Foreign-Trade Zone 27; Application for Subzone; Methods Machine Tools, Inc.; Acton and Sudbury, Massachusetts
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The Massachusetts Port Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 27, has submitted an application to establish a subzone for Methods Machine Tools, Inc. The proposed subzone consists of two sites totaling 3.88 acres: Site 1 (2.5 acres) at 976 Main Street, Acton, and Site 2 (1.38 acres) at 65 Union Avenue, Sudbury, Massachusetts. The application was formally docketed on March 18, 2026. No production activity is currently requested. The subzone would remain subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 27. Public comments are being accepted until May 4, 2026, with rebuttal comments due by May 18, 2026.
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Key Changes
- Application docketed on March 18, 2026 for new subzone in FTZ 27
- Two sites proposed: 2.5 acres in Acton and 1.38 acres in Sudbury
- No production activity authorized at this time
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What this law requires
Massachusetts Port Authority must submit and maintain the subzone application for Methods Machine Tools, Inc. facilities in accordance with Foreign-Trade Zones Act (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u) and FTZ Board regulations (15 CFR part 400)
Methods Machine Tools, Inc. must operate the proposed subzone at the two designated sites: Site 1 (2.5 acres) at 976 Main Street, Acton, and Site 2 (1.38 acres) at 65 Union Avenue, Sudbury, Massachusetts
The proposed subzone must remain subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 27
No production activity may be conducted at the subzone unless authorization is separately requested and approved by the FTZ Board
Interested parties must submit public comments to ftz@trade.gov addressing the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary with a closing deadline of May 4, 2026