DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 261]
49 FR 31929
August 9, 1984
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the State of Delaware for
a Special-Purpose Foreign-Trade Subzone for General Motors in Wilmington,
DE, Within the Wilmington Customs Port of Entry; Proceedings of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Washington, DC
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 State of Delaware,
submitted through the Delaware Development Office, filed with the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) on December 1, 1983, requesting
special-purpose subzone status for the auto manufacturing plant of General
Motors Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware, within the Wilmington 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 for General Motors
in Wilmington, Delaware
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 Delaware Development Office, on behalf of the State of
Delaware, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 99, Wilmington, has made
application (filed December 1, 1983, Docket No. 42-83, 48 FR 55888) in due
and proper form to the Board for authority to establish a special-purpose
subzone at General Motors Corporation's automobile manufacturing plant in
Wilmington, Delaware, within the Wilmington 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 December 1,
1983, the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at the
General Motors Wilmington plant, designated on the records of the Board as
Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 99C 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:
Activiation 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 26th day of
July 1984 pursuant to Order of the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
William T. Archey,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Administration, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates.
Attest:
Dennis Puccinelli,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc., 84-21087 Filed 8-8-84; 8:45 am]
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