Approval of Expansion of Subzone 78A; Nissan North America, Inc.; Smyrna, Tennessee |
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Topics: Nissan
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Paul Piquado
Andrew McGilvray
Department of Commerce
10 June 2016
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 38130-38131] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2016-13946] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2002] Approval of Expansion of Subzone 78A; Nissan North America, Inc.; Smyrna, Tennessee 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 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 Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 78, has made application to the Board to expand Subzone 78A on behalf of Nissan North America, Inc., located in Smyrna, Tennessee (FTZ Docket B-84-2015, docketed December 23, 2015); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (81 FR 63, January 4, 2016) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; and, [[Page 38131]] Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's 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 78A on behalf of Nissan North America, Inc., as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.13. Signed at Washington, DC, this 2nd day of June 2016. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-13946 Filed 6-10-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P