FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD
ORDER NO. 17
Part 400-General Regulations Governing Foreign-Trade Zones in the United States,
With Rules of Procedure
Miscellaneous Amendments
Pursuant to the provisions of section 8 of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat.
1000; 19 USC 81h), and the rules of practice and procedure governing foreign-trade zones in the
United States (15 CFR Part 400), the Foreign-Trade Zones General Regulations are hereby amended
as follows:
1. Amend Sec. 400.100 to read as follows:
Sec. 400.100 Act. The term "act" means the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat.
998-1003; 19 USC 81a-81u).
2. Amend Sec. 400.103 to read as follows:
Sec. 400.103 Board. The term "Board" means the Board created by the act to carry out the
provisions thereof. The Board shall consist of the Secretary of Commerce, who shall be chairman
and executive officer, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the Army.
3. Amend Sec. 400.109 to read as follows:
Sec. 400.109 District Engineer. The term "District Engineer" means the engineer of the
Department of the Army in whose district the zone is located.
4. Amend Sec. 400.600 by inserting the numeral "25" after the name "Washington".
5. Amend Sec. 400.603 (k)(3)(ii) by deleting the word "sworn".
6. Amend Sec. 400.800(e) to read as follows:
Sec. 400.800 Operations Permitted
(e)(1) Permission to manipulate shall be obtained from the COllector of Customs as the
representative of the Board. Should the Collector be in doubt as to whether or not a
contemplated manipulation is authorized in the act he shall refer the application for
permission to manipulate to the Executive Secretary of the Board for advice. In the event
the applicant or zone operator is dissatisfied with the decision of the Collector, appeal may
be made to the Board.
(2)Whenever the Collector of Customs rules, whether favorably or unfavorably, upon any
application to perform a manipulation of a character not previously ruled upon, he shall
promptly send to the Executive Secretary of the Board a copy of his letter (or other
communication) to the applicant.
(3) The Collector of Customs shall submit a report monthly to the Executive Secretary of the
Board showing the number and nature of pending applications to manipulate.
(4) The Executive Secretary will prepare bi-monthly a statement for the information of the Board
showing all authorized and denied operations.
(5) Authorizations or denials by the Board will be codified and published by the Executive
Secretary in the Treasury Decisions and the Federal Register. Those authorized or denied by
Collectors of Customs and brought to the attentionof the Board as provided for in
subparagraph (4) of this paragraph, will, after 30 days from the time such bi-monthly statement
has been made, be submitted by the Executive Secretary for publication in the Federal Register,
the Weekly Treasury Decisions, and the Foreign-Trade Zones Board bulletins, is no objection is
raised by the Board or any member thereof.
7. Amend Sec. 400.802 by striking the citation "19 CFR Part 10" and substituting in lieu
thereof "19 CFR Cum. Supp., Part 12".
8. Amend Sec. 400.810 by striking the citations "19 CFR 1.4" and "19 CFR 1.5" and substituting
in lieu thereof "19 CFR Cum. Supp. 1.8".
9. Amend Sec. 400.811 (b) by striking the citations "19 CFR 2.1, 22.22-22.26", and
substituting in lieu thereof "19 CFR Cum. Supp. 24-16".
10. Amend Sec. 400.1006 to read as follows:
Sec. 400.1006 Changes in Regulations.
Regulations issued pursuant to the provisions of the act may be amended , supplemented,
suspended or revoked, from time to time, as may be deemed necessary. Regulations shall not be
construed as conferring privileges or interests which may not be adversely affected by
subsequent regulations or by any changes whatsoever in existing regulations.
11. Amend Sec. 400.1301 to read as follows:
Sec 400.1301 Operations of Board.
The Board shall designate an executive secretary and an assistant executive secretary, who may
be permanent employees of the Office of International Trade of the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce. The duties of the executive secretary of the Board shall be to arrange
meetings of the Board, to keep accurate minutes of the Board's deliberations, to direct the
executions of the orders of the Board, to initiate recommendations to the Board for uniform
procedures and practices in the several zones, to make periodic inspections of zones, and to
perform such other duties as are required by the regulations contained in the part and as the
Board may direct. The duties of the assistant executive secretary shall be to assist the
executive secretary of the Board and to act for him in his absence. All records of the Board
will be maintained in the Office of International Trade of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce.
12. Amend Sec. 400.1308 by adding the word "executive" before the word "Secretary" in the
first sentence.
13. Amend Sec. 400.1314 to read as follows:
Sec. 400.1314 Construction of Zone.
Construction will be under the supervision of the Secretary of the Army and Chief Engineers;
such supervision shall be exercised by the District Engineer who shall enforce compliance with
the terms of the grant.
(Sec. 8, 48 Stat. 1000; 19 USC 81h)
The foregoing amendments will become effective upon publication in the Federal Register.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of June 1949.
Charles Sawyer
Secretary of Commerce,
Chairman and Executive Officer,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Attest:
Thos. E. Lyons
Executive Secretary