Transmittal letter - letter is not currently dated and is not signed by appropriate official as indicated in resolution.

Exhibit 1 - Resolution missing (a copy of earlier resolution may be used if applicable)

Exhibit 2 - Legal descriptions either missing or not clearly marked or labeled

- proposed site(s) not clearly described (size, address, Location, within which legal jurisdiction, ownership). This especially important in applications with multiple sites.

- applicatans may use alternative legal descriptions (may refer to maps with legible legal description or to lots, blocks, parcel numbers on file with county, if other description/maps of site clearly indicates boundaries (e.g., streets))

Exhibit 3 - Letters missing from site owners giving applicant authority to include site or portion of site within proposed FTZ project (required when site or parcel is not owned by applicant)

Exhibit 4 - Discussion of environmental impact inadequate and not addressing issue of impact of FTZ Board decision on site or activity (e.g., Is Board's action a precondition to construction or activity?)

- Discussion of economic need not clearly linked to zone project

- Justification of additional sites either missing or unclear (needed when multiple sites are involved)

Subzones - Applicants not reading subzone guidelines carefully

- Impact of FTZ procedures on domestic employment (with employment numbers) missing or unclear

- Proposed FTZ savings not clearly described

- Explanation as to how zone savings leads to a significant public benefit not clear

- Description of products and foreign components not clear and specific duty rate/HTS information sometimes missing.

- inadequate public versions of proprietary materials submitted (proprietary information is not required or encouraged, but if such information is submitted, an adequate public version with ranges, estimates or more general information replacing the proprietary information must also be submitted. However, normally the public version alone is sufficient, eliminating the need for a proprietary version.)

- subzone applicants are allowed to use estimates, ranges, categories, etc. in providing specific plant or FTZ savings information to avoid the need for providing proprietary information.

Exhibit 5 - Local, street-detail map indicating FTZ site(s) missing or not legible. (Note that a geodetic map is no longer required provided a substitute map with street-level detail that identifies location of site is provided.)

- Blueprint/layout of site(s) does not clearly indicate, mark or outline proposed FTZ site(s). (Outlining of site(s) in red is required).

- Maps not clearly labeled (especially important when multiple sites are involved.)

- Map copies not legible. - allow alternative legal descriptions (may refer to maps with legible legal description or to lots, blocks, parcel numbers on file with county, if other description/maps of site clearly indicates boundaries (e.g., streets))