15 CFR § 400.61 - Revocation of authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s400.61"
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title: "15 CFR § 400.61 - Revocation of authority."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "400.61"
section_name: "Revocation of authority."
chapter_name: "FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
part_number: "400"
part_name: "REGULATIONS OF THE FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (Pub. L. 73-397, 48 Stat. 998-1003 (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u))."
regulatory_source: "77 FR 12139, Feb. 28, 2012, unless otherwise noted."
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# 400.61 Revocation of authority.

(a) *In general.* As provided in this section, the Board can revoke in whole or in part authority for a zone (*see* § 400.2(h)) whenever it determines that the zone grantee has violated, repeatedly and willfully, the provisions of the Act.

(b) *Procedure.* When the Board has reason to believe that the conditions for revocation, as described in paragraph (a) of this section, are met, the Board shall:

(1) Notify the grantee of the zone in question in writing stating the nature of the alleged violations, provide the grantee an opportunity to request a hearing on the proposed revocation, and notify any known operators in the zone;

(2) Conduct a hearing, if requested or otherwise if appropriate;

(3) Make a determination on the record of the proceeding not earlier than four months after providing notice to the zone grantee under paragraph (b)(1) of this section; and

(4) If the Board's determination is affirmative, publish a notice of revocation of authority, in whole or in part, in the *Federal Register.*

(c) *Appeals.* As provided in section 18 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 81r(c)), the grantee of the zone in question may appeal an order of the Board revoking authority.

[77 FR 12139, Feb. 28, 2012, as amended at 89 FR 8530, Feb. 8, 2024]