Approval of Expansion of Subzone 61T; Plaza Warehousing & Realty Corporation; Caguas, Puerto Rico, 64443-64444 [2020-22541]

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[FR Doc. 2020–22641 Filed 10–9–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2106] Approval of Expansion of Subzone 61T; Plaza Warehousing & Realty Corporation; Caguas, 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 (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 ForeignTrade 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 Department of Economic Development and Commerce, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 61, has made application to the Board to expand Subzone 61T on behalf of Plaza Warehousing & Realty Corporation to include additional acreage in Caguas, Puerto Rico (FTZ Docket B–46–2020, docketed July 20, 2020); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (85 FR 45373, July 28, 2020) 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 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 61T at the facility of Plaza Warehousing & Realty Corporation, located in Caguas, Puerto Rico, as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64443-64444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22541]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 2106]


Approval of Expansion of Subzone 61T; Plaza Warehousing & Realty 
Corporation; Caguas, 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 Board's regulations (15 CFR part 400) provide for the 
establishment of subzones for specific uses;
    Whereas, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce, 
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 61, has made application to the Board to 
expand Subzone 61T on behalf of Plaza Warehousing & Realty Corporation 
to include additional acreage in Caguas, Puerto Rico (FTZ Docket B-46-
2020, docketed July 20, 2020);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the 
Federal Register (85 FR 45373, July 28, 2020) 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 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 
61T at the facility of Plaza Warehousing & Realty Corporation, located 
in Caguas, Puerto Rico, as described in the application and Federal 
Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, 
including Section 400.13.


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    Dated: October 6, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2020-22541 Filed 10-9-20; 8:45 am]
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