Approval of Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area); Foreign-Trade Zone 147, Berks County, Pennsylvania

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September 15, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58412-58413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18795]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 2186]


Approval of Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area); Foreign-
Trade Zone 147, Berks County, Pennsylvania

    Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 
18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) adopts the following Order:
    Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act provides for ``. . .the 
establishment. . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the 
United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for 
other purposes,'' and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant 
to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade 
zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of 
entry;
    Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 
CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of 
zones;
    Whereas, the FTZ Corp of Southern Pennsylvania, grantee of Foreign-
Trade Zone 147, has made application to the Board to expand the service 
area of FTZ 147 to include Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (FTZ Docket 
B-42-2025, docketed September 4, 2025);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the 
Federal Register (90 FR 43168, September 8, 2025; corrected 90 FR 
44005, September 11, 2025) and the application has been processed 
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; and,
    Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the 
examiners' memorandum, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act 
and the Board's regulations are satisfied;
    Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders:
    The application to reorganize FTZ 147 to expand the service area 
under the

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ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, 
including section 400.13, and to the Board's standard 2,000-acre 
activation limit for the zone.

    Dated: September 4, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones 
Board.
[FR Doc. 2026-18795 Filed 9-14-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P


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