[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 51289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24588]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1050]
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status; Equilon Enterprises LLC
(Oil Refinery), Los Angeles County, CA
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 Harbor Commissioners of
the City of Long Beach, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 50, for authority
to establish special-purpose subzone status at the oil refinery complex
of Equilon Enterprises LLC, located in Los Angeles, California, was
filed by the Board on September 30, 1998, and notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal Register (FTZ Docket 46-98, 63 FR
54671, 10/13/98); 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 50G) at the oil refinery complex of Equilon
Enterprises LLC, located in Los Angeles, California, at the locations
described in the application, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's
regulations, including Sec. 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, 2004, subject to extension.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of September, 1999.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration,
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Attest: Dennis Puccinelli,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-24588 Filed 9-21-99; 8:45 am]
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