[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59234-59235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29486]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1198]


Approval for Expansion of Subzone 87A, Conoco, Inc. (Oil 
Refinery), Lake Charles, LA

    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 Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, grantee of 
FTZ 87, has requested authority on behalf of Conoco, Inc. (Conoco), to 
add capacity and to expand the scope of authority under zone procedures 
within Subzone 87A at the Conoco refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana 
(FTZ Docket 16-2001, filed 4/9/2001);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the 
Federal Register (66 FR 19918, 4/18/01);
    Whereas, pursuant to section 400.32(b)(1) of the FTZ Board 
regulations (15 CFR 400), the Secretary of Commerce's delegate on the 
FTZ Board has the authority to act for the Board in making decisions 
regarding manufacturing activity within existing zones when the 
proposed activity is the same, in terms of products involved, to 
activity recently approved by the Board and similar in circumstances 
(15 CFR 400.32(b)(1)(i)); 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 orders:
    The application to add capacity and to expand the scope of 
authority under zone procedures within Subzone 87A on behalf of Conoco, 
Inc., is approved, 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:


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--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 16th day of November 2001.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 01-29486 Filed 11-26-01; 8:45 am]
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