[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 78721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25350]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 2156]


Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Under the Alternative Site 
Framework in Socorro, Texas

    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 (FTZ) 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 adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 
CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of 
zones;
    Whereas, the City of Socorro (the Grantee) made application to the 
Board (B-1-2023, docketed January 9, 2023) requesting the establishment 
of a foreign-trade zone under the ASF with a service area of the City 
of Socorro, Texas, adjacent to the Tornillo Customs and Border 
Protection port of entry;
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (88 FR 2603, January 17, 2023) and the application was 
processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; and,
    Whereas, the Board adopted the findings and recommendations of the 
examiners' report, and found that the requirements of the FTZ Act and 
the Board's regulations are satisfied;
    Therefore, on November 9, 2023, the Board granted to the City of 
Socorro the privilege of establishing a foreign-trade zone, designated 
on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 302, as described 
in the application, and subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's 
regulations, including section 400.13, and to the Board's standard 
2,000-acre activation limit.

    Dated: November 13, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-25350 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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