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Foreign-Trade Zone 18--San Jose, California; Application for Subzone Expansion; Subzone 18G; Tesla Motors, Inc.; Palo Alto and Fremont, California


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Foreign-Trade Zone 18--San Jose, California; Application for Subzone Expansion; Subzone 18G; Tesla Motors, Inc.; Palo Alto and Fremont, California

Elizabeth Whiteman
Department of Commerce
23 June 2016


[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 121 (Thursday, June 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 40850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14809]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[S-88-2016]


Foreign-Trade Zone 18--San Jose, California; Application for 
Subzone Expansion; Subzone 18G; Tesla Motors, Inc.; Palo Alto and 
Fremont, California

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the City of San Jose, California, grantee of FTZ 18, 
requesting to expand Subzone 18G on behalf of Tesla Motors, Inc., 
located in Palo Alto and Fremont, California. 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 FTZ Board (15 
CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on June 15, 2016.
    Subzone 18G was approved on September 20, 2012 (77 FR 60672-60673, 
October 4, 2012) and currently consists of two sites: Site 1 (25.2 
acres)--3500 Deer Creek Road, Palo Alto; and, Site 2 (210 acres)--45550 
Fremont Boulevard, Fremont. The applicant is now requesting authority 
to expand the subzone to include an additional 24.5 acres located 
adjacent to Site 2. No additional production authority is being 
requested at this time. The expanded subzone would be subject to the 
existing activation limit of FTZ 18.
    In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Christopher Kemp of 
the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to review the application and make 
recommendations to the Executive Secretary.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary at the 
address below. The closing period for their receipt is August 2, 2016. 
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
to August 17, 2016.
    A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the 
FTZ Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Christopher Kemp at 
christopher.kemp@trade.gov or (202) 482-0862.

    Dated: June 15, 2016.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-14809 Filed 6-22-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P




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