Proposal for Changes to the Format of Annual Reports Submitted to

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

 

Proposal for Changes to the Format of Annual Reports Submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board

SUMMARY: The Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board is inviting public comment on a staff proposal to revise the format of annual reports that are submitted by zone grantees to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board. The revisions are intended to clarify the information that is being requested and focus on the information that is most important for oversight of the FTZ program. For comparison, the current format for annual reports is available on the FTZ Board's Web site -- accessible via http://www.trade.gov/ftz the ``Already in a Zone?'' section. Relative to the current format, a number of multiple-part questions have been broken out into separate questions for purposes of clarity and ease of use. In general, the amount of information being requested in the proposed format is reduced relative to the existing format.

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