DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 305]
50 FR 31404
August 2, 1985
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Greater Metropolitan
Foreign-Trade Zone Commission for a Foreign-Trade Zone in the Minneapolis-
St. Paul, MN 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 Greater Metropolitan
Foreign-Trade Zone Commission, filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) on April 27, 1984, requesting a grant of authority for
establishing, operating, and maintaining a general-purpose foreign-trade
zone at sites within the Minneapolis-St. Paul 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 the
Minneapolis-St. Paul Port of Entry 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 Greater Metropolitan Foreign-Trade Zone Commission (the
Grantee), a Minnesota public corporation, has made application (filed
April 27, 1984, Docket No. 19-84, 49 FR 18880) in due and proper form to
the Board, requesting the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a
foreign-trade zone at sites in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, port of
entry area;
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 satisified;
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. 119 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 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 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 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 at Washington, D.C., this 24th day of July 1985, pursuant to Order
of the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Malcom Baldridge,
Chairman and Executive Officer.
Attest:
Dennis Puccinelli,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 85-18450 Filed 8-1-85; 8:45 am]
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