73 FR 107 pg. 31675 - Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, SPAL USA, INC. (Vehicle Parts Distribution and Processing), Ankeny, Iowa
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 107Page: 31675
Docket number: Order No. 1561
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-12393 Filed 6-2-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Order No. 1561
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, SPAL USA, INC. (Vehicle Parts Distribution and Processing), Ankeny, Iowa
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 authorized the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry;
Whereas , the Board's regulations (15 CFR Part 400) provide for the establishment of special-purpose subzones when existing zone facilities cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest;
Whereas , the Iowa Foreign-Trade Zone Corporation, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 107, has made application to the Board for authority to establish a special-purpose subzone for the vehicle parts distribution and processing (kitting) facility of SPAL USA, Inc., located in Ankeny, Iowa (FTZ Docket 42-2007, filed 8/23/07);
Whereas , notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (72 FR 50326, 8/31/07); and,
Whereas , the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ 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 authority for subzone status for activity related to the vehicle parts distribution and processing (kitting) facility of SPAL USA, Inc., located in Ankeny, Iowa (Subzone 107C), as described in the application and Federal Register notice, and subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.28.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of May 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary of Commercefor Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Attest:
Pierre Duy,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-12393 Filed 6-2-08; 8:45 am]
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