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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket 72-96]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Springfield, Missouri; Application
and Public Hearing

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) by the City of Springfield Airport Board, on behalf of the
City of Springfield, Missouri, to establish a general-purpose foreign-
trade zone in Springfield, Missouri, within the Springfield Customs
port of entry. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions
of 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 filed on
October 4, 1996. The applicant is authorized to make the proposal under
Section 351.388 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.

    The proposed zone would encompass the Springfield-Branson Regional
Airport complex (2,363 acres) located some 5 miles northwest of
downtown Springfield. The complex includes an industrial park (Air
Centre) and fuel storage facilities. The Airport Board owns the airport
and it plans to serve as operator of the zone.

    The application contains evidence of the need for zone services in
the Springfield area. Several firms have indicated an interest in using
zone procedures for warehousing/distribution of such items as
electronic components, exercise equipment, medical equipment, food
processing/manufacturing, and automobile parts and supplies. 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 November 12, 1996, at 2:00 p.m., Springfield Area
Chamber of Commerce, 202 John Q. Hammons Parkway, Springfield, Missouri
65806.

    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 December 16, 1996. Rebuttal comments in response
to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted
during the subsequent 15-day period to January 2, 1997.

    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be
available during this time for public inspection at the following
locations:

Office of the Port Director, U.S. Customs Service, 5141 West Cargo,
Suite C, Springfield, MO 65803
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: October 10, 1996.
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-26645 Filed 10-16-96; 8:45 am]