[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 127 (Thursday, July 2, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 36212-36213] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-17688] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 983] Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Dothan, 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: [[Page 36213]] 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 Dothan-Houston County Foreign Trade Zone, Inc. (the Grantee), an Alabama non-profit corporation, has made application to the Board (FTZ Docket 31-97, 62 FR 19545, 4-22-97), requesting the establishment of a foreign-trade zone at sites in the Dothan (Houston/ Dale Counties), Alabama area, adjacent to the Panama City, Florida Customs port of entry; Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register; and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's report and finds that the requirements of the Act and the Board's regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application is in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants to the Grantee the privilege of establishing a foreign-trade zone, designated on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 233, at the sites described in the application, subject to the Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.28. Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of June 1998. Foreign-Trade Zones Board. William M. Daley, Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and Executive Officer. Attest: Dennis Puccinelli, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 98-17688 Filed 7-1-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P