Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, Thor Industries,Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1625]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, Thor Industries,Inc.

(Recreational Vehicle Manufacturing), Jackson Center, Ohio

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 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 Greater Dayton Foreign-Trade Zone Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 100, has made application to the Board for authority to establish a special-purpose subzone at the recreational vehicle manufacturing facilities of Thor Industries, Inc., located in Jackson Center, Ohio

(FTZ Docket 66-2008, filed 12/4/08);

Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (73 FR 76611-76612, 12/17/08); and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's report, and finds the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application is in the public interest;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants authority for subzone status for activity related to recreational vehicle manufacturing at the facilities of Thor Industries, Inc., located in Jackson Center, Ohio (Subzone 100D), as described in the application and Federal Register notice, and subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.28.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 12th day of June 2009.

Ronald K. Lorentzen,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration,

Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

Attest:

Andrew McGilvray,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. E9-14629 Filed 6-19-09; 8:45 am]

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Approval for Expanded Manufacturing Authority, Foreign-Trade Subzone 82D, Dothan, Alabama

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  

Foreign-Trade Zones Board  

[Order No. 1624]    

Approval for Expanded Manufacturing Authority, Foreign-Trade Subzone 82D, Sony Electronics Inc. (Digital Print Media Products),  Dothan, Alabama      

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, Sony Electronics Inc., operator of Subone 82D, has requested an expansion of the scope of manufacturing authority approved  within Subzone 82D in Dothan, Alabama, (FTZ Docket 68-2008, filed December 11, 2008);     

Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (73 FR 78290, 12/22/2008) and the application has been  processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; 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 are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the public interest;     

Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders:     

The application to expand the scope of manufacturing authority under zone procedures within Subzone 82D, as described in the  application and Federal Register notice, is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.28.      

Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of June 2009.  

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration,  

Alternate Chairman, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.     

Attest: Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9-14630 Filed 6-19-09; 8:45 am]  

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75th Anniversary of the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Act

Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the enactment of the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Act. To celebrate this anniversary, the FTZ Board posted some interesting historic material its website. The link featured near the top of its homepage, www.trade.gov/ftz, leads to the newly posted information.