DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 213]
48 FR 34792
August 1, 1983
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Board of Harbor
Commissioners of the City of Long Beach for a Special-Purpose Subzone in
Long Beach, Within the Los Angles/Long Beach 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 Board of Harbor
Commissioners of the City of Long Beach, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 50,
filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) on September 27, 1982,
requesting authority for special-purpose subzone status for the truck cargo
body manufacturing plant of Toyota Motor Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc., in Long
Beach, California, within the Los Angeles-Long Beach 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 for five years, subject
to extension upon application of the zone grantee.
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 Long Beach,
California Within the Los Angeles/Long Beach 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 Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Long Beach,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 50, has made application (filed September
27, 1982) in due and proper form to the Board requesting a special-purpose
subzone at the truck cargo body manufacturing plant of Toyota Motor
Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc., in Long Beach, California, within the Los
Angeles/Long Beach 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 that Act and the
Board's regulations are satisfied;
Now, therefore, in accordance with the application filed September 27,
1982, the Board hereby authorizes for a period of five years the
establishment of a subzone at Toyota's truck cargo body manufacturing plant
in Long Beach, designated on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade
Subzone No. 50A 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:
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 14th 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:
Dennis Puccinelli,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 83-20717 Filed 7-29-83; 8:45 am]
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