[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6581-6582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1681]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1136]


Grant of Authority for Subzone Status; Sunoco, Inc. (Oil Refinery 
Complex), Toledo, Ohio

    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 Act provides for ``* * * the 
establishment * * * of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the 
United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for 
other purposes,'' and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant 
to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade 
zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs ports of entry;
    Whereas, the Board's regulations (15 CFR Part 400) provide for the 
establishment of special-purpose subzones when existing zone facilities 
cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results 
in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest;
    Whereas, the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, grantee of 
Foreign-Trade Zone 8, has made application to the Board for authority 
to establish special-purpose subzones status at the oil refinery 
complex of Sunoco, Inc., located in Toledo, Ohio (FTZ Docket 17-2000, 
filed 5/3/00);
    Whereas, notice inviting pubic comment was given in the Federal 
Register (65 FR 31141, 5/16/00); and,
    Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the 
examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and 
Board's regulations would be satisfied, and that approval of the 
application would be in the public interest if approval is subject to 
the conditions listed below;
    Now, therefore,  the Board hereby grants authority for subzone 
status at the oil refinery complex of Sunoco, Inc., located in Toledo, 
Ohio (Subzone 8H), at the locations described in the application, 
subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including 
Sec. 400.28, and subject to the following conditions:
    1. Foreign status (19 CFR 146.41, 146.42) products consumed as fuel 
for the petrochemical complex shall be subject to the applicable duty 
rate.
    2. Privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41) shall be elected on 
all foreign merchandise admitted to the subzone, except that non-
privileged foreign (NPF) status (19 CFR 146.42) may be elected on 
inputs covered under HTSUS Subheadings #2710.00.05-#2710.00.10, 
#2710.00.25, and #2710.00.4510 which are used in the production of:

--Petrochemical feedstocks (examiner's report, Appendix ``C'');
--Products for export; and,
--Products eligible for entry under HTSUS #9808.00.30 and #9808.00.40 
(U.S. Government purchases).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 5th day of January 2001.
Troy H. Cribb,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate 
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

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Appendix C

    Standard Appendix for Oil Refinery Subzones\1\ Petrochemical Feedstocks/Refinery By-Products--NPF Status
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                                                     HTSUS No.                               Duty rate
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Benzene..........................  2707.10.00...................................  Free.
Toluene..........................  2707.20.00...................................  Free.
Xylenes..........................  2707.30.00...................................  Free.
Naphthalene......................  2707.40.00...................................  Free.
Other Aromatic Hydrocarbon         2707.50.00...................................  Free.
 Mixtures.
Carbon Black Oil.................  2707.99.50...................................  Free.
                                   2803.00.00...................................  Free.
Distillates/Fuel Oils............  2710.00.05...................................  5.25 cents/bbl.
                                   2710.00.10...................................  10.5 cents/bbl.
Kerosene.........................  2710.00.20...................................  10.5 cents/bbl.
Naphthas (except motor fuel &      2710.00.25...................................  10.5 cents/bbl.
 blendstocks).
Mixtures of Hydrocarbons, not      2710.00.45...................................  10.5 cents/bbl.
 elsewhere specified.
Liquified Natural Gas............  2711.11.00...................................  Free.
Propane..........................  2711.12.00...................................  Free.
Butanes..........................  2711.13.00...................................  Free.
Ethylene, Propylene, Butylene,     2711.14.00...................................  Free.
 Butadiene.
Ethane, other Liquified Petroleum  2711.19.00...................................  Free.
 Gases.
Natural Gas, gaseous.............  2711.21.00...................................  Free.
Gaseous Propane, Butane, other     2711.29.00...................................  Free.
 Petroleum Gases.
Paraffin Waxes & Petroleum Jelly.  2712.10.00-2712.90.20........................  Free.
Petroleum Coke and Asphalt.......  2713.11.00-2713.90.00........................  Free.
                                   2714.10.00-2715.00.00........................  Free.
Sulfur...........................  2802.00.00...................................  Free.
                                   2503.00.00...................................  Free.
Sulfuric Acid....................  2807.00.00...................................  Free.
Acyclic Hydrocarbons:
    Saturated
        Ethane and Butane........  2901.10.10...................................  Free.
        n-Pentane and Isopentane.  2901.10.30...................................  Free.
        Other....................  2901.10.40...................................  Free.
    Unsaturated
        Ethylene, Propylene,       2901.21.00-2901.23.00........................  Free.
         Butylene.
Buta-1-3-diene...................  2901.24.10...................................  Free.
Dicyclopentadiene................  2902.19.0010.................................  Free.
Cyclic Hydrocarbons:
        Benzene, Toluene and       2902.20.00-2902.44.00........................  Free.
         Xylenes.
Cumene...........................  2902.70.00...................................  Free.
Pseudocumene.....................  2902.90.10...................................  Free.
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\1\ This is a comprehensive list of finished products that may be produced with NPF inputs at the subzones
  designated in Appendix A (Fed. Reg. Notice of 9/2/99, 64 FR 48140) based on previous FTZ Board authorizations
  for oil refineries.

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