[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2012)] [Notices] [Page 65360] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2012-26422] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1862] Grant of Authority for Subzone Status (Centrifugal and Submersible Pumps); Auburn, NY 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 special-purpose subzones when existing zone facilities cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest; Whereas, the County of Orange, New York, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 37, has made application to the Board for authority to establish a special-purpose subzone at the centrifugal and submersible pump manufacturing and warehousing facilities of Xylem Water Systems U.S.A., LLC (formerly ITT Water Technology, Inc.), located in Auburn, New York (FTZ Docket 66-2011, filed 10-21-2011); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (76 FR 66685, 10-27-2011) 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 examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and Board's regulations are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants authority for subzone status for activity related to the manufacturing of centrifugal and submersible pumps and related controllers at the Xylem Water Systems U.S.A., LLC, facilities located in Auburn, New York (Subzone 37D), 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 18th day of Otober 2012. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Attest: Elizabeth Whiteman, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012-26422 Filed 10-25-12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P