DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 482]
55 FR 34584
August 23, 1990
Resolution and Order Approving the Application of Vision Foreign-Trade
Zone, Inc., for a Foreign-Trade Zone in Homestead, FL; Proceedings of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Washington, DC
TEXT: 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 Vision Foreign-Trade Zone,
Inc., a Florida non-profit corporation and affiliate of Vision Council,
Inc., filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board on July 14, 1989, requesting
a grant of authority for establishing, operating, and maintaining a
general-purpose foreign-trade zone in Homestead, Florida adjacent to the
Miami 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.
As the proposal involves open space on which buildings may be constructed
by parties other than the grantee, this approval includes authority to the
grantee to permit the erection of such buildings, pursuant to @ 400.815 of
the Board's regulations, as are necessary to carry out the zone proposal,
providing that prior to its granting such permission it shall have the
concurrences of the local District Director of Customs, the U.S. Army
District Engineer, when appropriate, and the Board's Executive Secretary.
Further, the grantee shall notify the Board for approval prior to the
commencement of any manufacturing operation within the zone. 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, Operate, and Maintain a Foreign-Trade
Zone in Homestead, FL
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, Vision Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc. (the Grantee), has made
application (filed July 14, 1989, FTZ Docket 11-89, 54 FR 30773, 7/24/89)
in due and proper form to the Board, requesting the establishment, operation,
and maintenance of a foreign-trade zone in Homestead, Florida, adjacent to
the Miami 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, the Board hereby grants to the Grantee the privilege of
establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone, designated on
the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 166, at the location
mentioned above and more particularly described on the maps and drawings
accompanying the application in Exhibits IX and X, subject to the
provisions, conditions, and restrictions of the Act and Regulations issued
thereunder, to the same extent as though the same were fully set forth
herein, and also the following express conditions and limitations:
Operation of the foreign-trade zone shall be commenced by the Grantee
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.
The Grantee shall allow officers and employees of the United States free
and unrestricted access to and throughout the foreign-trade zone site in the
performance of their official duties.
The grant does not include authority for manufacturing operations, and
the Grantee shall notify the Board for approval prior to commencement of any
manufacturing operations within the zone.
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 zone, 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 17th day of August, 1990,
pursuant to Order of the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Robert A. Mosbacher,
Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and Executive Officer.
Attest:
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 90-19910 Filed 8-22-90; 8:45 am]
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