DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 262]
49 FR 31931
August 9, 1984
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Greater Detroit
Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., for Special-Purpose Foreign-Trade Subzones for
General Motors in Ypsilanti, and Pontiac, MI, Adjacent to the Detroit
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 Greater Detroit Foreign-
Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 70 in Detroit, filed
December 1, 1983, with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) requesting
special-purpose subzone status for the General Motors Corporation
automobile manufacturing plants in Ypsilanti and Pontiac, Michigan,
adjacent to the the Detroit 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 Foreign-Trade Subzones for General Motors
in Ypsilanti and Pontiac, Michigan, Adjacent to the Detroit 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 Greater Detroit Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone No. 70, has made application (filed December 1, 1983,
Docket No. 43-83, 48 FR 55889) in due and proper form to the Board for
authority to establish special-purpose subzones at General Motors
Corporation's automobile manufacturing facilities in Ypsilanti and Pontiac,
Michigan, adjacent to the Detroit 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 subzones at the
General Motors Ypsilanti and Pontiac plants, designated on the records of
the Board as Foreign-Trade Subzones No. 70F and 70G 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:
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 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. 84-21088 Filed 8-8-84; 8:45 am]
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