[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 51184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14336]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1475]


Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, Nissan Forklift 
Corporation North America (Forklift Trucks), Marengo, Illinois

    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 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, an application from the Greater Rockford Airport 
Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 176 (Rockford, Illinois), for 
authority to establish special-purpose subzone status for the forklift 
truck manufacturing facilities of Nissan Forklift Corporation North 
America, in Marengo, Illinois, was filed by the Board on June 8, 2005, 
and notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register 
(FTZ Docket 28-2005, 70 FR 34742, 6-15-2005); 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 
restriction;
    Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants authority for subzone 
status for activity related to industrial forklift trucks at the 
manufacturing and warehousing facilities of Nissan Forklift Corporation 
North America located in Marengo, Illinois (Subzone 176E), 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 further 
subject to a restriction requiring that all articles of textile 
materials classified under HTSUS 6307.90.3010, 6307.90.3020, 
6307.90.8940, 6307.90.8995, 6307.90.9882, and 6307.90.9884 must be 
admitted under privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).
    Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of August 2006.

David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary of Commercefor Import Administration, Alternate 
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
    Attest:
Andrew McGilvray,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-14336 Filed 8-28-06; 8:45 am]
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