01-15421. Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 138 Columbus, Ohio Area

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 Rickenbacker Port Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 138, submitted an application to the Board for authority to expand FTZ 138 in the Columbus, Ohio area, adjacent to the Columbus Customs port of entry (FTZ Docket 31-2000, filed 6/20/2000);

Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (65 FR 39866, 6/28/2000) 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 the Board's regulations are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the public interest;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby orders:

The application to expand FTZ 138 is approved, subject to the Act and the Board's regulations, including section 400.28, and further subject to the Board's standard 2,000-acre activation limit.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of May 2001.

Faryar Shirzad,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Executive Secretary.