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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD
ORDER NO. 895
GRANT OF AUTHORITY FOR SUBZONE STATUS
MURPHY OIL USA, INC.
(Oil Refinery)
ST. BERNARD PARISH, LOUISIANA
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, by an Act of Congress approved June 18, 1934, an Act "To provide
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," as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u) (the Act), the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board (the Board) is authorized to grant to qualified corporations the
privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs
ports of entry;
WHEREAS, the Board's regulations (15 CFR Part 400) provide for the
establishment of special-purpose subzones when existing zone facilities
cannot serve the specific use involved;
WHEREAS, an application from the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New
Orleans, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 2, for authority to establish special-
purpose subzone status at the oil refinery complex of Murphy Oil USA, Inc.,
located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, was filed by the Board on July 1,
1996, and notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register
(FTZ Docket 55-96, 61 FR 36550, 7-11-96); 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 would be satisfied, and that approval of the application would
be in the public interest if approval is subject to the conditions listed
below;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board hereby authorizes the establishment of a subzone
(Subzone 2J) at the oil refinery complex of Murphy Oil USA, Inc., located
in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, at the location described in the
application, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including
§400.28, and subject to the following conditions:
1. Foreign status (19 CFR §§ 146.41, 146.42) products consumed as fuel
for the refinery shall be subject to the applicable duty rate.
2. Privileged foreign status (19 CFR § 146.41) shall be elected on all
foreign merchandise admitted to the subzone, except that non-privileged
foreign (NPF) status (19 CFR § 146.42) may be elected on refinery inputs
covered under HTSUS Subheadings # 2709.00.1000 - # 2710.00.1050, #
2710.00.2500 and # 2710.00.4510 which are used in the production of:
-petrochemical feedstocks and refinery by-products (examiners
report, Appendix C);
-products for export; and,
-products eligible for entry under HTSUS # 9808.00.30 and 9808.00.40
(U.S. Government purchases).
3. The authority with regard to the NPF option is initially granted
until September 30, 2000, subject to extension.
Signed at Washington, DC, this ______ day of ____________ 1997.
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Robert S. LaRussa
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce
for Enforcement and Compliance
Alternate Chairman
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
ATTEST:_________________________
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.
Executive Secretary