Some of the crude is transhipped to APL's terminal in Cushing, Oklahoma. Zone procedures would allow Seaway customers to defer Customs duty payment on foreign crude oil to domestic refineries with subzone status. Seaway customers would be able to maintain the appropriate zone status of the crude so that these refineries can use zone procedures as authorized by the FTZ Board. This procedure will give these refineries the same opportunity to use zone procedures for foreign crude delivered from the Seaway system as those refineries with subzone status that take direct delivery of foreign crude from vessels. 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 June 2, 1997.