DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 378]
53 FR 26094
July 11, 1988
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Foreign-Trade Zone of
Southeastern Pennsylvania for a Foreign-Trade Zone in Berks County, PA
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 Foreign-Trade Zone Corporation of
Southeastern Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, filed
with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) on October 20, 1986,
requesting a grant of authority for establishing, operating, and
maintaining a general-purpose foreign-trade zone in Berks County,
Pennsylvania, adjacent to the Philadelphia 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.
As the proposal involves open space on which buildings may be
constructed by parties other than the grantee, this approval includes
authority to the grantee to permit the erection of such buildings, pursuant
to Section 400.815 of the Board's regulations, as are necessary to carry
out the zone proposal, providing that prior to its granting such
permission it shall have the concurrences of the local District Director
of Customs, the U.S. Army District Engineer, when appropriate, and the
Board's Executive Secretary. Further, the grantee shall notify the Board for
approval prior to the commencement of any manufacturing operation within
the zone. 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, Operate, and Maintain a Foreign-Trade
Zone in Berks County, PA
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 Foreign-Trade Zone Corporation of Southeastern Pennsylvania
(the Grantee), a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, has made application
(filed October 20, 1986, Docket 33-86, 51 FR 40239) in due and proper form
to the Board, requesting the establishment, operation, and maintenance of
a foreign-trade zone in Berks County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the
Philadelphia 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 (15 CFR Part 400) are satisfied;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants to the Grantee the privilege of
establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone, designated
on the records of the Board as Zone No. 147 at the location mentioned above
and more particularly described on the maps and drawings accompanying the
application in Exhibits IX and X, subject to the provisions, conditions,
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 the
following express conditions and limitations:
Operation of the foreign-trade zone shall be commenced by the Grantee
within a reasonable time from the date of issuance of the grant, and prior
thereto the Grantee shall obtain all necessary permits from Federal, State,
and municipal authorities.
The Grantee shall allow officers and employees of the United States free
and unrestricted access to and throughout the foreign-trade zone site in the
performance of their official duties. The grant does not include authority
for manufacturing operations, and the Grantee shall notify the Board for
approval prior to the commencement of any manufacturing operations within
the zone.
The grant shall not be construed to relieve the Grantee from liability
for injury or damage to the person or property of others occasioned by the
construction, operation, or maintenance of said zone, 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 Army District 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 at Washington, DC, this 28th day of June, 1988, pursuant to Order
of the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
C. William Verity,
Chairman and Executive Officer.
Attest:
John J. DaPonte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 88-15493 Filed 7-8-88; 8:45 am]
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