Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 170; Clark County, IN

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 Indiana Port Commission, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 170, submitted an application to the Board for authority to expand FTZ 170-Site 1 to include the entire 993-acre Clark Maritime Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, within the Louisville Customs port of entry (FTZ Docket 62-2003; filed 11/10/03);

Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (68 FR 65872, 11/24/03) 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 170-Site 1 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 for the overall zone project.