Foreign-Trade Zone 27; Application for Subzone; Methods Machine Tools, Inc.; Acton and Sudbury, Massachusetts

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March 23, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13818-13819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05572]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[S-147-2026]


Foreign-Trade Zone 27; Application for Subzone; Methods Machine 
Tools, Inc.; Acton and Sudbury, Massachusetts

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the Massachusetts Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 27, 
requesting subzone status for the facilities of Methods Machine Tools, 
Inc., located in Acton and Sudbury, Massachusetts. 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 FTZ Board (15 
CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on March 18, 2026.
    The proposed subzone would consist of the following sites: Site 1 
(2.5 acres) 976 Main Street, Acton; and Site 2 (1.38 acres) 65 Union 
Avenue, Sudbury. No authorization for production activity has been 
requested at this time. The proposed subzone would be subject to the 
existing activation limit of FTZ 27.
    In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Juanita Chen of the 
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to review the application and make

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recommendations to the Executive Secretary.
    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#0c6a78764c787e6d6869226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="accad8d6ecd8decdc8c982cbc3da">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is May 4, 2026. 
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted through May 18, 2026.
    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 Juanita Chen at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#402a35212e2934216e2328252e0034322124256e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="107a65717e7964713e7378757e5064627174753e777f66">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: March 18, 2026.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-05572 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P


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