51830 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 192 / Friday, October 3, 1997 / Notices

Now, therefore, the Board hereby

authorizes the establishment of a

subzone (Subzone 82F) at the oil

refinery complex of Coastal Mobile

Refining Company, located in Mobile

County, Alabama, at the locations

described in the application, subject to

the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations,

including § 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 and

# 2709.00.2000 which are used in the

production of asphalt and certain

intermediate fuel products (examiners

report, Appendix C);

3. The authority with regard to the

NPF option is initially granted until

September 30, 2000, subject to

extension.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of

September 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–26314 Filed 10–2–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 922]

Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 121

Albany, NY, Area and Approval for

Manufacturing Authority (Eyeglass

Frames)

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, an application from the

Capital District Regional Planning

Commission, grantee of Foreign-Trade

Zone 121, Albany, New York, area, for

authority to expand FTZ 121 to include

an additional site in the Albany, New

York, area, and for authority on behalf

of Liberty Optical Manufacturing

Company to manufacture eyeglass

frames under FTZ procedures within

FTZ 121, was filed by the Board on

September 3, 1996 (FTZ Docket 68–96,

61 FR 48665, 9/16/96);

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment was given in Federal Register

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 FTZ 121

and for authority to manufacture

eyeglass frames under FTZ procedures

is approved, subject to the Act and the

Board’s regulations, including Section

400.28, and subject to a condition

limiting the manufacturing authority to

an initial five-year period, subject to

extension upon review.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of

September 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–26315 Filed 10–2–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 920]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status;

Phillips Petroleum Company (Oil

Refinery) Brazoria County, TX

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 Port

of Freeport, grantee of Foreign-Trade

Zone 149, for authority to establish

special-purpose subzone status at the oil

refinery complex of Phillips Petroleum

Company, located in Brazoria County,

Texas, was filed by the Board on

January 2, 1997, and notice inviting

public comment was given in the

Federal Register (FTZ Docket 1–97, 62

FR 2646, 1/17/97); 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 149C) at the oil

refinery complex of Phillips Petroleum

Company, located in Brazoria County,

Texas, at the locations described in the

application, subject to the FTZ Act and

the Board’s regulations, including

§ 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 and #2710.00.2500 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, 2000, subject to

extension.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of

September 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–26313 Filed 10–2–97; 8:45 am]

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