[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62695-62696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25629]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1250]


Grant of Authority for Subzone Status; Brittany Dyeing and 
Printing Corporation (Inc.) (Textile Finishing), New Bedford, MA

    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 (the 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 the specific use involved, and when the activity 
results in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest;
    Whereas, the City of New Bedford, Massachusetts, grantee of 
Foreign-Trade Zone 28, has made application for authority to establish 
special-purpose subzones status at the textile finishing plant of 
Brittany Dyeing and Printing Corporation (Inc.), located in New 
Bedford, Massachusetts (FTZ Docket 12-2002, filed February 7, 2002).
    Whereas, notice inviting the public comment was given in the 
Federal Register (67 FR 7131, February 15, 2002); and,
    Whereas, the application seeks FTZ authority for only the following 
processes: Dyeing, printing, shrinking, sanferizing, desizing, 
sponging, bleaching, cleaning/laundering, calendaring, hydroxilating, 
decatizing, fulling, mercerizing, chintzing, moiring, framing/beaming, 
stiffening, weighting, crushing, tubing, thermofixing, anti-microbial 
finishing, shower proofing, flame retardation, and embossing; 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 would be satisfied, and that approval of the 
application would be in the public interest if approval were subject to 
the restriction listed below;
    Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants authority for subzone 
status at the

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textile finishing plant of Brittany Dyeing and Printing Corporation 
(Inc.), located in New Bedford, Massachusetts (Subzone 28E), at the 
location described in the application, subject to the FTZ Act and the 
Board's regulations, including Sec.  400.28, and further subject to the 
following restrictions:
    1. Privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41) shall be elected on 
all foreign status fabric admitted to the subzone;
    2. No activity under FTZ procedures shall be permitted and that 
would result in a change in textile quota category or country of 
origin, and/or alter applicable U.S. quota/visa requirements; and,
    3. All FTZ activity shall be subject to Sec.  146.63(d) of the U.S. 
Customs Service regulations (19 CFR part 146).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of September 2002.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration Alternate 
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 02-25629 Filed 10-7-02; 8:45 am]
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