DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 456]
54 FR 53667
December 29, 1989
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Greater Detroit
Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., for Special-Purpose Subzone Status at Chrysler
Auto Components Plants in the Detroit, MI, Area
TEXT: Proceedings of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Washington, DC.
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 Greater Detroit Foreign-
Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 70, filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (the Board) on August 25, 1987, requesting special-purpose subzone
status at five auto components plants of Chrysler Corporation located in
Detroit and Trenton, Michigan, 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
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 Greater Detroit Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 70, has made application (filed August 25, 1987, FTZ
Docket 13-87, 52 FR 33459), in due and proper form to the Board for
authority to establish special-purpose subzones at five motor vehicle
components manufacturing plants of Chrysler Corporation (Detroit Trim
Plant, Trenton Chemical Division Plant, McGraw Glass Plant, Mound Road
Engine Plant and Detroit Axle Plant) located in the Detroit, Michigan,
area, adjacent to the Detroit 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 August 25,
1987, the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of subzones at the five
Chrysler plants listed above, designated on the records of the Board as
Foreign-Trade Subzone Nos. 70N, 70O, 70P, 70Q, and 70R at the locations
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 subzones 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 subzones 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 subzones, 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 22nd day of December, 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. 89-30193 Filed 12-28-89; 8:45 am]
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