# Expansion of Subzone; Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.; Sulligent, Alabama
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 Birmingham, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 98, has made application to the Board for the expansion of Subzone 98D on behalf of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. in Sulligent, Alabama, (FTZ Docket B-9-2024, docketed March 1, 2024);
*Whereas,* notice inviting public comment has been given in the *Federal Register* (89 FR 15970, March 6, 2024) 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 expansion of Subzone 98D on behalf of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. in Sulligent, Alabama, as described in the application and *Federal Register* notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including section 400.13.
Dated: June 28, 2024.
Dawn Shackleford,
Executive Director of Trade Agreements Policy & Negotiations, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.