---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 400.61"
title: "15"
number: "400.61"
heading: "Revocation of authority."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/400.61"
---

# §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)](/cfr/15/400.2.md?p=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)](#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)](#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)](/usc/19/81r.md?p=c)), the grantee of the zone in question may appeal an order of the Board revoking authority.

## Notes

### Amendments

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

### Authority

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)).

### Source

Source: 77 FR 12139, Feb. 28, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

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