Petrochemicals include propane and butane, and refinery by-products include sulfur and petroleum coke. Zone procedures would exempt the refinery from Customs duty payments on the foreign products used in its exports. The duty on crude oil ranges from 5.25 cents to 10.5 cents barrel. The application indicates that the savings from zone procedures would help improve the refinery's international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board.
Public comment is invited from interested parties.
The closing period for their receipt is January 29, 1996. John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary.