Approval of Expansion of Subzone 98A; Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.; Moundville, Vance and Woodstock, Alabama Publication: Federal Register Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Byline: Lisa W. Wang Date: 25 October 2023 Subject: American Government Topic: Mercedes-Benz

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 73309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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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