DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 321]
50 FR 52980
December 27, 1985
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Louisville and
Jefferson County Riverport Authority for a Special-Purpose Subzone for
General Electric Corporation in Jefferson County, KY
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 Louisville and Jefferson
County Riverport Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 29, filed with
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) on December 7, 1984, requesting
authority for a special-purpose subzone for the home appliance manufacturing
plant of General Electric Corporation in Jefferson County, Kentucky,
adjacent to the Louisville Customs port of entry, the Board, finding that
the requirements of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended, and the
Board's regulations would be satisfied, and that the proposal would be in
the public interest if approval is subject to certain conditions, approves
the application subject to the condition that any basic steel shape
classifiable under Schedule 6, Part 2, Subpart B of TSUS and not
incorporated into merchandise otherwise classified, shall be subject to
Customs duty in accordance with applicable law if the same item, with
comparable performance qualities and availability, is then being produced
by a steel mill in the United States.
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 for General Electric
Corporation in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Adjacent to the Louisville
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 Louisville and Jefferson County Riverport Authority,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 29, has made application (filed December
7, 1984, Docket No. 54-84, 49 FR 48581) in due and proper form to the Board
for authority to establish a special-purpose subzone at the home appliance
manufacturing plant complex of General Electric Corporation, in Jefferson
County, Kentucky, adjacent to the Louisville 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 December 7,
1984, the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at the
home appliance manufacturing plant complex of General Electric Corporation
in Jefferson County, Kentucky, designated on the records of the Board as
Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 29C at the locations 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, those stated in the resolution
accompanying this action, and also to the following express conditions and
limitations:
Activation of the subzone shall be commenced within a reasonable time
from the date of issuance of the grant, and prior thereto, any necessary
permits shall be obtained from federal, state, and municipal authorities.
Officers and employees 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 Executive Secretary shall be notified by the grantee or operator
for approval prior to the commencement of any manufacturing operations not
approved as part of the application and when manufacturing activity is
changed to include foreign items subject to inverted tariffs.
The grant is further subject to settlement locally 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
December 1985, pursuant to Order of the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Paul Freedenberg,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Administration, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates.
Attest:
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 85-30587 Filed 12-26-85; 8:45 am]
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