DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 480]
55 FR 28793
July 13, 1990
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Greater Cincinnati
Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., for Subzone Status at the Clarion Auto Audio
Products Plant, Walton, KY
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) has adopted the following Resolution and Order:
The Board, having considered the matter, hereby orders:
After consideration of the application of the Greater Cincinnati Foreign-
Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 47, filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board on September 6, 1988, requesting special-purpose subzone status for
the automobile audio equipment manufacturing plant of Clarion Manufacturing
Corporation of America, located in Walton, Kentucky, adjacent to the
Cincinnati 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 an appropriate Board Order.
Grant of Authority To Establish a Foreign-Trade Subzone in Walton,
Kentucky, Adjacent to the Cincinnati 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 Greater Cincinnati Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 47, Campbell County, Kentucky, has made application
(filed September 6, 1988, FTZ Docket 28-88, 53 FR 36086), in due and proper
form to the Board for authority to establish a special-purpose subzone at the
automobile audio equipment manufacturing plant of Clarion Manufacturing
Corporation of America, Inc., located in Walton, Kentucky, adjacent to the
Cincinnati 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 and that the proposal is in the public
interest;
Now, Therefore, in accordance with the application filed September 6,
1988, the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at the
Clarion plant in Walton, Kentucky, designated on the records of the Board
as Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 47A 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, 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 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 6th day of July 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.
Attest:
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 90-16450 Filed 7-12-90; 8:45 am]
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