Refinery by-products include sulfur and petroleum coke. In addition, some feedstocks used in chemical manufacturing may be sourced abroad including sulphuric acid and methyl mercaptan. 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 of the plants involved. 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 March 26, 1996. John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary.