13594 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 1997 / Notices

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of

March 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7243 Filed 3–20–97; 8:45 am]

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[Order No. 879]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status;

Marathon Oil Company (Oil Refinery);

Wayne County (Detroit Area), MI

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

Greater Detroit Foreign-Trade Zone,

Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 70,

for authority to establish specialpurpose subzone status at the oil

refinery complex of Marathon Oil

Company, at sites in Wayne County

(Detroit area), Michigan, was filed by

the Board on May 28, 1996, and notice

inviting public comment was given in

the Federal Register (FTZ Docket 45–96,

61 FR 28839, 6–6–96); 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

grants authority for subzone status at the

oil refinery complex of Marathon Oil

Company, located at sites in Wayne

County (Detroit area), Michigan

(Subzone 70T), 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 Τ1# 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 10th day of

March 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

Attest:

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7244 Filed 3–20–97; 8:45 am]

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[Order No. 880]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status;

Chevron Products Company (Oil

Refinery); Perth Amboy (Middlesex

County), NJ

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

Authority of New York and New Jersey,

grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 49, for

authority to establish special-purpose

subzone status at the oil refinery of

Chevron Products Company located in

Perth Amboy (Middlesex County), New

Jersey, was filed by the Board on

October 21, 1996, and notice inviting

public comment was given in the

Federal Register (FTZ Docket 78–96, 61

FR 55954, 10–30–96); 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

grants authority for subzone status at the

oil refinery complex of Chevron

Products Company, located in Perth

Amboy (Middlesex County), New Jersey

(Subzone 49F), at the location 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, #2710.00.2500 and

#2710.00.4510 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 10th day of

March 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

Attest:

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7245 Filed 3–20–97; 8:45 am]

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