[Federal Register: February 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 31)] [Notices] [Page 7854] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr17fe99-54] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1013] Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone, Palm Springs, CA Pursuant to its authority under 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 Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act provides for `` * * * the establishment * * * of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,'' and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs ports of entry; Whereas, the City of Palm Springs, California (the Grantee), has made application to the Board (FTZ Docket 2-98, filed January 12, 1998), requesting the establishment of a foreign-trade zone at sites in the Palm Springs, California, area, at and adjacent to the Palm Springs Regional Airport, a Customs user fee airport; and, Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (63 FR 3084, January 21, 1998); and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the Act and the Board's regulations are satisfied and that approval of the application is in the public interest; Now, Therefore,, the Board hereby grants to the Grantee the privilege of establishing a foreign-trade zone, designated on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 236, at the sites described in the application, subject to the Act and the Board's regulations, including Sec. 400.28. Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of February 1999. Foreign-Trade Zones Board. William M. Daley, Secretary of Commerce Chairman and Executive Officer Attest: Dennis Puccinelli, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-3868 Filed 2-16-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P