DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 165]
45 FR 71408
October 28, 1980
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Commercial
Development Co. of Puerto Rico for a Foreign-Trade Zone in Guaynabo, P.R.,
Within the San Juan Customs Port of Entry
TEXT: Proceedings of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Washington, D.C.,
Resolution and Order Pursuant to the authority granted in the Foreign-Trade
Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board has adopted the following Resolution and Order:
The Board, having considered the matter, hereby orders:
After consideration of the application of the Commercial Development
Company of Puerto Rico, filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) on April 7, 1980 requesting a grant of authority for establishing,
operating, and maintaining a general-purpose foreign-trade zone in Guaynabo,
Puerto Rico, within the San Juan Customs port of entry, the Board, finding
that the requirements of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended, and the
Board's regulations are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the public
interest, approves the application.
As the proposal involves open space on which buildings may be
constructed by parties other than the grantee, this approval includes
authority to the grantee to permit the erection of such buildings,
pursuant to Section 400.815 of the Board's regulations, as are necessary
to carry out the zone proposal, providing that prior to its granting such
permission it shall have the concurrences of the local District Director
of Customs, the U.S. Army District Engineer, when appropriate, and the
Board's Executive Secretary. Further, the grantee shall notify the Board's
Executive Secretary for approval prior to the commencement of any
manufacturing operation within the zone. The Secretary of Commerce, as
Chairman and Executive Officer of the Board, is hereby authorized to issue
a grant of authority and appropriate Board Order.
Grant To Establish, Operate, and Maintain a Foreign-Trade Zone in the
City of Guaynabo, P.R., Within the San Juan Customs Port of Entry
Whereas, by an Act of Congress approved June 18, 1934, an Act "To
provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of foreign-trade
zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage
foreign commerce, and for other purposes," as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u)
(the Act), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) is authorized and
empowered to grant to corporations the privilege of establishing,
operating, and maintaining foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to ports of
entry under the jurisdiction of the United States;
Whereas, the Commercial Development Company of Puerto Rico (the Grantee)
has made application (filed on April 7, 1980) in due and proper form to
the Board, requesting the establishment, operation and maintenance of a
foreign-trade zone in the City of Guaynabo, within the San Juan Customs
port of entry;
Whereas, notice of said application has been given and published, and
full opportunity has been afforded all interested parties to be heard; and
Whereas, the Board has found that the requirements of the Act and the
Board's Regulations (15 CFR Part 400) are satisfied;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants to the Grantee the privilege of
establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone, designated
on the records of the Board as Zone No. 61 at the location mentioned above
and more particularly described on the maps and drawings accompanying the
application in Exhibits IX and X, said grant being subject to the
provisions, conditions, and restrictions of the Act and the Regulations
issued thereunder, to the same extent as though the same were fully set
forth herein, and also to the following express conditions and limitations:
Operation of the foreign-trade zone shall be commenced by the Grantee
within a reasonable time from the date of issuance of the grant, and prior
thereto the Grantee shall obtain all necessary permits from Federal, State,
and municipal authorities.
The Grantee shall allow officers and employees of the United States
free and unrestricted access to and throughout the foreign-trade zone
sites in the performance of their official duties.
The Grantee shall notify the Executive Secretary of the Board for
approval prior to the commencement of any manufacturing operations within
the zone.
The grant shall not be construed to relieve the Grantee from liability
for injury or damage to the person or property of others occasioned by
the construction, operation, or maintenance of said zone, and in no
event shall the United States be liable therefor.
The grant is further subject to settlement locally by the District
Director of Customs and the Army District Engineer with the Grantee
regarding compliance with their respective requirements for the
protection of the revenue of the United States and the installation of
suitable facilities.
In witness whereof, the Foreign-Trade Zones Board has caused its name
to be signed and its seal to be affixed hereto by its Chairman and
Executive Officer at Washington, D.C. this 20th day of October 1980,
pursuant to Order of the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Homer E. Moyer, Jr.,
Acting Chairman and Executive Officer.
Attest:
John J. DaPonte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 80-33451 Filed 10-27-80; 8:45 am]