Currently some 80 percent of the slabs are purchased from foreign sources, though the company is considering the production of slabs on site as a long-term goal. Some 4 percent of the finished steel mill products would be exported. On domestic sales, the company would be able to defer Customs duties until finished products are shipped from the plant. The application indicates that the savings from zone procedures would help improve the international competitiveness in commodity-grade steel markets of a steel mill located in the western United States. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff has been appointed 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.