This report reviews the approach to governance taken by the fifteen Empowerment Zones, Supplemental Empowerment Zones, and Enhanced Enterprise Communities. Based on a review of the application-development process and the development of governance structures to manage implementation of the program in each site, the report distills emerging issues and provides a cross-case analysis of common concerns and approaches. Analysis was based on the comprehensive applications submitted by the sites to the federal government, media research, and telephone interviews with federal personnel and representatives from each of the EZ/ECC communities. Brief, case-by-case description of governance in each of the fifteen sites is provided in an appendix. The study found key commonalities among the sites, including engaging in a largely inclusive application process and the development of a permanent governance structure to oversee ongoing decision making and program implementation. Distinguishing characteristics include the auspice under which the governance structure is found and the structures of participation developed under such auspices. In all sites, local governments played a significant role in governance of the site, most notably in appointing participants to governing or advisory boards. As the sites have moved onto implementation, three sets of common issues regarding governance have emerged in the early phases of the Empowerment Zone program. The first set includes concerns regarding participation and community involvement, such as determining participants and roles of members. The second set of issues involves auspice and administration, including determining the institutional home of the governance structure, staffing, and relationships with other community organizations. Finally, the third set of issues concerns broader gover-nance, such as the role of the state and federal government in the site.