DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 343]
52 FR 7634
March 12, 1987
Approval for Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 65, Panama City, FL
TEXT: Pursuant to its authroity under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June
18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Regulations (15 CFR Part 400), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board)
adopts the following order:
Whereas, the Panama city Port Authority, Grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone
No. 65, has applied to the Board for authority to expand its general-purpose
zone to include the entire port terminal area and two industrial park sites
in Bay County, Florida, within the Panama City Customs port of entry;
Whereas, the application was accepted for filing on December 10, 1985,
and notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (Docket
No. 44-85, 50 FR 52980, 12/27/85);
Whereas, an examiners committee has investigated the application in
accordance with the Board's regulations and recommends approval;
Whereas, the expansion is necessary to improve and expand zone services
in the Panama City area; and,
Whereas, the Board has found that the requirements of the Foreign-Trade
Zones Act, as amended, and the Board's regulations are satisfied, and that
approval of the application is in the public interest;
Now, Therefore, the Board hereby orders:
That the Grantee is authorized to expand its zone in accordance with the
application filed December 10, 1985. The grant does not incude authority for
manufacturing operations, and does not include authority for manufacturing
operations, and the Grantee shall notify the Board for approval prior to the
commencement of any manufacturing or assembly operations. The authority
given in this Order is subject to settlement locally by the District
Director of Customs and the District Army Engineer regarding compliance with
their respective requirements relating to foreign-trade zones.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of March 1987.
Paul Freedenberg,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Administration, Chairman,
Committee of Alternates, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Attest:
John Da Ponte,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 87-5350 Filed 3-11-87; 8:45 am]
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