The company would be able to defer Customs duties on finished products shipped to U.S. markets. Jet fuel sold for international flights also would be exempt from state sales and excise taxes. The company would be able to defer Customs duties on MTBE blended into motor gasoline and shipped to U.S. markets. 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 July 25, 1994. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15- day period August 8, 1994. May 13, 1994. John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary.