DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 246]
49 FR 13562
April 5, 1984
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Metropolitan
Nashville-Davidson County Port Authority for Two Foreign-Trade Subzones for
the Tennessee Valley Authority in Tennessee
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 Metropolitan Nashville-
Davidson County Port Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 78, Nashville,
filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones Borad (the Board) on February 23, 1984,
requesting special-purpose subzone status for certain storage facilities at
the Tennessee Valley Authority's Phipps Bend and Hartsville Nuclear Plant
Sites, in Hawkins County, and Trousdale and Smith Counties, Tennessee,
respectively, 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 a
five-year period.
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 Two Foreign-Trade Subzones in Trousdale and
Smith Counties, and in Hawkins County, Tennessee
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 Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Port Authority,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 78, Nashville, has made application
(filed February 23, 1984, Docket No. 5-84, 49 FR 7422) in due and proper
form to the Board for special-purpose subzone status for storage facilities
at Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Hartsville Nuclear Plant Site in
Trousdale and Smith Counties, Tennessee, adjacent to the Nashville Customs
port of entry, and at TVA's Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant Site in Hawkins
County, adjacent to the Knoxville 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 February 23,
1984, the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at TVA's
Hartsville Nuclear Plant Site, designated on the records of the Board as
Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 78C, and a subzone at TVA's Phipps Bend Nuclear
Plant Site, designated on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Subzone
No. 78D, at the locations 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:
This grant shall be in effect for a period of five years.
Activation of the subzones 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 subzones 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 subzones,
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 Unites 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 30th day of
March 1984 pursuant to Order of the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
William T. Archey,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Administration, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates.
Attest:
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 84-9109 Filed 4-4-84; 8:45 am]
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