NOTICES
EPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 519]
Resolution and Order Approving With Restriction the Application of the Port
of
Houston Authority for a Special-Purpose Subzone at the Hand Tool Plant of
United General Supply in Houston, TX
Tuesday, May 14, 1991
Proceedings of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Washington, DC.
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 Port of Houston Authority,
grantee of FTZ 84, filed with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) on
January 26, 1990, requesting special-purpose subzone status at the hand
tool distribution and hammer manufacturing facility of United General
Supply, Inc., located in Houston, Texas, the Board, finding that the
requirements of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended, and the FTZ
Board's regulations would be satisfied, and that the proposal would be in
the public interest if approval were subject to a restriction that requires
privileged foreign status to be elected on any foreign merchandise that is
subject to antidumping or countervailng duty orders at the time of admission
to the subzone, 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.
Grant of Authority to Establish a Foreign Trade Subzone in Houston, TX
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 Port of Houston Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 84,
has made application (filed January 26, 1990, FTZ Docket 3-90, 55 FR 4646),
in due and proper form to the Board for authority to establish a
special-purpose subzone at the hammer manufacturing and hand tool
distribution plant of United General Supply, Inc., in Houston, Texas;
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 if approval were given subject to the restriction
accompanying this action;
Now, Therefore, in accordance with the application filed January 26, 1990,
the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at the United
General Supply plant in Houston, Texas, designated on the records of the
Board as Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 84D at the location mentioned above and
more particularly described on the maps and drawings accompanying the
application, said grant or authority being subject to the provisions and
restrictions of the Act and 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 facility 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 May, 1991, pursuant to Order of
the Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Eric I. Garfinkel,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates.
Attest:
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 91-11437 Filed 5-13-91; 8:45 am]