DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 330]
51 FR 17782
May 15, 1986
Approval for Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 98, Birmingham, AL
TEXT: Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June
18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Regulations (15 CFR Part 400), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board)
adopts the following order:
Whereas, the City of Birmingham, Alabama, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone
No. 98, has applied to the Board for authority to expand its general-purpose
zone to include a warehouse complex in Birmingham, within the Birmingham
port of entry;
Whereas, the application was accepted for filing on May 9, 1985, and
notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register on June 11,
1985 (Docket No. 15-85, 50 FR 24551);
Whereas, an examiners committee has investigated the application in
accordance with the Board's regulations and recommends approval;
Whereas, the expansion is necessary to improve zone services in the
Birmingham area; and,
Whereas, the Board has found that the requirements of the Foreign-Trade
Zones Act, as amended, and the Board's regulations are satisfied, and that
approval of the application is in the public interest;
Now, Therefore, the Board hereby orders:
That the grantee is authorized to expand its zone in accordance with the
application filed May 29, 1985. The grantee shall notify the Executive
Secretary of the Board for approval prior to the commencement of any
manufacturing operations. The authority given in this Order is subject to
settlement locally by the District Director of Customs and the District
Army Engineer regarding compliance with their respective requirements
relating to foreign-trade zones.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of May 1986.
Paul Freedenberg,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Administration, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Attest:
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 86-10913 Filed 5-14-86; 8:45 am]
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