DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 273]
49 FR 35971
September 13, 1984
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Iowa Foreign Trade
Zone Corporation for a Foreign-Trade Zone in Polk County, IA, and a
Special-Purpose Subzone in Forest City, IA, Adjacent to the Des Moines
Customs Port of Entry
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 Iowa Foreign Trade Zone
Corporation, an Iowa non-profit corporation affiliated with the Greater
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce and the Iowa Development Commission, filed
with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) on November 28, 1983,
requesting a grant of authority for establishing, operating, and
maintaining a general-purpose foreign-trade zone in Polk County, Iowa,
within the Des Moines Customs port of entry, and requesting special-purpose
subzone status for the vehicle manufacturing plant of Winnebago Industries,
Inc., in Forest City, Iowa, adjacent to the Des Moines 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.
As the proposal involves open space on which buildings may be
constructed by parties other than the grantee, this approval includes
authority to the grantee to permit the erection of such buildings,
pursuant to Section 400.815 of the Board's regulations, as are necessary
to carry out the zone proposal, providing that prior to its granting such
permission it shall have the concurrences of the local District Director
of Customs, the U.S. Army District Engineer, when appropriate, and the
Board's Executive Secretary. Further, the grantee shall notify the Board's
Executive Secretary for approval prior to the commencement of any
manufacturing operation within the zone. 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
To Establish, Operate, and Maintain a Foreign-Trade Zone in Polk County,
IA, and a Subzone in Forest City, IA, Adjacent to the Des Moines 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 Iowa Foreign Trade Zone Corporation, an Iowa non-profit
corporation (the Grantee), has made application (filed November 28, 1983,
Docket No. 40-83, 48 FR 55600) in due and proper form to the Board,
requesting the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a foreign-trade
zone in Polk County, Iowa, and a special-purpose subzone for the vehicle
manufacturing facility of Winnebago Industries, Inc. in Forest City, Iowa,
adjacent to the Des Moines 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 (15 CFR Part 400) are satisfied;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants to the Grantee the privilege of
establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone, designated
on the records of the Board as Zone No. 107 and Subzone No 107A at the
locations mentioned above and more particularly described on the maps and
drawings accompanying the application in Exhibits IX and X, subject to the
provisions, conditions, 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 foreign-trade zone and subzone shall be commenced by
the Grantee within a reasonable time from the date of issuance of the
grant, and prior thereto the Grantee shall obtain all necessary permits
from Federal, State, and municipal authorities.
The Grantee shall allow officers and employees of the United States
free and unrestricted access to and throughout the foreign-trade zone and
subzone sites in the performance of their official duties.
The Grantee shall notify the Executive Secretary of the Board for
approval prior to the commencement of any manufacturing operations within
the general-purpose zone.
The grant shall not be construed to relieve the Grantee from liability
for injury or damage to the person or property of others occasioned by the
construction, operation, or maintenance of said zone and 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 the Army District 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 4th day of
September 1984 pursuant to Order of the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Malcolm Baldrige,
Chairman and Executive Officer.
Attest:
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 84-24291 Filed 9-12-84; 8:45 am]
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