Foreign-Trade Zone 24; Application for Subzone; Michaels Stores Procurement Company, Inc.; Hazleton, Pennsylvania

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An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by the Eastern Distribution Center, Inc., grantee of FTZ 24, requesting subzone status for the facility of Michaels Stores Procurement Company, Inc., located in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. 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 13, 2025.

The proposed subzone (77.8 acres) is located at 60 Green Mountain Road, Hazleton, Pennsylvania. No authorization for production activity has been requested at this time. The proposed subzone would be subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 24.

In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Juanita Chen 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 and sent to: [email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is July 28, 2025. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted through August 12, 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 Juanita Chen at [email protected].

( printed page 25993)

Dated: June 16, 2025.

Elizabeth Whiteman,

Executive Secretary.

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