[Federal Register: August 30, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 169)]
[Notices]
[Page 52696-52697]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1116]
Extension of Nonprivileged Status Authority, Oil Refinery
Subzones
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, and when the activity results
in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest;
Whereas, the Board approved the oil refinery/petrochemical complex
subzones listed below to conduct certain activity under zone
procedures, subject to product and time restrictions;
Whereas, applications were submitted from the FTZ grantees of the
subzones listed below, requesting a time extension of authority to
elect nonprivileged foreign status (NPF) on crude oil and related
products used in the production of certain petrochemical feedstocks and
refinery by-products at the crude oil refineries/petrochemical
complexes of the listed subzones;
Whereas, the applications were filed by the Board on August 23,
1999, and notice describing the applications and inviting public
comment was given in the Federal Register (FTZ Docket 41-99, 64 FR
48140, 9/2/99); 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
applications would be in the public interest if approval is subject to
the conditions listed below;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby amends the Board Orders listed
below, authorizing an extension of authority for the listed subzones,
subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including
Sec. 400.28, and further 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 (examiner's report,
Appendix "C");
--products for export;
--and, products eligible for entry under HTSUS #9808.00.30 and
#9808.00.40 (U.S. Government purchases).
| ------------------------------------- | ------------- | ---------------------- |
| Subzone | Order | Docket No. |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------- | ---------------------- |
| 2H................................. | 791 | Doc. 41(1)-99 |
| 2I................................. | 821 | Doc. 41(2)-99 |
| 2J................................. | 895 | Doc. 41(3)-99 |
| 3B................................. | 974 | Doc. 41(4)-99 |
| 8F................................. | 822 | Doc. 41(5)-99 |
| 8G................................. | 822 | Doc. 41(6)-99 |
| 9E................................. | 769 | Doc. 41(7)-99 |
| 20C................................ | 761 | Doc. 41(8)-99 |
| 22I................................ | 779 | Doc. 41(9)-99 |
| 22J................................ | 960 | Doc. 41(10)-99 |
| 31B................................ | 878 | Doc. 41(11)-99 |
| 35C................................ | 838 | Doc. 41(12)-99 |
| 35D................................ | 891 | Doc. 41(13)-99 |
| 47B................................ | 865 | Doc. 41(14)-99 |
| 49E................................ | 792 | Doc. 41(15)-99 |
| 49F................................ | 880 | Doc. 41(16)-99 |
| 70T................................ | 879 | Doc. 41(17)-99 |
| 82F................................ | 921 | Doc. 41(18)-99 |
| 82G................................ | 962 | Doc. 41(19)-99 |
| 84F................................ | 770 | Doc. 41(20)-99 |
| 84J................................ | 785 | Doc. 41(21)-99 |
| 84N................................ | 793 | Doc. 41(22)-99 |
| 84O................................ | 837 | Doc. 41(23)-99 |
| 84P................................ | 961 | Doc. 41(24)-99 |
| 84Q................................ | 975 | Doc. 41(25)-99 |
| 87A................................ | 808 | Doc. 41(26)-99 |
| 87B................................ | 760 | Doc. 41(27)-99 |
| 92D................................ | 747 | Doc. 41(28)-99 |
| 99E................................ | 831 | Doc. 41(29)-99 |
| 104C............................... | 805 | Doc. 41(30)-99 |
| 115B............................... | 780 | Doc. 41(31)-99 |
| 116A............................... | 740 | Doc. 41(32)-99 |
| 116B............................... | 772 | Doc. 41(33)-99 |
| 116C............................... | 848 | Doc. 41(34)-99 |
| 122A............................... | 782 | Doc. 41(35)-99 |
| 122C............................... | 765 | Doc. 41(36)-99 |
| 122I............................... | 759 | Doc. 41(37)-99 |
| 122J............................... | 771 | Doc. 41(38)-99 |
| 122L............................... | 768 | Doc. 41(39)-99 |
| 122M............................... | 1031 | Doc. 41(40)-99 |
| 124A............................... | 825 | Doc. 41(41)-99 |
| 124C............................... | 739 | Doc. 41(42)-99 |
| 124E............................... | 773 | Doc. 41(43)-99 |
| 124F............................... | 839 | Doc. 41(44)-99 |
| 142A............................... | 790 | Doc. 41(45)-99 |
| 142B............................... | 806 | Doc. 41(46)-99 |
| 142C............................... | 894 | Doc. 41(47)-99 |
| 146D............................... | 781 | Doc. 41(48)-99 |
| 149C............................... | 920 | Doc. 41(49)-99 |
| 149E............................... | 999 | Doc. 41(50)-99 |
| 152B............................... | 762 | Doc. 41(51)-99 |
| 154A............................... | 847 | Doc. 41(52)-99 |
| 161B............................... | 862 | Doc. 41(53)-99 |
| 181A............................... | 864 | Doc. 41(54)-99 |
| 199A............................... | 731 | Doc. 41(55)-99 |
| 199B............................... | 830 | Doc. 41(56)-99 |
| 199C............................... | 863 | Doc. 41(57)-99 |
| 202B............................... | 959 | Doc. 41(58)-99 |
| ----------------------------------- | --------- | ---------------------------- |
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of August 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 00-22198 Filed 8-29-00; 8:45 am]
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