DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 275]
49 FR 40625
October 17, 1984
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the City of Valdez, AK,
for a Foreign-Trade Zone in Valdez
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 City of Valdez, Alaska,
filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) on April 17, 1984,
requesting a grant of authority for establishing, operating, and
maintaining a general-purpose foreign-trade zone in Valdez, Alaska, within
the Valdez 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, except for proposed Site 2.
As the proposal involves open space on which buidings 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 Execuitive
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 Valdez, AK
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 City of Valdez, Alaska (the Grantee) has made application
(filed April 17, 1984, Docket No. 15-84, 49 FR 17788) in due and proper
form to the Board, requesting the establishment, operation, and maintenance
of a foreign-trade zone in Valdez, Alaska, within the Valdez 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. 108 at the location 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 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 site
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 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 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
October 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. 84-27367 Filed 10-16-84; 8:45 am]
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