83 FR 243 pg. 65141 - Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 163; Ponce, Puerto Rico
Type: NOTICEVolume: 83Number: 243Page: 65141
Page: 65141Docket number: [Order No. 2078]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2018-27425 Filed 12-18-18; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 2078]
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 163; Ponce, Puerto Rico
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 CODEZOL, C.D., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 163, submitted an application to the Board for authority to expand FTZ 163 to include a site at the Ponce Regional Distribution Center (Site 17) in Ponce, Puerto Rico, adjacent to the San Juan Customs and Border Protection port of entry (B-38-2018, docketed June 13, 2018);
Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (83 FR 28411-28412, June 19, 2018) 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 orders:
The application to expand FTZ 163 is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.13.
Dated: December 13, 2018.
Christian B. Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2018-27425 Filed 12-18-18; 8:45 am]
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