Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 93; (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)

Federal Register Volume 81, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2016-29346

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Order No. 2021

Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 93; (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

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 Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones;

Whereas, the Triangle J Council of Governments, grantee of Foreign-

Trade Zone 93, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B-36-

2016, docketed May 17, 2016) for authority to expand the service area of the zone to include Wilson County, North Carolina, as described in the application, adjacent to the Raleigh-Durham Customs and Border Protection port of entry;

Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (81 FR 32721, May 24, 2016) 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 examiner's report, 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 93 to expand the service area under the 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: November 29, 2016.

Paul Piquado,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

ATTEST:

Andrew McGilvray,

Executive Secretary.

FR Doc. 2016-29346 Filed 12-6-16; 8:45 am

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