Foreign-Trade Zone 72; Application for Subzone Expansion; Eli Lilly and Company; Brownsburg, Lebanon, and Whitestown, Indiana

An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by the Indianapolis Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 72, requesting redesignation of subzone sites for the facilities of Eli Lilly and Company located in Brownsburg, Lebanon, and Whitestown, Indiana, and currently under the alternative site framework (ASF), to a subzone under the traditional site framework (TSF). The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on October 6, 2026.

The proposed Subzone 72B expansion would consist of the following sites: Site 5 (200 acres) 300 N 200 W, Lebanon (currently Subzone 72AB, Site 1); Site 6 (9.42 acres) 3860 S 500 E, Suite 200, Whitestown (currently Subzone 72AB, Site 2); and, Site 7 (18.98 acres) 10015 Archer Drive, Brownsburg (currently Subzone 72AB, Site 3). The application also requests termination of Subzone 72B, Site 3. No authorization for additional production activity has been requested at this time.

In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Juanita Chen of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to review the application and make recommendations to the FTZ Board.

Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is December 14, 2026. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted through December 28, 2026.

A copy of the application will be available for public inspection in the “Online FTZ Information System” section of the FTZ Board's website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/​ftz.

For further information, contact Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov.