Approval of Expansion of Subzone 116F; Port Arthur LNG, LLC; Port Arthur and Jefferson County, Texas

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May 22, 2024

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 44959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11196]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 2162]


Approval of Expansion of Subzone 116F; Port Arthur LNG, LLC; Port 
Arthur and Jefferson County, 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's regulations (15 CFR part 400) provide for the 
establishment of subzones for specific uses;
    Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zone of Southeast Texas, Inc., grantee 
of Foreign-Trade Zone 116, has made application to the Board to expand 
Subzone 116F on behalf of Port Arthur LNG, LLC, to include a site in 
Port Arthur, Texas (FTZ Docket B-5-2024, docketed January 18, 2024);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the 
Federal Register (89 FR 4274, January 23, 2024) 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 
116F on behalf of Port Arthur LNG, LLC, located in Port Arthur, Texas, 
as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to 
the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including section 400.13.

    Dated: May 16, 2024.
Dawn Shackleford,
Executive Director of Trade Agreements Policy & Negotiations, Alternate 
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2024-11196 Filed 5-21-24; 8:45 am]
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