DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 404]
53 FR 51573
December 22, 1988
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Greater Detroit
Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., for a Spe cial-Purpose Subzone at the General
Motors Complex in Lansing, MI
TEXT: Resolution and Order
Proceedings of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Washington, DC.
Pursuant to the authority granted in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June
18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a through 81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (the Board) has adopted the following Resolution and Order:
The Board, having considered the matter, hereby orders:
After consideration of the application of the Greater Detroit Foreign-
Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 70, filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (the Board) on August 18, 1987, requesting special-purpose subzone
status for the automobile manufacturing complex of General Motors
Corporation located in Lansing, Michigan, adjacent to the Detroit 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 at the General
Motors Complex in Lansing, Michigan
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 through 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 Detroit Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone No. 70, has made application (filed August 18, 1987,
FTZ Docket 12-87, 52 FR 32822) in due and proper form to the Board for
authority to establish a special-purpose subzone at the automobile
manufacturing complex of General Motors Corporation (GM) in Lansing,
Michigan;
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 August 18, 1987,
the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at GM's Lansing,
Michigan, complex, designated on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade
Subzone No. 70M 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 14th day of
December 1988, pursuant to Order of the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Jan W. Mares,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates.
Attest:
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 88-29401 Filed 12-21-88; 8:45 am]
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