Foreign-trade zones are secure areas under U.S. Customs supervision
that are considered outside the Customs territory of the United States
upon activation under the regulations of the U.S. Customs Service.
Located in or near U.S. Customs ports of entry, they are the U.S.
version of what are known internationally as free trade zones.
Authority for establishing these facilities is granted by the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of 1934,
as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the Board's regulations
(15 C.F.R. Part 400). The Executive Secretariat of the Board is
located within the Enforcement and Compliance of the U.S. Department of
Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230.
Foreign and domestic merchandise may be moved into zones for
operations not otherwise prohibited by law involving storage,
exhibition, assembly, manufacturing, and processing. All zone
activity, especially manufacturing, is subject to public interest
review. Under zone procedures the usual formal Customs entry
procedure and payment of duties is not required on the foreign
merchandise unless and until it enters Customs territory for
domestic consumption, in which case the importer normally has a
choice of paying duties either on the original foreign materials
or the finished product. Domestic goods moved into a zone for
export are considered exported upon entering the zone for purposes
of excise tax rebates and drawback.
Zones are sponsored by qualified public or public-type corporations,
which may themselves operate the facilities or contract for their
operations with public or private firms. The operations are conducted
on a public utility basis, with published rates. A typical general-
purpose zone provides leasable storage/distribution space to users
in general warehouse type buildings with access to all modes of
transportation. Most zone projects include an industrial park site
with lots on which zone users can construct their own facilities.
Subzones are usually private plant sites authorized by the Board
through zone grantees for operations that cannot be accommodated
within an existing general-purpose zone.
The regulations of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board are published in
the Code of Federal Regulations at Title 15, Part 400 (15 C.F.R.
Part 400), and the regulations of the U.S. Customs Service concerning
zones at Title 19, Part 146 (19 C.F.R. Part 146).
* Agreements pursuant to Article XXIV of the GATT to reduce Customs
tariffs and restrictions on trade between the member countries
establish what are known as "free-trade areas" (e.g., the North
American Free-Trade Area).
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
The Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board issued 71 formal orders
during fiscal 1995. Approvals were given for 7 new general-purpose
zones and 31 new subzones. Also, authority was granted for the
expansion of 8 existing general-purpose zones and 3 subzones.
Other actions granted authority for revisions to plans for extant
zones and subzones, including approvals for new manufacturing
activity. Applications were withdrawn by applicants prior to a
Board decision in 3 cases based on changed circumstances.1
The number of active FTZ projects increased to 134, compared to
last year's 124. Subzones were in operation as part of 51 projects.
Activation occurred at 31 new subzones and 8 were deactivated, thus
increasing the number of active subzones to 159.
The total value of merchandise received at general-purpose
zones and subzones was $143.5 billion compared to $119.5 billion
last year (Figure 1). Most zone activity took place at facilities
with subzone status (90%), continuing the pattern of the past 15
years. As adjuncts to general-purpose zones, the subzones received
shipments amounting to $129.8 billion ($106.4 billion last year).
Shipments into general-purpose zones increased by $54 million to
$13.7 billion.2
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Merchandise Received FY l995($ bil) FY l994($ bil)
General-purpose zones 13.7 13.1
Subzones 129.8 106.4
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Total 143.5 119.5
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Of the shipments received at zones and subzones measured by value,
80 percent was of domestic origin. The level of domestically sourced
shipments is driven by market forces that remain unaffected by the
use of FTZ procedures. Products received at zones from foreign
sources are listed in Appendix E.
The industry sectors most involved in FTZ manufacturing activity
continue to be autos, oil refining, pharmaceuticals, office equipment,
computers/telecommunications and shipyards. During the year, 38 auto
assembly plants with subzone status operated under FTZ procedures
(37 last year). Pharmaceutical, oil refining, and computer/
telecommunications industries, in particular, showed significant
increases in the use of FTZ procedures. Over 90 percent of the
activity in subzones measured in terms of the value of shipments
received continues to involve assembly and manufacturing.
The Board received and filed 74 formal applications during the fiscal
year. The applications requested authority for 9 new general-purpose
zones and 30 subzones, as well as authorization for expansion and new
manufacturing at existing zone projects (Appendix F). In addition to
these applications, over 50 administrative cases were processed
(Appendix G). These actions involve routine changes to zone projects
such as boundary modifications and scope decisions. Some
administrative cases were processed under the "fast track" procedure
set forth in the FTZ regulations. This procedure is applicable to
cases involving requests for manufacturing authority under
circumstances where there is a recent precedent or proposed
activity that is for export only.
During the year, over 2,800 firms used zones, an increase of 100 over
last year. Employment at facilities operating under FTZ status
climbed to 316,000 persons, up 24,000 over last year.
Exports from facilities operating under FTZ procedures amounted to
$16.9 billion (Figure 2). While this is a slight decline over last
year's $17.4 billion, it does not appear to represent a significant
deviation from the long term upward trend of FTZ exports. The report
of last year showed an increase in exports of 50% (from $11.6 bil.
to $17.4 bil), which was well above the average annual increase of
the past two decades. Viewing the trend line of the past five years,
the level of shipments this year indicates a return to the mid-term
trend.
SUMMARY FTZ STATISTICS (FY)
($ bil)
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Merchandise Received
GP Zones 7.44 10.70 11.77 13.12 13.67
Subzones 76.99 87.99 92.21 106.45 129.85
Total 84.44 98.69 103.97 119.57 143.51
% Subzones 91% 89% 89% 89% 90%
Domestic Status Inputs*
GP Zones 1.09 1.74 1.61 3.06 4.14
Subzones 65.33 76.66 78.55 90.55 110.23
Total 66.42 78.39 80.16 93.61 114.37
Domestic Inputs Ratio (%)
GP Zones 15% 16% 14% 23% 30%
Subzones 85% 87% 85% 85% 85%
Average 79% 79% 77% 78% 80%
Foreign Status Inputs
GP Zones 6.35 8.97 10.16 10.06 9.53
Subzones 11.67 11.33 13.65 15.90 19.62
Total 18.02 20.30 23.81 25.96 29.14
Exports
GP Zones 2.96 2.77 3.16 4.51 3.77
Subzones 7.53 8.88 8.49 12.86 13.17
Total 10.48 11.65 11.65 17.37 16.94
Export/Import Ratio (%)
GP Zones 47% 31% 31% 45% 40%
Subzones 65% 78% 62% 81% 67%
Average 58% 57% 49% 67% 58%
Approved FTZ Projects 173 181 190 196 203
Active FTZ Projects** 104 113 122 124 134
GP Zones 89 92 103 103 107
Subzones 90 108 121 136 159
SUMMARY OF FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE BOARD ORDERS - FY 1995
Order No. 702, October 18, 1994 (Docket No. 16-90)
Grant of authority to the Moses Lake Public Corporation, to
establish Foreign-Trade Zone 203 in Moses Lake, Washington.
Signed by Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of Commerce, Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (59 F.R. 54433; October 31, 1994).
Order No. 705, October 21, 1994 (Docket 36-93)
Approved the application of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County
Port Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 40, to establish
Subzone 40F at the processing/distribution facility (medical
diagnostic imaging equipment) of Picker International, Inc. in
Valley View, Ohio. Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Chairman of the Committee of
Alternates (59 F.R. 54432; October 31, 1994).
Order No. 706, October 18, 1994 (Docket No. 62-93)
Grant of authority to the Tri-City Airport Commission, an
interstate public entity, to establish Foreign-Trade Zone 204 at
the Tri-City Regional Airport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, with
additional sites in and near Bristol and Kingsport, Sullivan
County, Tennessee; Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee;
and Bristol, Virginia. Signed by Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of
Commerce, Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (59 F.R.
54432; October 31, 1994).
Order No. 707, October 23, 1994 (Docket No. 46-93)
Approved the application of the Vicksburg/Jackson Foreign
Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 158, to expand
its general-purpose zone at sites in the Vicksburg/Jackson,
Mississippi, area. Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (59 F.R. 54885; November 2, 1994).
Order No. 708, November 14, 1994 (Docket No. 29-93)
Approved the application of the Philadelphia Regional Port
Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 35, to establish Subzone
35B at the pharmaceutical manufacturing plant of Merck & Co.,
Inc., in West Point, Pennsylvania. Signed by Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman
of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (59 F.R.
60604; November 25, 1994).
Order No. 709, November 14, 1994 (Docket No. 40-93)
Approved the application of the Triangle J Council of
Governments, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 93, to establish
Subzone 93C at the pharmaceutical manufacturing plant of Merck &
Co., Inc., in Wilson, North Carolina. Signed by Susan G.
Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (59 F.R.
60604; November 25, 1994).
Order No. 710, November 14, 1994 (Docket No. 63-93)
Approved the application of the Culpeper County Chamber of
Commerce, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 185, to establish Subzone
185C at the pharmaceutical manufacturing plant of Merck & Co.,
Inc., in Elkton, Virginia. Signed by Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman
of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (59 F.R.
60603; November 25, 1994).
Order No. 711, November 14, 1994 (Docket No. 64-93)
Approved the application of the Eastern Distribution Center,
Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 24, to establish Subzone 24B
at the pharmaceutical manufacturing plant of Merck & Co., Inc.,
in Riverside, Pennsylvania. Signed by Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman
of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (59 F.R.
60603; November 25, 1994).
Order No. 712, December 12, 1994 (Docket No. 56-93)
Approved the application from the Lincoln Foreign-Trade
Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 59, to expand the
boundary of Subzone 59A at the Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing
Corporation, U.S.A. plant, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Signed by Susan
G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (59 F.R.
66891; December 28, 1994).
Order No. 713, November 9, 1994 (Docket No. 51-93)
Approved the application of the City of Bridgeport,
Connecticut, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 76, to expand its
general-purpose zone at sites in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Signed
by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (59 F.R. 59992; November 21, 1994).
Order No. 714, October 28, 1994 (Docket No. 41-93)
Grant of authority to the Board of Harbor Commissioners,
Oxnard Harbor District, to establish Foreign-Trade Zone 205 in
Port Hueneme and Oxnard, California. Signed by Ronald H.
Brown, Secretary of Commerce, Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (59 F.R. 55420; November 7, 1994).
Order No. 715, November 9, 1994 (Docket No. 53-93)
Approved the application of the South Carolina State Ports
Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 38, to expand its
general-purpose zone in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (59 F.R. 59992; November 21, 1994).
Order No. 716, November 9, 1994 (Docket No. 35-93)
Approved the application of the City of Tampa, Florida,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 79, to establish Subzone 79B at the
electronic/computer/telecommunication equipment manufacturing
plant of Group Technologies Corporation in Tampa, Florida.
Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (59 F.R. 59992; November 21, 1994).
Order No. 717, December 2, 1994 (Docket No. 26-94)
Approved the application of the Delaware Development Office,
on behalf of the State of Delaware, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone
99, to establish Subzone 99D at the pharmaceutical manufacturing
plant of Zeneca Inc., in Newark, Delaware. Signed by Susan G.
Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (59 F.R.
64191; December 13, 1994).
Order No. 718, December 27, 1994 (Docket No. 16-94)
Approved the application of the Bi-State Authority, grantee
of Foreign-Trade Zone 146, for expansion and reorganization of
subzone boundaries and the level of zone activity at Subzones
146A and 146B at the North American Lighting, Inc., motor vehicle
lighting equipment manufacturing facilities in Flora and Salem,
Illinois, and the inclusion of a new facility in Salem, Illinois.
The two subzones have been redesignated as Subzone 146A. Signed
by Barbara R. Stafford, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (60 F.R. 2375; January 9, 1995).
Order No. 719, January 11, 1995 (Docket No. 54-93)
Grant of authority to Jackson County, Oregon, to establish
Foreign-Trade Zone 206 in Medford and Jackson County, Oregon.
Signed by Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of Commerce, Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 5165; January 26, 1995).
Order No. 720, December 19, 1994 (Docket No. 3-94)
Approved the application of the Greater Cincinnati Foreign
Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 46, to expand and
relocates its general-purpose zone to a site in Springdale
(Hamilton County), Ohio. Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (59 F.R. 66891; December 28, 1994).
Order No. 721, December 23, 1994 (Docket No. 12-94)
Approved with restriction the application of the Port of
Houston Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 84, to establish
Subzone 84M at the oil field equipment manufacturing facilities
of the Hydril Company (Inc.), (for export only), in Houston,
Texas. Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade
Zones Board (60 F.R. 2377; January 9, 1995).
Order No. 722, December 28, 1994 (Docket No. 17-94)
Approved with restriction the application of the Port of
Houston Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 84 to establish
Subzone 84L at the microwave radio manufacturing plant of
Microwave Networks, Inc. (for export only), in Houston, Texas.
Signed by Barbara R. Stafford, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade
Zones Board (60 F.R. 2377; January 9, 1995).
Order No. 723, December 27, 1994 (Docket No. 18-94)
Approved the request of the Dallas/Fort Worth Maquila Trade
Development Corporation, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 168,
requesting the transfer of its Zone Site 1 (754 acres) located
within the Southport Centre Industrial Park, Dallas, Texas, from
the zone plan for FTZ 168 to the zone plan for FTZ 39, with the
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board as the new grantee.
The site has been redesignated as FTZ 39-Site 2. Signed by
Barbara R. Stafford, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (60 F.R. 2377; January 9, 1995).
Order No. 724, December 27, 1994 (Docket No. 2-94)
Approved the application of the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport Board, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone No.
39, to expand its general-purpose zone to include a site at the
Grayson County Airport in Grayson County, Texas. Signed by
Barbara R. Stafford, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (60 F.R. 2376; January 9, 1995).
Order No. 725, December 27, 1994 (Docket No. 10-94)
Approved the request of the City of Salem Municipal Port
Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 142, for reissuance of
the grant of authority for FTZ 142 to the South Jersey Port
Corporation of Camden, New Jersey. Signed by Barbara R.
Stafford, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
2375; January 9, 1995).
Order No. 726, December 27, 1994 (Docket No. 43-94)
Approved the request of the South Carolina States Port
Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 38, on behalf of the
Lear Seating Corporation, to manufacture automobile seat sets
under zone procedures within FTZ 38, Spartanburg County, South
Carolina. This case was approved under the "fast track"
provision of the FTZ Board's regulations (15 CFR §400.32(b)(1)).
Signed by Barbara R. Stafford, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade
Zones Board (60 F.R. 2375; January 9, 1995).
Order No. 727, February 28, 1995 (Docket No. 55-93)
Approved the application of the Industrial Board of Blount
County, Tennessee, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 148, to
establish Subzone 148A at the pharmaceutical manufacturing plant
of SmithKline Beecham Corporation, in Bristol, Tennessee. Signed
by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (60 F.R. 12735; March 8, 1995).
Order No. 728, December 28, 1994 (Docket No. 45-94)
Approved with restrictions the request of the Foreign-Trade
Zone Operating Company of Texas, operator of Foreign-Trade Zone
168, on behalf of Nokia Mobile Phones Manufacturing (U.S.A.),
Inc., and Nokia Mobile Phones Trading (U.S.A.), Inc., to
manufacture cellular telephones within FTZ 168, Dallas, Texas.
This case was approved under the "fast track" provision of the
FTZ Board's regulations (15 CFR §400.32(b)(1)). Signed by
Barbara R. Stafford, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (60 F.R. 2376; January 9, 1995).
Order No. 729, December 28, 1994 (Docket No. 46-94)
Approved with restrictions the request of Nokia Mobile
Phones Trading (USA), Inc./Nokia Mobile Phones Manufacturing
(USA), Inc., a joint operator of Foreign-Trade Zone 196, to
manufacture cellular telephones within FTZ 196, Ft. Worth, Texas.
This case was approved under the "fast track" provision of the
FTZ Board's regulations (15 CFR §400.32(b)(1)). Signed by
Barbara R. Stafford, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (60 F.R. 2376; January 9, 1995).
Order No. 730, February 28, 1995 (Docket No. 7-95)
Approved (for export activity) the request of the Clinton
County Area Development Corporation, grantee of Foreign-Trade
Zone 54, on behalf of Upstate Precision Mfg., Inc., to
manufacture modular furniture panels within FTZ 54, Clinton
County, New York. This case was approved under the "fast track"
provision of the FTZ Board's regulations (15 CFR §400.32(b)(1)).
Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (60 F.R. 12734; March 8, 1995).
Order No. 731, March 3, 1995 (Docket No. 8-93)
Approved with restrictions the application of the Texas City
Foreign Trade Zone Corporation, grantee of Foreign Trade Zone
199, to establish Subzone 199A at the oil refinery complex of
Amoco Oil Company in Texas City, Texas. Signed by Paul L. Joffe,
Acting Assistant for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 13118; March 10, 1995).
Order No. 732, March 17, 1995 (Docket No. 3-93)
Approved with restrictions the application of the Port of
Freeport, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 149, to establish Subzone
149A at the chemical products manufacturing facilities of BASF
Corporation in Freeport, Texas. Signed by Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman
of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 15903; March 28, 1995).
Order No. 733, March 31, 1995 (Docket No. 5-94)
Grant of authority to the Capital Region Airport Commission,
to establish Foreign-Trade Zone 207 in the Richmond, Virginia
area. Signed by Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of Commerce, Chairman
of the Board (60 F.R. 18394; April 11, 1995).
Order No. 734, February 28, 1995 (Docket No. 50-93)
Approved the application of the South Carolina State Ports
Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 21, to expand its
general-purpose zone and to use zone procedures for the
installation of foreign audio components into automobiles, in the
Charleston, South Carolina, area. Signed by Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman
of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
12735; March 8, 1995).
Order No. 735, May 5, 1995 (Docket No. 13-94)
Approved with restriction the application of the Department
of Business, Economic Development & Tourism of the State of
Hawaii, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 9, on behalf of Pacific
Allied Products, Ltd., to manufacture plastic food/beverage
containers under zone procedures within FTZ 9 solely for the
Hawaiian and export markets. Approval is for a period of 5 years
(until July 1, 2000), subject to extension. Signed by Susan G.
Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
26715; May 18, 1995).
Order No. 736, May 5, 1995 (Docket No. 11-95)
Approved with restriction the request of the Rickenbacker
Port Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 138, on behalf of
Columbus Industries, Inc., to manufacture filter elements for
room air purifiers for export only under zone procedures within
FTZ 138, Columbus, Ohio. This case was approved under the "fast
track" provision of the FTZ Board's regulations (15 CFR
§400.32(b)(1)). Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, (60 FR 26715; May 18, 1995).
Order No. 737, April 10, 1995 (Docket No. 8-94)
Approved the application of the City of Mobile, Alabama,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 82, to establish Subzone 82C at the
electronic audio and acoustical products manufacturing plant of
the Peavey Electronics Corporation in Foley, Alabama. Signed by
Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
19209; April 17, 1995).
Order No. 738, April 7, 1995 (Docket No. 14-94)
Approved the application of the County of Monroe, New York,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 141, to establish Subzone 141D at
the gear production equipment manufacturing plant of the Gleason
Corporation in Rochester, New York. Signed by Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman
of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 19024; April 14, 1995).
Order No. 739, May 9, 1995 (Docket No. 18-95)
Approved with restrictions the request from the South
Louisiana Port Commission, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 124, to
revise the grant of authority for FTZ Subzone 124C (Star
Enterprise in Convent, Louisiana) making its scope of authority
identical to that recently granted for the new Amoco Oil Company
subzone in Texas City, Texas. This case was approved under the
"fast track" provision of the FTZ Board's regulations (15 CFR
§400.32(b)(1)). Signed by Paul L. Joffe, Acting Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 26715; May 18, 1995).
Order No. 740, May 9, 1995 (Docket No. 19-95)
Approved with restrictions the request from the Foreign
Trade of Southeast Texas, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 116, to
revise the grant of authority for FTZ Subzone 116A (Star
Enterprise in Jefferson/Hardin Counties, Texas) making its scope
of authority identical to that recently granted for the new Amoco
Oil Company subzone in Texas City, Texas. This case was approved
under the "fast track" provision of the FTZ Board's regulations
(15 CFR §400.32(b)(1)). Signed by Paul L. Joffe, Acting
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman
of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 26716; May 18, 1995).
Order No. 741, May 12, 1995 (Docket No. 39-93)
Approved the application of the Commercial and Farm Credit
and Development Corporation of Puerto Rico, grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 61, to establish Subzone 61D at the
pharmaceutical manufacturing plant of Merck, Sharp & Dohme
Quimica de Puerto Rico, Inc. in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Signed by
Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
27272; May 23, 1995).
Order No. 742, May 12, 1995 (Docket No. 49-93)
Approved the application of the Commercial and Farm Credit
and Development Corporation of Puerto Rico, grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 61, to establish Subzone 61E at the
pharmaceutical manufacturing plant of Merck, Sharp & Dohme
Quimica de Puerto Rico, Inc., in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico.
Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (60 F.R.
27272; May 23, 1995).
Order No. 743, May 12, 1995 (Docket No. 1-94)
Approved the application of the Savannah Airport Commission,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 104, to establish Subzone 104A at
the pharmaceutical manufacturing plant of Merck & Co., Inc., in
Dougherty County, Georgia. Signed by Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman
of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
27272; May 23, 1995)
Order No. 744, June 2, 1995 (Docket No. 4-94)
Approved the application of the Kawasaki Motors
Manufacturing Corporation, U.S.A. (KMM), operator of FTZ Subzone
59A, requesting authority to manufacture utility work trucks
under zone procedures within the subzone in Lincoln, Nebraska.
(Approval is for a limited time period, July 1, 1999, subject to
extension upon review.) Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 30518;
June 9, 1995).
Order No. 745, June 2, 1995 (Docket No. 7-94)
Approved with restrictions the application of the Kawasaki
Motors Manufacturing Corporation, U.S.A. (KMM), operator of FTZ
Subzone 59A, requesting authority to manufacture industrial
robots under zone procedures within the subzone in Lincoln,
Nebraska. Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade
Zones Board (60 F.R. 30517; June 9, 1995).
Order No. 746, June 26, 1995 (Docket No. 59-93)
Grant of authority to the New London Foreign-Trade Zone
Commission, to establish Foreign-Trade Zone 208 in New London,
Connecticut. Signed by Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of Commerce,
Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 35893; July
12, 1995).
Order No. 747, June 13, 1995 (Docket No. 33-93)
Approved the application of the Gulfport/Biloxi
Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 92, to
establish Subzone 92D at the oil refinery complex of Chevron
U.S.A. Products Company, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Signed by
Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
32503; June 22, 1995).
Order No. 748, June 1, 1995 (Docket No. 37-94)
Approved the application of the South Louisiana Port
Commission, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 124, to establish
Subzone 124D at the crude oil terminal system operated by LOOP
Inc., in Lafourche and St. James Parishes, Louisiana. Signed by
Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
30267; June 8, 1995).
Order No. 749, June 5, 1995 (Docket No. 27-94)
Approved the application of the Savannah Airport Commission,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 104, to establish Subzone 104B at
the distribution/processing facility of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., in
Bulloch County, Georgia. Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(60 F.R. 30517; June 9, 1995).
Order No. 750, June 1, 1995 (Docket No. 21-94)
Approved the application of the Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 49, to establish
Subzone 49D at the pharmaceutical manufacturing plant of Merck &
Co., Inc., in Rahway, New Jersey. Signed by Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman
of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 30267; June 8, 1995).
Order No. 751, June 19, 1995 (Docket No. 28-94)
Approved the application of the Department of Business,
Economic Development & Tourism of the State of Hawaii, grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 9, to expand its general-purpose zone to
include three sites on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Signed by
Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
33187; June 27, 1995).
Order No. 752, July 5, 1995 (Docket No. 25-94)
Approved the request of the Grand Forks Development
Foundation, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 103, for reissuance of
the grant of authority for said zone to the Grand Forks Regional
Airport Authority in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Signed by Susan
G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
36104; July 13, 1995).
Order No. 753, July 5, 1995 (Docket No. 31-95)
Approved with a restriction the request of the Port of
Corpus Christi Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 122, to
revise the grant of authority for FTZ Subzone 122L (Koch Refining
Company in Corpus Christi, Texas) making its scope of authority
identical to that recently granted for the new Amoco Oil Company
subzone in Texas City, Texas. This case was approved under the
"fast track" provision of the FTZ Board's regulations (15 CFR
§400.32(b)(1)). Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 36105; July 13, 1995).
Order No. 754, July 7, 1995 (Docket No. 23-94)
Approved the application of the County of Oneida, New York,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 172, to establish Subzone 172A at
the tableware manufacturing facilities of Oneida Ltd., in
Sherrill and Oneida, New York. Signed by Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman
of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 36259; July 14, 1995).
Order No. 755, August 2, 1995 (Docket No. 52-93)
Approved the application of the Greater Detroit Foreign
Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 70, to establish
Subzone 70S at the chemical products (vitamins, industrial
plastics, and plastic auto parts) manufacturing facilities of
BASF Corporation in the Wyandotte, Michigan, area. Signed by
Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
40819; August 10, 1995).
Order No. 756, July 5, 1995 (Docket No. 19-94)
Approved the application of the Tri-City Airport Commission,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 204, to establish Subzone 204A at
the industrial automation products distribution/manufac- turing
facility of Siemens Industrial Automation, Inc., in Carter
County, Tennessee. Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 36105; July 13, 1995).
Order No. 757, August 11, 1995 (Docket No. 22-94)
Grant of authority to the Palm Beach County Department of
Airports, to establish Foreign-Trade Zone 209 in Palm Beach
County, Florida. Signed by Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of
Commerce, Chairman of the Board (60 F.R. 43582; August 22, 1995).
Order No. 758, July 7, 1995 (Docket No. 35-95)
Approved the request from Calhoun-Victoria FTZ, Inc.,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 155, on behalf of ABB Randall
Corporation, to manufacture gas plant modules for export within
FTZ 155, Calhoun County, Texas. Request approved for a period
ending December 31, 1996. This case was approved under the "fast
track" provision of the FTZ Board's regulations (15 CFR
§400.32(b)(1)). Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
36259; July 14, 1995).
Order No. 759, August 4, 1995 (Docket No. 37-95)
Approved with restrictions the request of the Port of Corpus
Christi Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 122, to revise
the grant of authority for FTZ Subzone 122I (CITGO Refining and
Chemicals Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas) making its scope of
authority identical to that recently granted for the Amoco Oil
Company subzone in Texas City, Texas. This case was approved
under the "fast track" provision of the FTZ Board's regulations
(15 CFR §400.32(b)(1)). Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 41054; August 11, 1995).
Order No. 760, August 4, 1995 (Docket No. 38-95)
Approved with restrictions the request of the Lake Charles
Harbor & Terminal District, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 87, to
revise the grant of authority for FTZ Subzone 87B (CITGO
Petroleum Corporation, Lake Charles, Louisiana) to making its
scope of authority identical to that recently granted for the
Amoco Oil Company subzone in Texas City, Texas. This case was
approved under the "fast track" provision of the FTZ Board's
regulations (15 CFR §400.32(b)(1)). Signed by Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman
of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 41054; August 11,
1995).
Order No. 761, August 14, 1995 (Docket No. 21-93)
Approved with restrictions the application of the Virginia
Port Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 20, to establish
Subzone 20C at the oil refinery complex of Amoco Oil Company in
Yorktown, Virginia. Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 43584; August 22, 1995).
Order No. 762, August 14, 1995 (Docket No. 30-93)
Approved with restrictions the application of the Indiana
Port Commission, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 152, to establish
Subzone 152B at the oil refinery complex of Amoco Oil Company in
Whiting, Indiana. Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 43583; August 22, 1995).
Order No. 763, August 14, 1995 (Docket No. 41-94)
Approved the application of the Illinois International Port
District, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 22, to establish Subzone
22H at the crude oil storage terminal of Amoco Pipeline Company
in Manhattan, Illinois. Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 43583; August 22, 1995).
Order No. 764, September 1, 1995 (Docket No. 29-94)
Approved the application of the Port of Corpus Christi
Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 122, to expand its
general-purpose zone in the Corpus Christi, Texas, area. Signed
by Paul L. Joffe, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (60 F.R. 47149; September 11, 1995).
Order No. 765, August 14, 1995 (Docket No. 41-95)
Approved with restrictions the request of the Port of Corpus
Christi Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 122, to revise
the grant of authority for FTZ Subzone 122C (Neste Trifinery
Petroleum Services, Corpus Christi, Texas), making its scope of
authority similar to that recently granted for the Amoco Oil
Company subzone in Texas City, Texas. This case was approved
under the "fast track" provision of the FTZ Board's regulations
(15 CFR §400.32(b)(1)). Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 43583; August 22, 1995).
Order No. 766, September 1, 1995 (Docket No. 24-94)
Approved the application of the Department of Business,
Economic Development & Tourism of the State of Hawaii, grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 9, to expand the scope of manufacturing
authority at FTZ Subzone 9B, at the Kerr Pacific Corporation, HFM
division plant, Honolulu, Hawaii, to include the production of
animal feeds sole for the Hawaiian and export markets, and
requesting authority to expand the subzone boundary. Signed by
Paul L. Joffe, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board
(60 F.R. 47148; September 11, 1995).
Order No. 767, September 1, 1995 (Docket No. 30-94)
Approved the application of the Maryland Department of
Transportation, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 73, to establish
Subzone 73A at the rotary compressor manufacturing plant of the
Rotorex Company, Inc., in Walkersville, Maryland. Signed by Paul
L. Joffe, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
47149; September 11, 1995).
Order No. 768, September 20, 1995 (Docket No. 45-95)
Approved with restrictions the application of the Port of
Corpus Christi Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 122, to
revise the grant of authority for FTZ Subzone 122L--Site 5, Koch
Refining Company, L.P. (formerly Subzone 122B owned by
Southwestern Refining), Corpus Christi, Texas, making its scope
of authority similar to that recently granted for the Amoco Oil
Company subzone in Texas City, Texas. This case was approved
under the "fast track" provision of the FTZ Board's regulations
(15 CFR §400.32(b)(1)). Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 50545; September 29, 1995).
Order No. 769, September 20, 1995 (Docket No. 46-95)
Approved with restrictions the application of the Hawaii
Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, on
behalf of the State of Hawaii, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 9,
to revise the grant of authority for FTZ Subzone 9E (Chevron
U.S.A. Products Co.), Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii, making its scope of
authority similar to that recently granted for the Amoco Oil
Company subzone in Texas City, Texas. This case was approved
under the "fast track" provision of the FTZ Board's regulations
(15 CFR §400.32(b)(1)). Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 50545; September 29, 1995).
Order No. 770, September 20, 1995 (Docket No. 47-95)
Approved with restrictions the application of the Port of
Houston Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 84, to revise
the grant of authority for FTZ Subzone 84F (Phibro Refining
Inc.), Houston, Texas, making its scope of authority similar to
that recently granted for the Amoco Oil Company subzone in Texas
City, Texas. This case was approved under the "fast track"
provision of the FTZ Board's regulations (15 CFR §400.32(b)(1)).
Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (60 F.R.
50545; September 29, 1995).
Order No. 771, September 20, 1995 (Docket No. 48-95)
Approved with restrictions the application of the Port of
Corpus Christi Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 122, to
revise the grant of authority for FTZ Subzone 122J (Valero
Refining Company), Corpus Christi, Texas, making its scope of
authority similar to that recently granted for the Amoco Oil
Company subzone in Texas City, Texas. This case was approved
under the "fast track" provision of the FTZ Board's regulations
(15 CFR §400.32(b)(1)). Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 50546; September 29, 1995).
Order No. 772, September 18, 1995 (Docket No. 40-94)
Approved with restrictions the application of the
Foreign-Trade Zone of Southeast Texas, Inc., grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 116, to establish Subzone 116B at the oil
refinery complex of Fina Oil Company, in Jefferson County (Port
Arthur area), Texas. Signed by Susan G. Esserman, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R. 49564; September 26, 1995).
Order No. 773, September 18, 1995 (Docket No. 1-95)
Approved with restrictions the application of the South
Louisiana Port Commission, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 124, to
establish Subzone 124E at the oil refinery complex of Marathon
Oil Company, in Garyville, Louisiana. Signed by Susan G.
Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
49565; September 26, 1995).
Order No. 774, September 11, 1995 (Docket No. 38-94)
Approved the application of the City of Memphis, Tennessee,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 77, to establish Subzone 77B at the
typewriter and word processor manufacturing facilities of Brother
Industries (U.S.A.) Inc., in Bartlett, Tennessee. Signed by
Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (60 F.R.
48100; September 18, 1995).
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