Notices. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2156] Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Under the Alternative Site Framework in Socorro, 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,* 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 adopted the alternative site framework
(ASF)(15 CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones; *Whereas,* the City of Socorro (the Grantee) made application to the Board (B-1-2023, docketed January 9, 2023) requesting the establishment of a foreign-trade zone under the ASF with a service area of the City of Socorro, Texas, adjacent to the Tornillo Customs and Border Protection port of entry; *Whereas,* notice inviting public comment was given in the **Federal Register** (88 FR 2603, January 17, 2023) and the application was processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; and, *Whereas,* the Board adopted the findings and recommendations of the examiners' report, and found that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations are satisfied; *Therefore,* on November 9, 2023, the Board granted to the City of Socorro the privilege of establishing a foreign-trade zone, designated on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 302, as described in the application, and subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including section 400.13, and to the Board's standard 2,000-acre activation limit. Dated: November 13, 2023. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2023-25350 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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