[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 58597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29070]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Order No. 784]


Approval of Manufacturing Activity Within Foreign-Trade Zone 119, 
Minneapolis, MN; Tetra Rex Packaging Systems, Inc. (Liquid Food 
Products Packaging Equipment)

    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, Sec. 400.28(a)(2) of the Board's regulations, requires 
approval of the Board prior to commencement of new manufacturing/
processing activity within existing zone facilities;
    Whereas, the Greater Metropolitan Area Foreign Trade Zone 
Commission, grantee of FTZ 119, has requested authority under 
Sec. 400.32(b)(1) of the Board's regulations on behalf of Tetra Rex 
Packaging Systems, Inc., to manufacture liquid food products packaging 
equipment under zone procedures within FTZ 119, Minneapolis, Minnesota 
(filed 4-12-95, FTZ Docket A(32b1)-5-95; Doc. 64-95, assigned 10-24-
95);
    Whereas, pursuant to Sec. 400.32(b)(1), the Commerce Department's 
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration has the authority to act 
for the Board in making such decisions on new manufacturing/processing 
activity under certain circumstances, including situations where the 
proposed zone benefits do not involve the election of nonprivileged 
foreign status on items involving inverted tariff benefits 
(Sec. 400.32(b)(1)(iii)); and,
    Whereas, the FTZ Staff has reviewed the proposal, taking into 
account the criteria of Sec. 400.31, and the Executive Secretary has 
recommended approval;
    Now, Therefore, the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, 
acting for the Board pursuant to Sec. 400.32(b)(1), concurs in the 
recommendation and hereby approves the request subject to the Act and 
the Board's regulations, including Sec. 400.28, and subject to a 
restriction requiring that privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41) 
shall be elected on all foreign-origin merchandise admitted to the zone 
for the Tetra Rex Packaging Systems, Inc., operation, as indicated in 
the request.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of November 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Chairman, 
Committee of Alternates, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
    Attest:
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-29070 Filed 11-27-95; 8:45 am]
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