Notices. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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BILLING CODE 3410-16-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B-39-2025] Foreign-Trade Zone 12—McAllen, Texas; Application for Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones
(FTZ)Board by the McAllen Foreign Trade Zone Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 12, requesting authority to reorganize the zone to expand its service area under the alternative site framework
(ASF)adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR 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 FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on August 8, 2025. FTZ 12 was approved by the FTZ Board on October 23, 1970 (Board Order 84, 35 FR 16962, November 3, 1970) and reorganized under the ASF on August 11, 2017 (Board Order 2036, 82 FR 39560, August 21, 2017). The zone currently has a service area that includes Hidalgo County, Texas. The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the service area of the zone to include Willacy County, as described in the application. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the expanded service area based on companies' needs for FTZ designation. The application indicates that the proposed expanded service area is adjacent to the Hidalgo Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry. In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Camille Evans 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: *ftz@trade.gov.* The closing period for their receipt is October 14, 2025. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted through October 27, 2025. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection in the “Online FTZ Information Section” section of the FTZ Board's website, which is accessible via *www.trade.gov/ftz.* For further information, contact Camille Evans at *Camille.Evans@trade.gov.* Dated: August 11, 2025. Elizabeth Whiteman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2025-15384 Filed 8-12-25; 8:45 am]
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- 19 USC 81a-81u
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