DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 463]
55 FR 7355
March 1, 1990
Resolution and Order Approving With Restriction the Application of the
Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation for a Special-Purpose Subzone at
the Food Products Manufacturing Plant of Wyeth Nutritionals, Inc., Georgia,
Vermont; 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 USC 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
adopts the following Resolution and Order:
The Board, having considered the matter, hereby orders:
After consideration of the application of the Greater Burlington
Industrial Corporation, grantee of FTZ 55, filed with the Foreign-Trade
Zones Board (the Board) on January 22, 1988, and amended on June 27, 1989
(to limit the request to dairy products), requesting special-purpose
subzone status for the infant food products manufacturing plant of Wyeth
Nutritionals, Inc., in the Town of Georgia, Vermont, the Board, finding
that the requirements of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended, and the
Board's regulations would be satisfied, and that the proposal would be in
the public interest if approval were given subject to a restriction
requiring that all foreign dairy products admitted to the subzone be
reexported, approves the application subject to the foregoing restriction.
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.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Grant of Authority; To Establish a Foreign-Trade Subzone at the Wyeth Plant
in Georgia, Vermont
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 Burlington Industrial Corporation, grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone No. 55, has made application (filed January 22, 1988,
FTZ Docket 5-88, 53 FR 3412, and amended on June 27, 1989) in due and proper
form to the Board for authority to establish a special-purpose subzone at
the infant food products manufacturing plant of Wyeth Nutritionals, Inc.
(subsidiary of American Home Products Corporation) located in the Town of
Georgia, Vermont, adjacent to the St. Albans 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 would be satisfied and that the proposal would be in
the public interest provided approval is given subject to the restrictions
in the resolution accompanying this action;
Now, Therefore, in accordance with the application filed January 22,
1988, as amended on June 27, 1989, the Board hereby authorizes the
establishment of a subzone at the Wyeth plant in Georgia, Vermont,
designated on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 55B, 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
issued thereunder, to the restriction in the resolution accompanying this
action, 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 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 22nd day of
February, 1990, pursuant to Order of the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Lisa B. Barry,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates.
[FR Doc. 90-4677 Filed 2-28-90; 8:45 am]
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