Fuels produced include gasoline, jet fuel, naphthas, distillates, and residual fuels. Petrochemical feedstocks and refinery by-products include methane, ethane, butane, propane, propylene, sulfur, asphalt, carbon black oil and petroleum coke. Zone procedures would exempt the operations involved from Customs duty payments on the foreign products used in its exports. 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 August 5, 1996. May 29, 1996. John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary.