DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 478]
55 FR 28262
July 10, 1990
Resolution and Order Approving Application of the Metropolitan Nashville
Port Authority for Special-Purpose Subzone at Saturn Corp. Auto Plant Maury
County, TN
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 has
adopted the following Resolution and Order:
The Board, having considered the matter, hereby orders:
After consideration of the application of the Metropolitan Nashville
Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 78, filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) on September 25, 1989, requesting special-purpose subzone
status for the auto manufacturing plant of Saturn Corporation (subsidiary
of General Motors Corporation) in Maury County, Tennessee, adjacent to the
Nashville 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, in hereby authorized to issue a grant of authority and appropriate
Board Order.
Grant of Authority To Establish a Foreign-Trade Subzone in Maury
County, TN Adjacent to the Nashville 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) in 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 Metropolitan Nashville Port Authority, Grantee of Foreign-
Trade Zones No. 78, has made application (filed September 25, 1989, FTZ
Docket 18-89, 54 FR 41316) in due and proper form to the Board for authority
to establish a special-purpose subzone at the automobile manufacturing
plant of Saturn Corporation (subsidiary of General Motors Corporation)
located in Maury County, Tennessee, adjacent to the Nashville 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 September 25,
1989, the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at the
Saturn automobile manufacturing plant, designated on the records of the
Board as Foreign-Trade Subzone 78E 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, 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, all 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 the 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 29th day of
June, 1990, pursuant to Order of the Board.
Eric I. Garfinkel,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Attest:
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 90-15863 Filed 7-9-90; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-M