DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 327]
51 FR 12189
April 9, 1986
Resolution and Order Approving the Applicaton of the Greater Detroit
Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc. for a Special-Purpose Subzone in Flat Rock,
Michigan, Adjacent to the Detroit Customs Port of Entry
TEXT: Proceedings of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Washington, DC.
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 Detroit Foreign-
Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 70, filed with the Foreign-
Trade Zones Board (the Board) on June 10, 1985, requesting special-purpose
subzone status for the automobile manufacturing plant of Mazda Motor
Manufacturing (USA) Corporation in Flat Rock, Michigan, adjacement to the
Detroit 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.
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 Mazda in Flat Rock, Michigan,
Adjacent to the Detroit 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 Greater Detroit Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone No. 70, has made application (filed June 10, 1985, Docket
No. 22-85, 50 FR 27471) in due and proper form to the Board for authority to
establish a special-purpose subzone at the automobile manufacturing plant of
Mazda Motor Manufacturing (USA) Corporation in Flat Rock, Michigan,
adjacent to the Detroit 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 June 10, 1985,
the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at Mazda's auto
plant in Flat Rock, designated on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade
Subzone No. 70I at the location 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 issued thereunder, to the same extent as through the
same were fully set forth herein, 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 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, DC, this 1st day of April 1986,
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. 86-7904 Filed 4-8-86; 8:45 am]
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