[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 1995)] [Notices] [Page 50545] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-24293] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [Order No. 770] Revision of Grant of Authority; Subzone 84F; Phibro Refining Inc., (Oil Refinery), Houston, Texas Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) authorized subzone status at the oil refinery of Phibro Refining Inc., in Houston, Texas, in 1991 (Subzone 84F, Board Order 552, 56 FR 67058, 12/27/91); Whereas, the Port of Houston Authority, grantee of FTZ 84F, has requested pursuant to Sec. 400.32(b)(1)(i), a revision (filed 7/18/95, A(32b1)-13-95; FTZ Doc. 47-95, assigned 8/30/95) of the grant of authority for FTZ Subzone 84F which would make its scope of authority identical to that recently granted for FTZ Subzone 199A at the refinery complex of Amoco Oil Company, Texas City, Texas (Board Order 731, 60 FR 13118, 3/10/95); and, Whereas, the request has been reviewed and the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, acting for the Board pursuant to Sec. 400.32(b)(1), concurs in the recommendation of the Executive Secretary, and approves the request; Now therefore, the Board hereby orders that, subject to the Act and the Board's regulations, including Sec. 400.28, Board Order 552 is revised to replace the two conditions currently listed in the Order with the following conditions: 1. Foreign status (19 CFR Secs. 146.41, 146.42) products consumed as fuel for the refinery shall be subject to the applicable duty rate. 2. Privileged foreign status (19 CFR Sec. 146.41) shall be elected on all foreign merchandise admitted to the subzone, except that non- privileged foreign (NPF) status (19 CFR Sec. 146.42) may be elected on refinery inputs covered under HTSUS Subheadings # 2709.00.1000-# 2710.00.1050 and # 2710.00.2500 which are used in the production of: --petrochemical feedstocks and refinery by-products (FTZ staff report, Appendix B); --products for export; and, --products eligible for entry under HTSUS # 9808.00.30 and 9808.00.40 (U.S. Government purchases). 3. The authority with regard to the NPF option is initially granted until September 30, 2000, subject to extension. Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of September 1995. Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 95-24293 Filed 9-28-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P