[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35906-35907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17444]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 32-98]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Lancaster, California, Application 
and Public Hearing

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by the City of Lancaster, California, to establish a 
general-purpose foreign-trade zone in Lancaster, California, within the 
Los Angeles-Long Beach Customs port of entry. The application was 
submitted pursuant to the provisions of the FTZ Act, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It 
was formally filed on June 12, 1998. The applicant is authorized to 
make the proposal under Section 6302 of the California Code.
    The proposed zone would be the fourth general-purpose zone in the 
Los Angeles-Long Beach Customs port of entry area. The existing zones 
are: FTZ 50 in Long Beach (sites also in Ontario, Santa Ana and San 
Bernardino) (Grantee: Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Long 
Beach, Board Order 147, 44 FR 55919, 9/28/79); FTZ 191 in Palmdale 
(Grantee: City of Palmdale, Board Order 628, 58 FR 6614, 2/1/93); and, 
FTZ 202 in Los Angeles (sites also in Bakersfield, Rancho Dominguez and 
Carson) (Grantee: Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los 
Angeles, Board Order 693, 59 FR 37464, 7/22/94).
    The proposed new zone would consist of 2 sites (3,200 acres) in 
Lancaster (Los Angeles County): Site 1 (160 acres)--Lancaster Business 
Park, Avenues L and K-8, Lancaster; and Site 2 (3,040 acres)--Reusable 
Launch

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Vehicle/Space Port, southern perimeter of that portion of the Edwards 
Air Force Base, Los Angeles County. Site 1 is owned by the Lancaster 
Economic Development Corporation and several private owners. Site 2 is 
presently owned by the Department of Defense but will be conveyed to 
the applicant and would be annexed into the City limits and fall under 
the City's jurisdiction.
    The application indicates a need for foreign-trade zone services in 
the Lancaster area. Several firms have indicated an interest in using 
zone procedures for research and development and space launch and 
recover operations. Specific manufacturing approvals are not being 
sought at this time. Requests would be made to the Board on a case-by-
case basis.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ 
Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and 
report to the Board.
    As part of the investigation, the Commerce examiner will hold a 
public hearing on August 4, 1998, 9:00 a.m., City of Lancaster City 
Hall, Emergency Operation Center, 44933 North Fern Avenue, Lancaster, 
California 93534.
    Public comment on the application is invited from interested 
parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 
Board's Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period 
for their receipt is August 31, 1998. Rebuttal comments in response to 
material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during 
the subsequent 15-day period (to September 14, 1998).
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available during this time for public inspection at the following 
locations:

City Clerk's Office, City of Lancaster, 44933 North Fern Avenue, 
Lancaster, California 93534
Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 
3716, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230.

    Dated: June 18, 1998.
Dennis Puccinelli,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-17444 Filed 6-30-98; 8:45 am]
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