[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR400.25]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
      CHAPTER IV--FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 400_REGULATIONS OF THE FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart C_Establishment and Modification of Zone Projects
 
Sec.  400.25  Application for subzone.

    (a) In general. An application to establish a subzone as part of a 
proposed or existing zone shall be submitted in accordance with the 
format in Sec.  400.24, except that the focus of the information 
provided in Exhibit Four shall be on the specific activity involved and 
its net economic effect. The information submitted in Exhibit Four shall 
include:
    (1) A summary as to the reasons for the subzone and an explanation 
of its anticipated economic effects;
    (2) Identity of the subzone user and its corporate affiliation;
    (3) Description of the proposed activity, including:
    (i) Products;
    (ii) Materials and Components;
    (iii) Sourcing plans (domestic/foreign);
    (iv) Tariff rates and other import requirements or restrictions;
    (v) Information to assist the Board in making a determination under 
Sec. Sec.  400.31(b)(1)(iii) and 400.31(b)(2);
    (vi) Benefits to subzone user;
    (vii) Information required in Sec.  400.24(d)(4)(vii);
    (viii) Information as to whether alternative procedures have been 
considered as a means of obtaining the benefits sought;
    (ix) Information on the industry involved and extent of 
international competition; and
    (x) Economic impact of the operation on the area;
    (4) Reason operation cannot be conducted within a general-purpose 
zone;

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    (5) Statement as to environmental impact; and
    (6) Any additional information requested by the Board or the 
Executive Secretary in order to conduct the review. The Executive 
Secretary may issue guidelines as to the kind of detailed information 
needed for various types of subzone cases.
    (b) Burden of proof. An applicant for a subzone must demonstrate to 
the Board that the proposed operation meets the criteria in Sec.  
400.23(b).

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0625-0139)