[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 34304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9306]


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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1452]


Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, JBE, Inc. (Automotive 
Parts), Hartsville, South Carolina

    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 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 special-purpose subzones when existing zone facilities 
cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results 
in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest;
    Whereas, the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, grantee of Foreign-
Trade Zone 127, has made application to the Board for authority to 
establish a special-purpose subzone at the automotive parts 
distribution and assembly facility of JBE, Inc., located in Hartsville, 
South Carolina (FTZ Docket 55-2005, filed 11/2/05);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (70 FR 69937, 11/18/05); and,
    Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the 
examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and 
the Board's regulations would be satisfied, and that approval of the 
application would be in the public interest if approval is subject to 
the condition listed below;
    Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants authority for subzone 
status for activity related to the distribution and assembly of 
automotive parts at the facility of JBE, Inc., located in Hartsville, 
South Carolina (Subzone 127B), as described in the application and 
Federal Register notice, and subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's 
regulations, including Section 400.28, and subject to the following 
condition:
     JBE, Inc., shall notify the Board's Executive Secretary, 
as indicated in the application, prior to the start of any 
manufacturing or assembly activity involving foreign status inputs.
    Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of May 2006.

David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration.
Alternate Chairman Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
    Attest:
Dennis Puccinelli,
 Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-9306 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am]
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