DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 460]
55 FR 3432
February 1, 1990
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Port of Portland
for a Special-Purpose Subzone Status at the Industrial Tool Plant of
Automotive Industrial Marketing Corp. in Portland, Oregon; 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 adopts the following Resolution and Order:
The Board, having considered the matter, hereby orders:
After consideration of the application of the Port of Portland, grantee
of FTZ 45, filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) on July
20, 1987, requesting special-purpose subzone status for non-manufacturing
operations at the warehousing and distribution facility of Automotive
Industrial Marketing Corporation in Portland, Oregon, within the Portland
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 for non-manufacturing operations.
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.
To Establish a Foreign-Trade Subzone at the Automotive Industrial
Marketing Corporation Plant in Portland, Oregon
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 Port of Portland, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 45, has
made application (filed July 20, 1987, FTZ Docket 10-87, 52 FR 30699) in due
and proper form to the Board for authority to establish a special-purpose
subzone at the industrial tool processing/distribution (non-manufacturing)
operation of Automotive Industrial Marketing Corporation (AIM) located in
Portland, Oregon, within the Portland 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 be satisfied;
Now, Therefore, in accordance with the application filed July 20, 1987,
the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at the AIM
plant in Portland, Oregon, designated on the records of the Board as
Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 45B, 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, 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 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 grant is further subject to settlement locally by the District
Director of Customs and 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 24th day of January, 1990,
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.
[FR Doc. 90-2239 Filed 1-31-90; 8:45 am]
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