DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 375]
53 FR 5812
February 26, 1988
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Economic Development
Council for the Peoria Area for a Subzone for Diamond-Star Motors in
Normal, IL
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 EDC, Inc., the Economic
Development Council for the Peoria Area, grantee of FTZ 114, filed with
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) on September 2, 1986, requesting
special-purpose subzone status for the automobile manufacturing plant of
Diamond-Star Motors Corporation in Normal, Illinois, adjacent to the Peoria
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 Office 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 at the
Diamond-Star Motors Plant in Normal, IL
Whereas, by an Act of Congress approved June 18, 1934, an Act "To
provide for 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 EDC, Inc., the Economic Development Council for the Peoria
Area, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 114, has made application (filed
September 2, 1986, Docket 29-86, 51 FR 32504) in due and proper form to
the Board for authority to establish a special-purpose subzone at the
automobile manufacturing plant of Diamond-Star Motors Corporation in
Normal, Illinois, adjacent to the Peoria 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 September 2,
1986, the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at the
Diamond-Star plant in Normal, Illinois, designated on the records of the
Board as Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 114C 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 the 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 19th day of
February, 1988, pursuant to Order of the Board.
Gilbert B. Kaplan,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates.
Attest:
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 88-4171 Filed 2-25-88; 8:45 am]
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