02-17032. Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 35, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 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 Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 35, submitted an application to the Board for authority to expand FTZ status to a site (66 acres) at the Fort Washington Exposition Center located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania (Site 9), adjacent to the Philadelphia Customs port of entry (FTZ Docket 35-2001; filed 8/28/01);

Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (66 FR 46599, 9/6/01) 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 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 35 is approved, subject to the Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of June 2002.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

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