2024-03565. Approval of Expansion of Subzone 124A; Valero Refining-New Orleans L.L.C., St. Charles 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, 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 Port of South Louisiana, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 124, has made application to the Board for an expansion of Subzone 124A on behalf of Valero Refining-New Orleans L.L.C. to include a site located in St. Rose, Louisiana (FTZ Docket B–53–2023, docketed October 5, 2023);

Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (88 FR 70640, October 12, 2023) 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 124A on behalf of Valero Refining-New Orleans L.L.C., located in St. Rose, Louisiana, as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including section 400.13.

Dated: February 15, 2024.

Dawn Shackleford,

Executive Director of Trade Agreements Policy & Negotiations, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.