[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 15098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05970]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-97-2013]


Foreign-Trade Zone 3--San Francisco, California, Authorization of 
Limited Production Activity, Phillips 66 Company, (Oil Refining/
Blending), Rodeo, California

    On November 12, 2013, the San Francisco Port Commission, grantee of 
FTZ 3, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the 
Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board on behalf of Phillips 66 Company, 
within Subzone 3E, in Rodeo, California.
    The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations 
of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal 
Register inviting public comment (78 FR 69815 November 21, 2013). The 
FTZ Board has determined that further review of part of the proposed 
activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described 
in the notification is authorized on a limited basis, subject to the 
FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.14, and 
further subject to a restriction requiring that all biodiesel and 
renewable diesel products be admitted to the zone in domestic (duty-
paid) status (19 CFR 146.43) and to the standard oil refining 
restrictions listed below:

1. Foreign status (19 CFR 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 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 
the refinery inputs, not containing biodiesel or renewable diesel 
products: Crude oil (Testing done under, at or above 25 degrees API) 
(HTSUS 2709.00); hydrocracker feed (HTSUS 2710.19); decant oil (fuel 
oil; slurry oil; testing under 25 degrees API) (HTSUS 2710.19); 
alkylates (HTSUS 2710.12); combined heavy unicrackate (light 
distillate from hydrocracker) (HTSUS 2710.19); combined U250 Feed 
(ULSD unit feed) (HTSUS 2710.19); naphtha (HTSUS 2710.12); and, 
pressure distillate (distillate oil with average gravity of 54.8) 
(HTSUS 2710.12 and HTSUS 2710.19) which are used in the production 
of:
    --petrochemical feedstocks and refinery by-products (Examiner's 
Recommendation, Appendix ``D'');
    --products for export;
    --and, products eligible for entry under HTSUS 9808.00.30 and 
9808.00.40 (U.S. Government purchases).

    Dated: March 12, 2014.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-05970 Filed 3-17-14; 8:45 am]
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