DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                           Foreign-Trade Zones Board

                                [Order No. 239]

                                   49 FR 1408

                                January 11, 1984


Resolution and Order Approving the Application of the Massachusetts Port
Authority for a Special-Purpose Subzone in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Within
the Lawrence Customs Port of Entry

TEXT: Proceedings of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Washington, D.C. 


Resolution and Order

   Pursuant to the authority granted in the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June
18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board has
adopted the following Resolution and Order:

   The Board, having considered the matter, hereby orders: 

   After consideration of the application of the Massachusetts Port
Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 27, filed February 3, 1983,
requesting special-purpose subzone status for the textile processing plant
of Lawrence Textile Shrinking Company in Lawrence, Massachusetts, within
the Lawrence Customs port of entry, the Board, finding that the requirements
of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended, and the Board's regulations are
satisfied, and that the proposal would be in the public interest if
activity on merchandise to be imported is limited to the types of non-
manufacturing operations listed in the application, approves the application
subject to the conditions that no activity shall be conducted under zone
procedures that would change Customs classifications or country of origin
on merchandise destined for the domestic market.

   The Secretary of Commerce, as Chairman and Executive Officer of the
Board, is hereby authorized to issue a grant of authority an appropriate
Board Order.  

Grant of Authority To Establish a Foreign-trade Subzone in Lawrence,
Massachusetts

   Whereas, by an Act of Congress approved June 18, 1934, an Act "To
provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of foreign-trade
zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage
foreign commerce, and for other purposes", as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u)
(the Act), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) is authorized and
empowered to grant to corporations the privilege of establishing,
operating, and maintaining foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to ports of
entry under the jurisdiction of the United States;  

   Whereas, the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.304) provide for the
establishment of special-purpose subzones when existing zone facilities
cannot serve the specific use involved, and where a significant public
benefit will result;

   Whereas, the Massachusetts Port Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone
No. 27 in Boston, has made application (filed February 3, 1983, FTZ Docket
No. 1-83, 48 FR 6145) in due and proper form to the Board requesting a
special-purpose subzone at the textile processing facility of the Lawrence
Textile Shrinking Company in Lawrence, Massachusetts, within the Lawrence
Customs port of entry; 

   Whereas, notice of said application has been given and published, and
full opportunity has been afforded all interested parties to be heard; and,

   Whereas, the Board has found that the requirements of the Act and the
Board's regulations would be satisfied and that the proposal would be in
the public interest if approval is given subject to the conditions stated
in the resolution accompanying this action;

   Now, therefore, in accordance with the application filed February 3,
1983, the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone at
Lawrence Textile Shrinking Company's facility in Lawrence, Massachusetts,
designated on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Subzone No. 27C at
the location mentioned above and more particularly described on the maps
and drawings accompanying the application, said grant of authority being
subject to the provisions and restrictions of the Act and the Regulations,
and those stated in the resolution accompanying this action, and also to
the following express conditions and limitations:

   Activities conducted under zone procedures shall be limited to the
non-manufacturing processes described in the application. 

   Activation of the subzone shall be commenced within a reasonable time
from the date of issuance of the grant, and prior thereto, any necessary
permits shall be obtained from Federal, State, and municipal authorities. 

   Officers and employees of the United States shall have free and
unrestricted access to and throughout the foreign-trade subzone in the
performance of their official duties. 

   The grant shall not be construed to relieve responsible parties from
liability for injury or damage to the person or property of others
occasioned by the construction, operation, or maintenance of said subzone,
and in no event shall the United States be liable therefor.

   The grant is further subject to settlement locally by the District
Director of Customs and District Army Engineer with the Grantee regarding
compliance with their respective requirements for the protection of the
revenue of the United States and the installation of suitable facilities.

   In witness whereof, the Foreign-Trade Zones Board has caused its name
to be signed and its seal to be affixed hereto by its Chairman and
Executive Officer or his delegate at Washington, D.C. this 5th day of
January 1984 pursuant to Order of the Board.


Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
William T. Archey,

   Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Administration Chairman,
Committee of Alternates.

   Attest:


John Dupont,

   Executive Secretary.  
[FR Doc. 84-707 Filed 1-10-84; 8:45 am]

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