[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 237 (Wednesday, December 10, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 65063] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-32354] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 937] Grant of Authority for Subzone Status Fossil Partners, L.P.; (Watches, Sunglasses, Accessories) Richardson, 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, by an Act of Congress approved June 18, 1934, an Act ``To provide 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,'' as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u) (the Act), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) is authorized to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs 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; Whereas, an application from the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board, grantee of FTZ 39, for authority to establish special- purpose subzone status at the warehousing/distribution facility (watches, sunglasses and accessories) of Fossil Partners, L.P., in Richardson, Texas, was filed by the Board on March 12, 1997, and notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (FTZ Docket 15-97, 62 FR 13595, 3-2-97); 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 approval of the application is in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone (Subzone 39E) at the Fossil Partners, L.P. facility in Richardson, Texas, at the location described in the application, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Sec. 400.28. Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of December 1997. Robert S. LaRussa, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 97-32354 Filed 12-9-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P