[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 46 (Thursday, March 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 14598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04849]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-17-2023]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 124, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Valero Refining-New Orleans, LLC; (Renewable Fuels and By-
Products); Norco, Louisiana

    Valero Refining-New Orleans, L.L.C. submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its 
facility in Norco, Louisiana within Subzone 124A. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 
400.22) was received on February 28, 2023.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(s) and 
specific finished product(s) described in the submitted notification 
(summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The 
benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ 
procedures are explained in the background section of the Board's 
website--accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. The proposed finished 
product(s) and material(s)/component(s) would be added to the 
production authority that the Board previously approved for the 
operation, as reflected on the Board's website.
    The proposed finished products include renewable fuels (naphtha; 
diesel; jet), sustainable jet fuel, propane and butane mix, mixed gas 
streams, and hydrogen sulfide (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 
10.5[cent]/bbl).
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include: fats 
(animal; fish); oils (fish; canola; rapeseed; distiller's corn; used 
cooking); and, yellow grease, a mix of animal fats that may include 
used cooking oil) (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 8.0%, 0.43[cent]/
kg to 3[cent]/kg, 1.57[cent]/kg+5%). The request indicates that certain 
materials/components are subject to duties under section 301 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the country of origin. 
The applicable section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be 
admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary and sent to: 
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is April 18, 2023.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
in the ``Online FTZ Information System'' section of the Board's 
website.
    For further information, contact Juanita Chen at 
[email protected].

    Dated: March 3, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-04849 Filed 3-8-23; 8:45 am]
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