Time frames for various types of applications are indicated below, including categories for which the FTZ staff's goal is to process applications in significantly less time than the 10 to 12 month regulatory time frames for Board action. However, it is important for all parties to note that it is not possible to process an application for Board action in less than 6 months because doing so would require shifting resources in a manner that would unfairly delay the processing of applications from other companies or communities.

Note: The time frames cited here are from the date when the FTZ Board officially dockets the application in question. Any time spent requesting from the applicant (or awaiting) additional information needed for the application to meet the docketing standard inherently does not fall within the time frames discussed here.

The specific time frames applicable to various application types are as follows:

To assist U.S.-based manufacturing, the FTZ staff has established a goal of expedited processing for manufacturing applications (that is, within 6 to 8 months from docketing, which is significantly faster than the 12 month regulatory standard). This expedited processing time depends on applicants' adherence to the standard application formats and on no case issues arising.

The standard processing time is 10 months. We will make every effort to act upon public- interest based requests for expedited processing relative to the 10 month regulatory standard. Also, based on the relative simplicity of the analysis generally required, we have established a goal of processing within 6 to 8 months ASF reorganization applications that do not involve the addition of new Magnet sites.

T/IM applications are generally processed within 75 days of docketing. In order for a T/IM application to docketed, the completed application along with a letter of concurrence from the CBP Port Director must be submitted.

Requests for minor boundary modifications are generally processed within 30 days of the receipt of a complete request. In order to be considered complete, the incoming request must include all required elements: the grantee's letter, responsive answers to all of the questions in the standard request format, all needed attachments (including map(s) and legal descriptions) and a letter of concurrence from the CBP Port Director.