Proposed Foreign-Trade ZoneVictorville, CA; Application and Public Hearing

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 65-99]

Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Victorville, CA; Application and

Public Hearing

An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ)

Board (the Board) by the Southern California Logistics Airport

Authority (a California public corporation), to establish a general-

purpose foreign-trade zone in Victorville, California. The U.S. Customs

Service has designated the Southern California Logistics Airport as a

Customs user fee airport. 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

December 16, 1999. The applicant is authorized to make the proposal

under section 6302 of the California Code.

The proposed zone site (1,954 acres) is located at the Southern

California Logistics Airport complex (the former George Air Force

Base), 18374 Readiness Street, Victorville. The site includes air cargo

and intermodal transfer facilities. The U.S. Air Force is in the

process of transferring the facility to the applicant, which will

operate the commercial airport complex, as well as the foreign-trade

zone.

The application indicates a need for foreign-trade zone services in

the Victorville/east central San Bernardino County region. Several

firms have indicated an interest in using zone procedures for

warehousing/distribution activity. 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 February 3, 2000, 10 a.m., at the Victorville City

Hall Council Chambers, 14343 Civic Drive, Victorville, California

92392.

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 February 18, 2000. Rebuttal comments in response

to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted

during the subsequent 15-day period (to March 6, 2000).

A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be

available during this time for public inspection at the following

locations:

Victorville Public Library, 15011 Circle Drive, Victorville, California

92392.

Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room

4008, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230.

Dated: December 20, 1999.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Acting Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-33663 Filed 12-27-99; 8:45 am]

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