DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 254]
49 FR 22842
June 1, 1984
Approval for Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 12, McAllen, Texas,
Adjacent to the Hidalgo Customs Port of Entry
TEXT: Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June
18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Regulations (15 CFR Part 400), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board)
adopts the following order:
Whereas, the McAllen Trade Zone, Inc., Grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone
No. 12, has applied to the Board for authority to expand its general-
purpose zone located in the McAllen Southwest Industrial Area in McAllen,
Texas, adjacent to the Hidalgo Customs port of entry;
Whereas, the application was accepted for filing on September 14, 1983,
and notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register on
September 23, 1983 (Docket No. 35-83, 48 FR 43364);
Whereas, an examiners committee has investigated the application in
accordance with the Board's regulations and recommends approval;
Whereas, the expansion is necessary to improve and expand zone services
in the McAllen area; and,
Whereas, the Board has found that the requirements of the Foreign-Trade
Zones Act, as amended, and the Board's regulations are satisfied, and that
approval of the application is in the public interest;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders:
That the Grantee is authorized to expand its zone in accordance with the
application filed September 14, 1983. The Grantee shall notify the
Executive Secretary of the Board for approval prior to the commencement
of any manufacturing operations. The authority given in this Order is
subject to settlement locally by the District Director of Customs and the
District Army Engineer regarding compliance with their respective
requirements relating to foreign-trade zones.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of May 1984.
Alan F. Holmer,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Administration, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Attest:
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 84-14786 Filed 5-31-84; 8:45 am]
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