FTZ Board Approves Third FTZ Around Rochester, N.Y.

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board is establishing a new FTZ around Rochester, N.Y., it said in a March 20 Federal Register notice. New FTZ 289 will serve Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, Yates, Steuben and Livingston Counties under the alternative site framework, which provides a streamlined process for companies to apply for subzone status. The zone was requested by Ontario County in August (see 13082715). It will be the third FTZ in the Rochester area, with FTZ 141 and FTZ 284 already serving Monroe and Genesee Counties, respectively.