[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 35907]] 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] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P