2023-15390. Approval of Subzone Expansion; Acushnet Company; Lakeville, Massachusetts

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 City of New Bedford, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 28, has made application to the Board to expand Subzone 28F on behalf of Acushnet Company in Lakeville, Massachusetts (FTZ Docket B–21–2023, docketed March 9, 2023);

Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (88 FR 15954, March 15, 2023) 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 application to expand Subzone 28F on behalf of Acushnet Company in Lakeville, Massachusetts, as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including section 400.13.

Dated: July 17, 2023.

Lisa W. Wang,

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.