2024-09369. Approval of Expansion of Subzone 183B; Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC; Taylor, 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's regulations (15 CFR part 400) provide for the establishment of subzones for specific uses;

Whereas, the Foreign Trade Zone of Central Texas, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 183, has made application to the Board for an expansion of Subzone 183B on behalf of Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC, to include a site located in Taylor, Texas (FTZ Docket B-66-2023, docketed December 28, 2023);

Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (89 FR 319, January 3, 2024) 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 183B on behalf of Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC, located in Taylor, Texas, as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including section 400.13.

Dated: April 25, 2024.

Dawn Shackleford,

Executive Director of Trade Agreements Policy & Negotiations, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.