United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2012_register executive 2012-02-27 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fd5cf9 D09002ee1c7fd5e12 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Foreign-Trade Zones Board originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) hereby revises its regulations issued pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), concerning the authorization and regulation of foreign-trade zones and zone activity in the United States. The rule is comprehensive and constitutes a complete revision, replacing the present version of 15 CFR part 400. The changes simplify many of the Board's procedures, including those for users to obtain authority related to manufacturing and value-added activity, and include new rules designed to address compliance with the Act's requirement for a grantee to provide uniform treatment for the users of a zone. The new rules improve flexibility for U.S.-based operations, including export- oriented activity; enhance clarity; and strengthen compliance and enforcement. The revisions also reorganize the regulations in the interest of ease-of-use and transparency. 77 FR 12112 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-02-28/2012-4249 2012-4249 fr28fe12-14 RIN 0625-AA81 P Docket No. 090210156-1664-02 Order No. 1815 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-02-28/2012-4249 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-28/html/2012-4249.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-28/pdf/2012-4249.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Confidential Business Information Customs Duties and Inspection Foreign-Trade Zones Harbors Imports Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 44 p. 12112 12155 77 FR 12112 Title 15 Part 400 15 CFR Part 400 RIN 0625-AA81 Foreign-Trade Zones in the United States; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue RULE 2012-4249 II DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board 2012-04-30 Docket No. 090210156-1664-02 Order No. 1815 P 2012-4249 Final rule.

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) hereby revises its regulations issued pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), concerning the authorization and regulation of foreign-trade zones and zone activity in the United States. The rule is comprehensive and constitutes a complete revision, replacing the present version of 15 CFR part 400. The changes simplify many of the Board's procedures, including those for users to obtain authority related to manufacturing and value-added activity, and include new rules designed to address compliance with the Act's requirement for a grantee to provide uniform treatment for the users of a zone. The new rules improve flexibility for U.S.-based operations, including export- oriented activity; enhance clarity; and strengthen compliance and enforcement. The revisions also reorganize the regulations in the interest of ease-of-use and transparency.

Effective Date: April 30, 2012, except for Sec. Sec. 400.21- 400.23, 400.25 and 400.43(f) which contain information collection requirements that have not yet been submitted for OMB review. The Board will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary, Foreign Trade Zones Board, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 2111, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-2862 or Matthew Walden, Senior Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4610, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-2963. Administrative Practice and Procedure Confidential Business Information Customs Duties and Inspection Foreign-Trade Zones Harbors Imports Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Foreign-Trade Zones in the U.S. , http://www.trade.gov/ftz Vol. 77, no. 39 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-02-28 continuing daily deposited born digital 430 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-02-28 P0b002ee181f3d0ca 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr28fe12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-02-28 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-28/pdf/FR-2012-02-28.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-28/xml/FR-2012-02-28.xml fdlp 11737 12155 DGPO 2012-02-27 2024-06-03 FR-2012-02-28 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-02-28 77 39