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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ricardo Limes, Chief, Direct
Transactions and Positions Branch (BE–
49), via phone at (301) 278–9659 or via
email at Ricardo.Limes@bea.gov.
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This data collection has been
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Paul W. Farello,
Associate Director for International
Economics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 2137]
Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone
Under the Alternative Site Framework;
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
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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 adopted the
alternative site framework (ASF) (15
CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the
establishment or reorganization of
zones;
Whereas, the Plaquemines Port,
Harbor & Terminal District (the
Grantee), a Louisiana public
corporation, made application to the
Board (B–9–2022, docketed March 22,
2022) requesting the establishment of a
foreign-trade zone under the ASF with
a service area of Plaquemines Parish,
Louisiana, within and adjacent to the
New Orleans Customs and Border
Protection port of entry, and proposed
Site 1 would be categorized as a magnet
site;
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (87 FR 17268–17269, March 28,
2022) and the application was processed
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopted the
findings and recommendations of the
examiners’ report, and found that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations are satisfied;
Therefore, on January 23, 2023, the
Board granted to the Grantee the
privilege of establishing a foreign-trade
zone, designated on the records of the
Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 300, as
described in the application, and subject
to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations, including Section 400.13,
and to the Board’s standard 2,000-acre
activation limit.
Dated: January 25, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2023–01923 Filed 1–30–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 2137]
Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Under the Alternative Site
Framework; Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
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 adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15
CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization
of zones;
Whereas, the Plaquemines Port, Harbor & Terminal District (the
Grantee), a Louisiana public corporation, made application to the Board
(B-9-2022, docketed March 22, 2022) requesting the establishment of a
foreign-trade zone under the ASF with a service area of Plaquemines
Parish, Louisiana, within and adjacent to the New Orleans Customs and
Border Protection port of entry, and proposed Site 1 would be
categorized as a magnet site;
Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal
Register (87 FR 17268-17269, March 28, 2022) and the application was
processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopted the findings and recommendations of the
examiners' report, and found that the requirements of the FTZ Act and
the Board's regulations are satisfied;
Therefore, on January 23, 2023, the Board granted to the Grantee
the privilege of establishing a foreign-trade zone, designated on the
records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 300, as described in the
application, and subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations,
including Section 400.13, and to the Board's standard 2,000-acre
activation limit.
Dated: January 25, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-01923 Filed 1-30-23; 8:45 am]
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