Notice2023-23609
Approval of Expansion of Subzone 98A; Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.; Moundville, Vance and Woodstock, Alabama
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Published
October 25, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 73309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23609]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 2153]
Approval of Expansion of Subzone 98A; Mercedes-Benz U.S.
International, Inc.; Moundville, Vance and Woodstock, 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, 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's regulations (15 CFR part 400) provide for the
establishment of subzones for specific uses;
Whereas, the City of Birmingham, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 98,
has made application to the Board to expand Subzone 98A on behalf of
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. in Moundville, Vance and
Woodstock, Alabama (FTZ Docket B-33-2023, docketed May 22, 2023);
Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the
Federal Register (88 FR 34127-34128, May 26, 2023) 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
examiners' memorandum, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act
and the Board's regulations are satisfied;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby approves the expansion of Subzone
98A on behalf of Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. in Moundville,
Vance and Woodstock, Alabama, as described in the application and
Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's
regulations, including section 400.13.
Dated: October 20, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-23609 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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