[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20087-20088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10076]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1227]


Approval for Expansion of Subzone 199C, Valero Refining Company, 
(Oil Refinery), Texas City, TX

    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 Texas City Foreign-Trade Zone Corporation, grantee of 
FTZ 199, has requested authority on behalf of Valero Refining Company 
(Valero), to add capacity and to expand the scope of authority under 
zone procedures within Subzone 199C at the Valero refinery in Texas 
City, Texas (FTZ Docket 40-2001, filed 9/19/2001);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the 
Federal Register (66 FR 49163, 9/26/01);

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    Whereas, pursuant to Sec. 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 199C on behalf of 
Valero, 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 
refinery inputs covered under HTSUS Subheadings #2709.00.10, 
#2709.00.20, #2710.11.25, #2710.11.45, #2710.19.05, #2710.19.10, 
#2710.19.45, #2710.91.00, #2710.99.05, #2710.99.10, #2710.99.21, 
#2710.99.45, and 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 15th day of April, 2002.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 02-10076 Filed 4-23-02; 8:45 am]
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