DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 266]
49 FR 31929
August 9, 1984
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Georgia Foreign-Trade
Zone, Inc., for a Special-Purpose Subzone in La Grange, GA, Adjacent to the
Atlanta 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 Georgia Foreign-Trade
Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 26, filed with the Foreign-Trade
Zones Board (the Board) on July 27, 1983, requesting special-purpose
subzone status for the Goetze Gasket Company facility in La Grange,
Georgia, adjacent to the Atlanta 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 in La Grange,
Georgia, Adjacent to the Atlanta 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 Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade
Zone No. 26 in the Atlanta port of entry area, has made application (filed
July 27, 1983, Docket No. 28-83, 48 FR 37503) in due and proper form to
the Board for authority to establish a special-purpose subzone at the
gasket manfacturing facility of Goetze Gasket Company located in La Grange,
Georgia, adjacent to the Atlanta 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 July 27, 1983,
the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at the Goetze
Gasket plant in La Grange, Georgia, designated on the records of the Board
as Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 26B 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 data of issuance of the grant, and prior thereto, any necessary
permits shall be obtained form Federal, State, and municipal authorities.
Officers and empolyees 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 localy 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 19th 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. 84-21091 Filed 8-8-84; 8:45 am]
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