Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 118 / Tuesday, June 19, 2001 / Notices 32933

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1176]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status

Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics

Industries of America, Inc. (TV/VCR

Combination Units), Vancouver, WA

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 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 Port of Tacoma,

Washington, grantee of FTZ 86, has

made application to the Board for

authority to establish special-purpose

subzone status at the manufacturing

facilities (9- and 13-inch television/

video cassette recorder combination

units) of Matsushita Kotobuki

Electronics Industries of America, Inc.

(MKA), located at sites in Vancouver,

Washington (FTZ Docket 46–2000, filed

8/2/2000);

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment has been given in the Federal

Register (65 FR 49536, 8/14/2000); 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 would

be in the public interest;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby

grants authority for subzone status at the

9- and 13-inch TV/VCR unit

manufacturing facilities of Matsushita

Kotobuki Electronics Industries of

America, Inc. in Vancouver, Washington

(Subzone 86E), at the locations

described in the application, subject to

the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations,

including § 400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of

June 2001.

Faryar Shirzad,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–15424 Filed 6–18–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1171]

Approval for Expansion of Subzone

49D Merck & Company, Inc., Plant

(Pharmaceuticals); Rahway, New

Jersey

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 Port Authority of New

York and New Jersey, grantee of FTZ 49,

has requested authority on behalf of

Merck & Company, Inc. (Merck), to add

capacity and to expand the scope of

authority under zone procedures within

Subzone 49D at the Merck plant in

Rahway, New Jersey (FTZ Docket 3–

2001, filed 1/18/2001);

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment has been given in the Federal

Register (66 FR 8195, 1/30/01);

Whereas, pursuant to section

400.32(b)(1) of the FTZ Board

regulations (15 CFR 400), the Secretary

of Commerce’s delegate on the FTZ

Board has the authority to act for the

Board in making decisions regarding

manufacturing activity within existing

zones when the proposed activity is the

same, in terms of products involved, to

activity recently approved by the Board

and similar in circumstances (15 CFR

400.32(b)(1)(i)); 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 the proposal is in the public

interest;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby

orders:

The application to add capacity and

to expand the scope of authority under

zone procedures within Subzone 49D on

behalf of Merck & Company, Inc., is

approved, subject to the FTZ Act and

the Board’s regulations, including

Section 400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of

May 2001.

Faryar Shirzad,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–15422 Filed 6–18–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1166]

Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 138

Columbus, Ohio Area

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 Rickenbacker Port

Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade

Zone No. 138, submitted an application

to the Board for authority to expand

FTZ 138 in the Columbus, Ohio area,

adjacent to the Columbus Customs port

of entry (FTZ Docket 31–2000, filed 6/

20/2000);

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment was given in the Federal

Register (65 FR 39866, 6/28/2000) 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, and

that the proposal is in the public

interest;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby

orders:

The application to expand FTZ 138 is

approved, subject to the Act and the

Board’s regulations, including section

400.28, and further subject to the

Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation

limit.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of

May 2001.

Faryar Shirzad,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–15421 Filed 6–18–01; 8:45 am]

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