DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 288]
50 FR 1606
January 11, 1985
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the EDC, Inc., the
Economic Development Council for the Peoria Area for a Foreign-Trade Zone
and Subzone in the Peoria, IL Customs Port of Entry Area
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 EDC Inc., the Economic
Development Council for the Peoria Area, a non-profit Illinois corporation
affiliated with the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, filed with the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) on May 21, 1984, requesting a grant
of authority for establishing, operating, and maintaining a general-purpose
foreign-trade zone in the Peoria, Illinois area, and a special-purpose
subzone for Caterpillar Tractor Company plants in the Peoria area, adjacent
to the Peoria 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 general-purpose zone and any new
manufacturing within the subzone. The FTZ Staff shall monitor the subzone
operations to insure that zone procedures do not create imports that would
otherwise not have occurred. 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 and Subzone
in the Peoria, Illinois Area
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 EDC, Inc., the Economic Development Council for the Peoria
Area (the Grantee), a non-profit Illinois corporation affiliated with the
Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, has made application (filed May 21, 1984,
Docket 29-84, 49 FR 22842) in due and proper form to the Board, requesting
the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a foreign-trade zone at
sites in and near Peoria, Illinois, and a special-purpose subzone for the
manufacturing and distribution facilities of Caterpillar Tractor Company in
the Peoria area, adjacent to the Peoria 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;
Whereas, the Board notes that, in approving zones and subzones, it
retains authority to restrict or prohibit activity found to be detrimental
to the public interest after the operation is underway; 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 and subzone,
designated on the records of the Board as Zone No. 114 and Subzone No. 114A
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, and any new manufacturing within the subzone.
Subzone operations will be monitored by the FTZ Staff to determine their
economic effects.
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 or 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 at Washington, D.C. this 21st day of December, 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. 85-807 Filed 1-10-85; 8:45 am]
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