Approval of Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area); Foreign-Trade Zone 147, Berks County, Pennsylvania

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2186] Approval of Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area); Foreign-Trade Zone 147, Berks County, Pennsylvania Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act provides for “. . .the establishment. . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,” and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones; Whereas, the FTZ Corp of Southern Pennsylvania, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 147, has made application to the Board to expand the service area of FTZ 147 to include Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (FTZ Docket B-42-2025, docketed September 4, 2025); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (90 FR 43168, September 8, 2025; corrected 90 FR 44005, September 11, 2025) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiners' memorandum, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations are satisfied; Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders: The application to reorganize FTZ 147 to expand the service area under the ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including section 400.13, and to the Board's standard 2,000-acre activation limit for the zone. Dated: September 4, 2026. Christopher Abbott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2026-18795 Filed 9-14-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P