Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Under the Alternative Site Framework; Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, 6230 [2023-01923]

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[FR Doc. 2023–01941 Filed 1–30–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 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 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 6230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01923]


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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]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P

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