 24, 2012. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to August 8, 2012. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ ftz. For further information, contact Camille Evans at Camille.Evans@trade.gov or (202) 482– 2350. Dated: May 22, 2012. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–12796 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 7–2012] Foreign-Trade Zone 45—Portland, OR; Expansion of Manufacturing Authority; Epson Portland, Inc.; Extension of Rebuttal Period The rebuttal period for the application to expand the scope of manufacturing authority approved within Subzone 45F on behalf of Epson Portland, Inc., in Hillsboro, Oregon, submitted by the Port of Portland (77 FR 4006–4007, 1/26/ 2012, 77 FR 21082, 4/9/2012 and 77 FR 26252, 5/3/2012), is being extended based on a request from the applicant to July 23, 2012, to allow additional time for the submission of rebuttal comments. Rebuttal comments (original and one electronic copy) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at: Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2111, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230 and ftz@trade.gov. For further information, contact Diane Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or (202) 482–1367. E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31307-31308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12818]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-40-2012]


Foreign-Trade Zone 41--Milwaukee, WI; Application for 
Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site 
Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by the Port of Milwaukee, grantee of Foreign-Trade 
Zone 41, requesting authority to reorganize the zone to expand its 
service area under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the 
Board (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for grantees for the 
establishment or reorganization of general-purpose 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 Board's standard 
2,000-acre activation limit for a general-purpose zone project. 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 filed on May 21, 2012.
    FTZ 41 was approved by the Board on September 29, 1978 (Board Order 
136, 43 FR 46887, 10/11/1978) and expanded on August 4, 1981 (Board 
Order 178, 46 FR 40718, 8/11/1981), October 18, 1985 (Board Order 315, 
50 FR 43749, 10/29/1985), May 27, 1993 (Board Order 641, 58 FR 32512, 
6/10/1993), September 4, 1994 (Board Order 694, 59 FR 47115, 9/14/1994) 
and April 29, 1996 (Board Order 818, 61 FR 21157, 5/9/1996). On August 
31, 2011, an application was approved by the FTZ Board to reorganize 
the zone under the alternative site framework (ASF) (Board Order 1780). 
FTZ 41's service area includes Kenosha, Milwaukee and Racine Counties, 
Wisconsin.
    The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the service 
area of the zone to include Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Ozaukee, 
Rock, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha Counties, as 
described in the application. If approved, the grantee would be able to 
serve sites throughout the expanded service area based on

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companies' needs for FTZ designation. The proposed expanded service 
area is adjacent to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Customs and Border 
Protection Ports of Entry.
    The applicant is also requesting approval of the following 
temporary sites as ``usage-driven'' sites: Site 12 (113.4 acres)--
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, 5485 County Road ``V'', Sheboygan Falls, 
Sheboygan County; and, Site 13 (15.1 acres)--Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, 
215 S. Park Street, Port Washington, Ozaukee County.
    In accordance with the 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 Board.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
(original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive 
Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is 
July 24, 2012. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to August 8, 2012.
    A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the 
Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For 
further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth 
Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: May 21, 2012.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-12818 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]
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