[Federal Register: December 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 245)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1426]
Extension of Nonprivileged Foreign Status Authority, Five Oil
Refinery/Petrochemical 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, the Foreign-Trade Zones 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 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 three conditions;
Whereas, applications were submitted from the FTZ grantees of the
subzones listed below, requesting a time extension of authority
(removing Condition No. 3) to elect nonprivileged foreign status (NPF)
on crude oil and related inputs used in the production of certain
petrochemical feedstocks and refinery by-products at the crude oil
refineries/petrochemical complexes listed below;
Whereas, Conditions No. 1 and No. 2 of the original Board Orders
would remain in effect, with Condition No. 2 updated to conform to the
standard FTZ oil refinery/petrochemical restrictions on eligible
foreign inputs and finished products as listed below;
Whereas, the applications were filed by the Board on November 30,
2004, and notice describing the applications and inviting public
comment was given in the Federal Register (FTZ Docket 54-2004, 69 FR
70996, 12/8/2004); 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 were 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
nonprivileged foreign (NPF) status (19 CFR 146.42) may be elected on
refinery
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inputs covered under HTSUS Subheadings 2709.00.10, 2709.00.20,
2710.11.25, 2710.11.45, 2710.19.05, 2710.19.10, 2710.19.45, 2710.91.00,
2710.99.05, 2710.99.10, 2710.99.16, 2710.99.21 and 2710.99.45 which are
used in the production of:
--petrochemical feedstocks and refinery by-products (examiner's
report, Standard Appendix ``C'');
--products for export;
--and, products eligible for entry under HTSUS 9808.00.30
and 9808.00.40 (U.S. Government purchases).
Grantee: Port of Long Beach, California
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Board Order Subzone Company Location
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1050.......................................................... 50G Shell Oil ProductsU.S. Los Angeles, CA
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Grantee: Port of Corpus Christi Authority, Texas
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Board Order Subzone Company Location
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1086.......................................................... 122N Equistar Chemicals, LP Nueces Co., TX
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Grantee: Port of Freeport, Texas
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Board Order Subzone Company Location
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1087.......................................................... 149F Equistar Chemicals, LP Brazoria Co., TX
1088.......................................................... 149G Dow Chemical Company Brazoria Co., TX
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Grantee: Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, California
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Board Order Subzone Company Location
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1032.......................................................... 202C ConocoPhillips Company Los Angeles, CA
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of December 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration,
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Attest:
Dennis Puccinelli,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-7709 Filed 12-21-05; 8:45 am]
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