All of the petroleum coke is exported, and certain petrochemical feedstocks are transferred to affiliated chemical plants for processing and export. Zone procedures would exempt the refinery from Customs duty payments on the foreign products used in its exports. On domestic sales, the company is seeking to avoid duties on fuel used in the refinery and to choose the finished product duty rate in certain circumstances. For example, the company proposes to choose the zero duty rate that applies to certain petrochemical products, such as ethylene, propylene, butylene, butadiene, benzene, propane, asphalt, sulfur, and petroleum coke. The application indicates that the savings from zone procedures would help improve the refinery's international competitiveness.
Public comment is invited from interested parties.
The closing period for their receipt is May 25, 1993. John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary.