DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 432]
54 FR 40154
September 29, 1989
Approval for Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 5, Seattle, WA
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:
Whereas, the Port of Seattle Commission, Grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone
No. 5, has applied to the Board for authority to expand its general-purpose
zone to include sites at the Seattle seaport and the Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport, Kings County, Washington, within the Seattle Customs
port of entry;
Whereas, the application was accepted for filing on February 9, 1988, and
notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register on February
18, 1988 (Docket 9-88, 53 FR 4865);
Whereas, an examiners committe has investigated the application in
accordance with the Board's regulations and recommends approval;
Whereas, the expansion is necessary to improve and expand zone services
in the Seattle area; and,
Whereas, the Board has found that the requirements of the Foreign-Trade
Zones Act, as amended, and the Board's regulations are satisfied, and that
approval of the application is in the public interest;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders:
That the Grantee is authorized to expand its zone in accordance with the
application filed February 9, 1988. 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 or assembly
operations. The authority given in this Order is subject to settlement
locally by the District Director of Customs and the District Army Engineer
regarding compliance with their respective requirements relating to
foreign-trade zones.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of September, 1989.
Eric I. Garfinkel,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 89-23070 Filed 9-28-89; 8:45 am]
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