79 FR 112 pg. 33505 - Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Under the Alternative Site Framework; Cortland County, New York

Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 112Page: 33505
Docket number: [Order No. 1940]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-13642 Filed 6-10-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1940]

Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Under the Alternative Site Framework; Cortland County, New York

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 and Border Protection ports of entry;

Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones;

Whereas, Cortland County, New York (the Grantee), has made application to the Board (B-10-2014, docketed 2/6/2014), requesting the establishment of a foreign-trade zone under the ASF with a service area of Cortland County, adjacent to the Syracuse Customs and Border Protection port of entry;

Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (79 FR 8435, 2/12/2014) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; 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;

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. 290, as described in the application, and subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.13, and to the Board's standard 2,000-acre activation limit.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of May 2014.

Penny Pritzker,

Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and Executive Officer, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

Attest:

Andrew McGilvray,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2014-13642 Filed 6-10-14; 8:45 am]

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