DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 386]
53 FR 28030
July 26, 1988
Resolution and Order Approving The Application of The Westport Economic
Development Corp. For a Foreign-Trade Zone In El Paso, TX
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 Westport Economic
Development Corporation, a Texas non-profit corporation, filed with the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) on November 23, 1987, requesting a
grant of authority for establishing, operating, and maintaining a
general-purpose foreign-trade zone in El Paso, Texas, within the El Paso
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 @ 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 To Establish, Operate, and Maintain a Foreign-Trade Zone In El
Paso, TX
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 Westport Economic Development Corporation (the Grantee), a
Texas non-profit corporation, has made application (filed November 23,
1987, FTZ Docket 37-87, 52 FR 45981) in due and proper form to the Board,
requesting the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a second
foreign-trade zone in El Paso, Texas, within the El Paso 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. 150 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 to
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 13th day of July 1988, pursuant to Order of
the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
C. William Verity, Jr.,
Chairman and Executive Officer.
Attest: John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 88-16798 Filed 7-25-88; 8:45 am]
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