DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 451]
54 FR 48008
November 20, 1989
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the City of Mobile, AL,
for a Special-Purpose Subzone at the Degussa Plant in Mobile County, AL --
Proceedings of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Washington, DC
TEXT: 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 (the
Board) adopts the following Resolution and Order:
The Board, having considered the matter, hereby orders:
After consideration of the application of the City of Mobile, Alabama,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zones 82, filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) on November 23, 1987, requesting special-purpose subzone status
for the methionine manufacturing facility of Degussa Corporation in Mobile
County, Alabama, adjacent to the Mobile 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.
Grant of Authority
To Establish a Foreign-Trade Subzone at the Degussa Plant in Mobile County,
Alabama Adjacent to the Mobile Customs Port of Entry
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 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 City of Mobile, Alabama, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 82,
has made application (filed November 23, 1987, FTZ Docket 39-87, 52 FR
46110), in due and proper form to the Board for authority to establish a
special-purpose subzone at the methionine manufacturing facility of Degussa
Corporation in Mobile County, Alabama, adjacent to the Mobile 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 November 23,
1987, the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at the
Degussa plant in Mobile County, Alabama, designated on the records of the
Board as Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 82B 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 regulations issued thereunder, 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 the Grantee shall
obtain all necessary permits 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 the Grantee 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 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 9th day of November, 1989, pursuant to
Order of the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Eric I. Garfinkel,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates.
Attest:
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 89-27187 Filed 11-17-89; 8:45 am]
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