Foreign-Trade Zone 84-Houston, Texas; Application for Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework, 2602 [2023-00735]

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Public Comments VII. Adjourn Dated: January 4, 2023. David Mussatt, Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2023–00224 Filed 1–13–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–4–2023] Foreign-Trade Zone 84—Houston, Texas; Application for Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by the Port of Houston Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 84, requesting authority to reorganize the zone to expand its service area 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 ‘‘usagedriven’’ 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. The application was submitted pursuant to 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 January 11, 2023. FTZ 84 was approved by the FTZ Board on July 15, 1983 (Board Order 214, 48 FR 34792, August 1, 1983), reorganized under the ASF on January 30, 2015 (Board Order 1964, 80 FR 7838–7839, February 12, 2015), and expanded under the ASF on February 28, 2018 (Board Order 2047, 83 FR 9479, March 6, 2018). The zone currently has a service area that includes Harris County, Texas. The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the service area of PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the zone to include Waller County, Texas, as described in the application. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the expanded service area based on companies’ needs for FTZ designation. The application indicates that the proposed expanded service area is adjacent to the Houston Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry. 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: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is March 20, 2023. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to April 3, 2023. 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 Camille.Evans@ trade.gov. Dated: January 11, 2023. Elizabeth Whiteman, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–00735 Filed 1–13–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [S–203–2022] Approval of Subzone Status; Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, Opelika, Alabama On November 21, 2022, the Executive Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board docketed an application submitted by the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, grantee of FTZ 222, requesting subzone status subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 222, on behalf of Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, in Opelika, Alabama. The application was processed in accordance with the FTZ Act and Regulations, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (87 FR 72963, November 28, 2022). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the application and determined that it meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 2602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00735]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-4-2023]


Foreign-Trade Zone 84--Houston, Texas; Application for 
Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site 
Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the Port of Houston Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 
84, requesting authority to reorganize the zone to expand its service 
area 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. The application was submitted pursuant to 
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 January 11, 2023.
    FTZ 84 was approved by the FTZ Board on July 15, 1983 (Board Order 
214, 48 FR 34792, August 1, 1983), reorganized under the ASF on January 
30, 2015 (Board Order 1964, 80 FR 7838-7839, February 12, 2015), and 
expanded under the ASF on February 28, 2018 (Board Order 2047, 83 FR 
9479, March 6, 2018). The zone currently has a service area that 
includes Harris County, Texas.
    The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the service 
area of the zone to include Waller County, Texas, as described in the 
application. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites 
throughout the expanded service area based on companies' needs for FTZ 
designation. The application indicates that the proposed expanded 
service area is adjacent to the Houston Customs and Border Protection 
Port of Entry.
    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 March 20, 2023. 
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
to April 3, 2023.
    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: January 11, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-00735 Filed 1-13-23; 8:45 am]
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