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California, some 90 miles north of the

San Francisco Consolidated Customs

port of entry limits (FTZ Docket 37–99;

filed July 16, 1999);

Whereas, Section 2422 of the

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical

Corrections Act of 1999 (Pub.L. 106–36)

directs the Foreign-Trade Zones Board

to approve the expansion of FTZ 143 to

include the proposed site in Chico,

California;

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment was given in the Federal

Register (64 FR 41374, July 30, 1999)

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 143 is

approved, subject to the Act and the

Board’s regulations, including § 400.28

and further subject to the Board’s

standard 2,000 acre activation limit.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of

January, 2000.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

Attest:

Dennis Puccinelli,

Acting Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–2589 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1072]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status,

Alfa Laval Distribution, Inc., (Separator

and Decanter Centrifuge Equipment/

Parts), Indianapolis, IN

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade 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 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 Indianapolis Airport

Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade

Zone 72, has made application to the

Board for authority to establish specialpurpose subzone status at the separator

and decanter centrifuge equipment parts

warehousing/distribution (nonmanufacturing) facility of Alfa Laval

Distribution, Inc., located in

Indianapolis, Indiana (FTZ Docket 50–

98, filed November 5, 1998);

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment has been given in the Federal

Register (63 FR 63451, November 13,

1998); and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

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 at the

separator and decanter centrifuge

equipment parts warehousing/

distribution facility of Alfa Laval

Distribution, Inc., located in

Indianapolis, Indiana (Subzone 72N), at

the location described in the

application, and subject to the FTZ Act

and the Board’s regulations, including

§ 400.28. The scope of authority does

not include activity conducted under

FTZ procedures that would result in a

change in tariff classification.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of

January 2000 .

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

Attest:

Dennis Puccinelli, 

Acting Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–2587 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1073]

Disapproval of Subzone Status, Mani

Can Corp. (Steel Cans), Mayaguez,

Puerto Rico

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade 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 (the Board)

to grant to qualified corporations the

privilege of establishing foreign-trade

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs

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 Puerto Rico Industrial

Development Company, grantee of

Foreign-Trade Zone 7, has made

application for authority to establish

special-purpose subzone status at the

steel can processing facilities of Mani

Can Corporation (Inc.), located in

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (FTZ Docket 36–

96, filed May 7, 1996);

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment was given in the Federal

Register (61 FR 24271, May 14, 1996);

and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations have not been

satisfied, and that approval of the

application is not in the public interest;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby

disapproves the application for subzone

status at the easy-open steel can

processing facilities of Mani Can

Corporation (Inc.), located in Mayaguez,

Puerto Rico.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of

January 2000.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

Attest:

Dennis Puccinelli,

Acting Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–2588 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

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