88 FR 138 pg. 46737 - Approval of Subzone Expansion; Cheniere Energy, Inc.; Portland, Texas
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 138Page: 46737
Page: 46737Docket number: [Order No. 2145]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-15391 Filed 7-19-23; 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. 2145]
Approval of Subzone Expansion; Cheniere Energy, Inc.; Portland, Texas
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 (FTZ) 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's regulations (15 CFR part 400) provide for the establishment of subzones for specific uses;
Whereas, the Port of Corpus Christi Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 122, has made application to the Board for an expansion of Subzone 122X on behalf of Cheniere Energy, Inc., located in Portland, Texas (FTZ Docket B-15-2023, docketed March 1, 2023);
Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (88 FR 14117, March 7, 2023) 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 examiners' memorandum, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations are satisfied;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby approves the expansion of Subzone 122X on behalf of Cheniere Energy, Inc., located in Portland, Texas, as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including section 400.13.
Dated: July 17, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-15391 Filed 7-19-23; 8:45 am]
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