Notice: Foreign-Trade Zone 9 – Honolulu, Hawaii
Application For Expansion

An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the State of Hawaii, grantee of FTZ 9, requesting authority to expand FTZ 9 to include the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority site located at 73-4460 Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. 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).

Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board\u2019s Executive Secretary at one of the following addresses:

1. Submissions Via Express/Package Delivery Services: Foreign-Trade-Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Franklin Court Building – Suite 4100W, 1099 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20005; or

2. Submissions Via the U.S. Postal Service: Foreign-Trade-Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, FCB – Suite 4100W, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20230.

The closing period for their receipt is April 25, 2006. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to May 10, 2006).

A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board\u2019s Executive Secretary at the first address listed above, and at the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 521 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 214, Honolulu, HI 96813.
(SB05521811 3/15/06)