DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 206]
48 FR 4310
January 31, 1983
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Greater Detroit
Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc. for a Special-Purpose Subzone in Wayne, Michigan,
Within the Detroit 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:
After consideration of the application of the Greater Detroit Foreign-
Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 70, Detroit, filed with the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) on August 20, 1982, requesting
authority for a special-purpose subzone at the automobile assembly plant
of Ford Motor Corporation in Wayne, Michigan, within the Detroit 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.
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 of Authority To Establish a Foreign-Trade Subzone in Wayne, Michigan,
Within the Detroit 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 Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.304) provide for the
establishment of special-purpose subzones when existing zone facilities
cannot serve the specific use involved, and where a significant public
benefit will result;
Whereas, the Greater Detroit Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone No. 70 in Detroit, has made application (filed August
20, 1982) in due and proper form to the Board requesting a special-purpose
subzone at Ford Motor Corporation's auto assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan,
within the Detroit 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 are satisfied;
Now, Therefore, in accordance with the application filed August 20,
1982, the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at the
Wayne, Michigan, auto assembly plant of Ford Motor Corporation, designated
on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 70C at the
location mentioned above and more particularly described on the maps and
drawings accompanying the application, said grant of authority being subject
to the provisions and restrictions of the Act and the Regulations issued
threunder, to the same extent as though the same were fully set forth
herein, and also to the following express conditions and limitations:
Activation of the subzone shall be commenced within a reasonable time
from the date of issuance of the grant, and prior thereto, any necessary
permits shall be obtained from Federal, State, and municipal authorities.
Officers and employees of the United States shall have free and
unrestricted access to and throughout the foreign-trade subzone in the
performance of their official duties.
The grant shall not be construed to relieve responsible parties from
liability for injury or damage to the person or property of others
occasioned by the construction, operation, or maintenance of said subzone,
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 District Army 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 or his delegate at Washington, D.C. this 24th day of January 1983
pursuant to Order of the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Lawrence J. Brady,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Administration, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates.
Attest:
John J. da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 83-2588 Filed 1-28-83; 8:45 am]
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