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the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, § 400.28(a)(2) of the Board’s

regulations, requires approval of the

Board prior to commencement of new

manufacturing/processing activity

within existing zone facilities;

Whereas, Department of Business,

Economic Development & Tourism of

the State of Hawaii, grantee of FTZ 9,

has requested authority under

§ 400.32(b)(1) of the Board’s regulations

on behalf of NIC Americas, Inc., for the

manufacture of medical devices under

zone procedures for export within FTZ

9 (filed 1/25/96, A(32b1)–2–96; FTZ

Docket 40–96, assigned 5/13/96);

Whereas, pursuant to § 400.32(b)(1),

the Commerce Department’s Assistant

Secretary for Import Administration has

the authority to act for the Board in

making such decisions on new

manufacturing/processing activity

under certain circumstances, including

situations where the proposed activity is

for export only (§ 400.32(b)(1)(ii)); and,

Whereas, the Assistant Secretary for

Import Administration, acting for the

Board, pursuant to § 400.32(b)(1),

concurring in the findings and

recommendations of the FTZ Staff and

Executive Secretary, approves the

request;

Now, therefore, the application for

export manufacturing authority is

approved, subject to the Act and the

Board’s regulation, including § 400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of

June 1996.

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. 96–16472 Filed 6–26–96; 8:45 am]

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[Order No. 832]

Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 21,

Charleston, South Carolina, Area

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

South Carolina State Ports Authority,

grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 21,

Charleston, South Carolina, area, for

authority to expand its general-purpose

zone to include a site in Myrtle Beach,

South Carolina, was filed by the Board

on August 15, 1995 (FTZ Docket 44–95,

60 FR 43761, 8/23/95); and,

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment was given in the 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 21 is

approved, subject to the Act and the

Board’s regulations, including Section

400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of

June 1996.

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. 96–16473 Filed 6–26–96; 8:45 am]

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[Order No. 830]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status;

Marathon Oil Company (Oil Refinery),

Texas City, Texas

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

Texas City Foreign Trade Zone

Corporation, grantee of Foreign-Trade

Zone 199, for authority to establish

special-purpose subzone status at the oil

refinery complex of Marathon Oil

Company, in Texas City, Texas, was

filed by the Board on November 6, 1995,

and notice inviting public comment was

given in the Federal Register (FTZ

Docket 71–95, 60 FR 57217, 11–14–95);

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 199B) at the oil

refinery of Marathon Oil Company, in

Texas City, 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 D);

—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 20th day of

June 1996.

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. 96–16474 Filed 6–26–96; 8:45 am]

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