DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 212]
48 FR 31895
July 12, 1983
Resolution and Order Approving Application of Chicago Regional Port District
for a Special-Purpose Subzone in Chicago, Within Chicago Customs Port of
Entry; Proceedings of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Washington, D.C.
TEXT: 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 Chicago Regional Port
District, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 22, filed with the Foreign-Trade
Zones Board (the Board) on May 11, 1981, requesting a special-purpose
subzone for the steel tube plant of the UNR-Leavitt Division, UNR
Industries, Inc., within the Chicago Customs port of entry, the Board,
finding that the public interest requirements of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Act, as amended, and the Board's regulations would be satisfied, and that
the proposal would be in the public interest provided manufacturing under
zone procedures is restricted to export, approves the application for the
purpose of storing products, including foreign steel coil, and for the
manufacture of electric-welded steel tubing for export.
The Grantee shall notify the Board's Executive Secretary for approval
prior to the commencement of any additional manufacturing operations at the
subzone site. The Secretary of Commerce, as Chairman and Executive Officer
of the Board, is hereby authorized to issue an appropriate Board Order.
Grant of Authority to Establish a Foreign-Trade Subzone in Chicago,
Illinois, Within The Chicago 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 Chicago Regional Port District, grantee of Foreign-Trade
Zone No. 22, has made application (filed May 11, 1983) in due and proper
form to the Board requesting a special-purpose subzone at the steel tube
manufacturing plant of the UNR-Leavitt Division of UNR Industries, Inc.,
located in Chicago, Illinois, within the Chicago 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 and that the proposal would be in the
public interest if manufacturing operations are restricted to export;
Now, therefore, in accordance with the application filed May 11, 1981,
the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at UNR-Leavitt's
steel tube manufacturing facility in Chicago, designated on the records of
the Board as Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 22A 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 thereunder, to the same
extent as though the same were fully set forth herein, and also to the
following express conditions and limitations:
Zone procedures shall be used only for the purposes of storing
imported steel and manufacturing electric resistance welded steel pipe and
tubing for export.
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 5th day of July 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. 83-18693 Filed 7-11-83; 8:45 am]
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