DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Order No. 356
52 FR 27233
July 20, 1987
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Greater Cincinnati
Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., for a Special-Purpose Subzone for the General
Motors Plant in Norwood, Ohio, Adjacent to the Cincinnati Customs Port of
Entry; Proceedings of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Washington, DC
TEXT: 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 Cincinnati Foreign-Trade
Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 46, filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) on July 22, 1985, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the
auto assembly plant of General Motors Corporation in Norwood, Ohio, adjacent
to the Cincinnati 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.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board Washington, DC
Grant of Authority to Establish a Foreign-Trade Subzone in Norwood, Ohio,
Adjacent to the Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 46, has made application (filed July 22, 1985, 50 FR
31756) in due and proper form to the Board for authority to establish a
special-purpose subzone at the automobile manufacturing plant of General
Motors Corporation in Norwood, Ohio, adjacent to the Cincinnati 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 July 22, 1985,
the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at the General
Motors plant in Norwood, Ohio, designated on the records of the Board as
Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 46C 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 though 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 29th day of June 1987,
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. 87-16409 Filed 7-17-87; 8:45 am]
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