Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 37 / Thursday, February 24, 2011 / Notices 10329 

FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, 

including Section 400.28. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of 

February 2011. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4185 Filed 2–23–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1742] 

Reorganization and Expansion of 

Foreign-Trade Zone 144 Under 

Alternative Site Framework, 

Brunswick, GA 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) (74 FR 

1170, 01/12/09; correction 74 FR 3987, 

01/22/09; 75 FR 71069–71070, 11/22/ 

10) as an option for the establishment or 

reorganization of general-purpose zones; 

Whereas, the Brunswick and Glynn 

County Development Authority, grantee 

of Foreign-Trade Zone 144, submitted 

an application to the Board (FTZ Docket 

25–2010, filed 04/01/2010) for authority 

to reorganize and expand under the ASF 

with a service area of Appling, 

Atkinson, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, 

Coffee, Glynn, Jeff Davis, McIntosh, 

Ware and Wayne Counties, Georgia, 

within and adjacent to the Brunswick 

Customs and Border Protection port of 

entry, FTZ 144’s existing Sites 1 and 2 

would be categorized as magnet sites, 

and the grantee proposes one initial 

usage-driven site (Site 3); 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (75 FR 17898–17899, 04/08/ 

2010) 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 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and 

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and 

that the proposal is in the public 

interest; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The application to expand and 

reorganize FTZ 144 under the 

alternative site framework is approved, 

subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations, including Section 400.28, to 

the Board’s standard 2,000-acre 

activation limit for the overall generalpurpose zone project, to a five-year ASF 

sunset provision for magnet sites that 

would terminate authority for Site 2 if 

not activated by February 29, 2016, and 

to a three-year ASF sunset provision for 

usage-driven sites that would terminate 

authority for Site 3 if no foreign-status 

merchandise is admitted for a bona fide 

customs purpose by February 28, 2014. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of 

February 2011. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4178 Filed 2–23–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 12–2011] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 3—San Francisco, 

California; Application for Subzone; 

Valero Refining Company—California 

(Oil Refinery), Benicia, California 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the Port of San Francisco, 

grantee of FTZ 3, requesting specialpurpose subzone status for the oil 

refining facilities of Valero Refining 

Company—California (Valero), located 

in Benicia, California. The application 

was submitted pursuant to the 

provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones 

Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), 

and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR 

part 400). It was formally filed on 

February 17, 2011. 

The Valero facilities (511 employees, 

153,000 barrel per day capacity) consist 

of 4 sites in Solano County: Site 1 (510 

acres) main refinery complex, located at 

3400 East 2nd Street, Benicia; Site 2 (53 

acres) crude tank farm, located 

southeast of the main refinery complex, 

Benicia; Site 3 (11.31 acres) crude dock, 

located on Pier 95, near the BeniciaMartinez Bridge, Benicia; and Site 4 

(1.34 acres) coke facilities, located on 

Pier 95, near the Benicia-Martinez 

Bridge, Benicia. The refinery is used to 

produce fuels and other petroleum 

products. Products include gasoline, 

diesel, jet fuel, propane, butane, fuel oil, 

residual oil, and asphalt. Some 40 

percent of the crude oil is sourced from 

abroad. 

Zone procedures would exempt the 

refinery from customs duty payments on 

the foreign products used in its exports. 

On domestic sales, the company would 

be able to choose the customs duty rates 

that apply to certain petroleum products 

and refinery by-products (duty-free) by 

admitting incoming foreign crude in 

non-privileged foreign status. The duty 

rates on inputs range from 5.25 cents/ 

barrel to 10.5 cents/barrel. FTZ 

designation would further allow Valero 

to realize logistical benefits through the 

use of weekly customs entry procedures. 

Customs duties also could possibly be 

deferred or reduced on foreign status 

production equipment. The request 

indicates that the savings from FTZ 

procedures would help improve the 

refinery’s international competitiveness. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the 

FTZ Staff is designated examiner to 

evaluate and analyze the facts and 

information presented in the application 

and case record and to report findings 

and recommendations to the Board. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions (original 

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

address below. The closing period for 

their receipt is April 25, 2011. Rebuttal 

comments in response to material 

submitted during the foregoing period 

may be submitted during the subsequent 

15-day period to May 10, 2011. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading 

Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site, 

which is accessible via http:// 

www.trade.gov/ftz. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Whiteman at 

Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 

482–0473. 

Dated: February 17, 2011. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4208 Filed 2–23–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Reviews and Request for Revocation 

in Part 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 


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