Notice2023-10210
Foreign-Trade Zone 128-Whatcom County, Washington; Application for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework
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May 12, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10210]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-32-2023]
Foreign-Trade Zone 128--Whatcom County, Washington; Application
for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ)
Board by the Lummi Indian Business Council, grantee of FTZ 128,
requesting authority to reorganize the zone 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 Board (15 CFR part 400). It
was formally docketed on May 9, 2023.
FTZ 128 was approved by the FTZ Board on September 4, 1986 (Board
Order 334, 51 FR 32237, September 10, 1986). The current zone includes
the following sites: Site 1 (123 acres)--Lummi Indian Reservation, 2830
Kwina Road, Bellingham.
The grantee's proposed service area under the ASF would be all
Lummi Nation property which encompasses the Lummi Indian Reservation
plus all property owned by the Lummi Nation outside the exterior
boundaries of the Lummi Indian Reservation in Washington, 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 application indicates that the proposed service area
is within and adjacent to the Bellingham Customs and Border Protection
port of entry.
The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its existing
zone to include the existing site as a ``magnet'' site. 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. No subzones/usage-driven sites are
being requested at this time.
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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#593f2d23192d2b383d3c773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1771636d57636576737239707861">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is July 11, 2023.
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period
to July 26, 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 <a href="http://www.trade.gov/ftz">www.trade.gov/ftz</a>. For further
information, contact Qahira El-Amin at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5e4d4dddcc7d49bf0d998f4d8dcdbf5c1c7d4d1d09bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdecdcd5d4cfdc93f8d190fcd0d4d3fdc9cfdcd9d893dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: May 9, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-10210 Filed 5-11-23; 8:45 am]
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