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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 #

2710.00.45 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 28th day of

Apil 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Acting Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12330 Filed 5–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 977]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status

Massachusetts Heavy Industries, Inc.,

(Shipbuilding), Quincy, MA

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 FTZ Act), the ForeignTrade 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

Massachusetts Port Authority, grantee of

FTZ 27, for authority to establish

special-purpose subzone status for the

Massachusetts Heavy Industries, Inc.,

shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, was

filed by the Board on September 4,

1997, and notice inviting public

comment was given in the Federal

Register (FTZ Docket 70–97, 62 FR

47625, 9–10–97); 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 were given subject to the

standard shipyard restriction on foreign

steel mill products;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby

grants authority for subzone status at the

Massachusetts Heavy Industries, Inc.,

shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts

(Subzone 27B), 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 special conditions:

1. Any foreign steel mill products

admitted to the subzone, including

plate, angles, shapes, channels, rolled

steel stock, bars, pipes and tubes, not

incorporated into merchandise

otherwise classified, and which is used

in manufacturing, shall be subject to

Customs duties in accordance with

applicable law, if the same item is then

being produced by a domestic steel mill;

and,

2. In addition to the annual report,

Massachusetts Heavy Industries, Inc.,

shall advise the Board’s Executive

Secretary (§ 400.28(a)(3)) as to

significant new contracts with

appropriate information concerning

foreign purchases otherwise dutiable, so

that the Board may consider whether

any foreign dutiable items are being

imported for manufacturing in the

subzone primarily because of subzone

status and whether the Board should

consider requiring Customs duties to be

paid on such items.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of

April 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Acting Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12333 Filed 5–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[DOCKETS 11–98 and 12–98]

Foreign-Trade Zone 147—Reading, PA

and Foreign-Trade Zone 125—South

Bend, IN; Applications for Subzone

Status Bayer Corporation Plants

(Aspirin Products); Extension of Public

Comment Period

The comment periods for the above

cases, requesting special-purpose

subzone status for the aspirin products

manufacturing facilities of Bayer

Corporation, in Myerstown,

Pennsylvania (63 FR 12440, 3/13/98),

and Elkhart, Indiana (63 FR 12439,

3/13/98), are extended to June 12, 1998,

to allow interested parties additional

time in which to comment on the

proposals.

Comments in writing are invited

during this period. Submissions should

include 3 copies. Material submitted

will be available at: Office of the

Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade

Zones Board, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 3716, 14th &

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

Dated: May 4, 1998.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Acting Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12328 Filed 5–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 975]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status;

Equistar Chemicals LP (Petrochemical

Complex), Harris 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