[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 3117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00713]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-1-2021]
Foreign-Trade Zone 114--Peoria, Illinois; Application for
Reorganization under Alternative Site Framework
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ)
Board by the Economic Development Council, Inc., grantee of FTZ 114,
requesting authority to reorganize the zone under the alternative site
framework (ASF) adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)). The
ASF is an option for grantees for the establishment or reorganization
of zones and can permit significantly greater flexibility in the
designation of new subzones or ``usage-driven'' FTZ sites for
operators/users located within a grantee's ``service area'' in the
context of the FTZ Board's standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a
zone. The application was submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones
Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board
(15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on January 8, 2021.
FTZ 114 was approved by the FTZ Board on December 21, 1984 (Board
Order 288, 50 FR 1606, January 11, 1985) and expanded on October 16,
2009 (Board Order 1647, 74 FR 55813, October 29, 2009).
The current zone includes the following sites: Site 1 (88 acres)--
Peoria Barge Terminal, Inc., 1925 Darst St., Peoria; Site 2 (150
acres)--United Facilities, Inc., 603 N. Main St., East Peoria; Site 4
(2 acres)--CDO Distribution, Inc., 5703 Smithville Rd., Bartonville;
Site 5 (37 acres)--KMI Sales, Inc., 278 Koch St., Pekin; Site 6 (17
acres)--Export Packaging Company, 6409 West Smithville Rd.,
Bartonville; Site 7 (360 acres)--Rantoul Airport, 601 S. Century
Boulevard, Rantoul; Site 8 (333 acres)--Logistics Park Galesburg, 659
Knox Road, Galesburg; and, Site 9 (3 acres)--HK Logistics, 2314 East
Wilkins Dr., Mossville.
The grantee's proposed service area under the ASF would be Peoria,
Cass, Champaign, Dewitt, Ford, Fulton, Knox, Livingston, Logan, Macon,
Marshall,
Mason, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Piatt, Putnam, Sangamon,
Schuyler, Stark, Tazewell, Woodford and portions of Bureau and LaSalle
Counties, Illinois, as described in the application. If approved, the
grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the service area based
on companies' needs for FTZ designation. The application indicates that
the proposed service area is within and adjacent to the Peoria Customs
and Border Protection port of entry.
The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its zone to
include existing Sites 7 and 8 as ``magnet'' sites and existing Sites
1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 as ``usage-driven'' sites. The applicant is proposing
that existing Site 9 be removed from the zone. The applicant is also
requesting approval of a subzone for Rivian Automotive, LLC at the
following sites: Proposed Site 1 (528 acres)--110 N. Rivian Motorway,
Normal, McLean County; Proposed Site 2 (16 acres)--2601 W. College
Avenue, Normal, McLean County; and, Proposed Site 3 (65.6 acres)--301
W. Kerrick Road, Normal, McLean County. The application would have no
impact on FTZ 114's previously authorized subzones.
In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman
of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the
facts and information presented in the application and case record and
to report findings and recommendations to the FTZ Board.
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary and sent to:
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is March 15, 2021.
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period
to March 30, 2021.
A copy of the application will be available for public inspection
in the ``Reading Room'' section of the FTZ Board's website, which is
accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact
Elizabeth Whiteman at [email protected].
Dated: January 8, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-00713 Filed 1-13-21; 8:45 am]
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