[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 237 (Monday, December 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 71508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20945]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1492]


Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, A. Wimpfheimer & Bro., 
Inc. (Textile Finishing), Blackstone, Virginia

    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 (the 
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 Capital Region Airport Commission, grantee of Foreign-
Trade Zone 207 (Richmond, Virginia), has made application for authority 
to establish special-purpose subzone status at the textile finishing 
plant of A. Wimpfheimer & Bro., Inc., located in Blackstone, Virginia 
(FTZ Docket 11-2006, filed 4-4-2006);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (71 FR 19479, 4-14-2006);
    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, 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 restrictions listed below;
    Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants authority for subzone 
status for fabric dyeing and printing activity at the textile finishing 
plant of A. Wimpfheimer & Bro., Inc., located in Blackstone, Virginia 
(Subzone 207C), 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 the following 
restrictions:
    1. Privileged foreign status (19 CFR Sec.  146.41) shall be elected 
on all foreign status fabric admitted to the subzone;
    2. No activity under FTZ procedures shall be permitted that would 
result in a change in textile quota category, country of origin, and/or 
alter applicable U.S. quota/visa requirements; and,
    3. All FTZ activity shall be subject to Section 146.63(d) of the 
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection regulations (19 CFR Part 146).
    Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of December 2006.

David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary of Commercefor Import Administration, Alternate 
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
    Attest:
Andrew McGilvray,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-20945 Filed 12-8-06; 8:45 am]
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