[Federal Register: October 9, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 196)]
[Notices]              
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1302]

Approval for Expansion of Subzone 2J, Murphy Oil USA, Inc. (Oil
Refinery), Meraux, Louisiana

    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 Port of New Orleans, grantee of FTZ 2, has requested
authority on behalf of Murphy Oil USA, Inc. (Murphy), to expand the
scope of authority under zone procedures within the Murphy refinery in
Meraux Louisiana (FTZ Docket 4-2003, filed 1/17/2003);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the
Federal Register (68 FR 4757, 1/30/03);
    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 expand the scope of authority under zone
procedures within Subzone 2J, 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,
2710.99.16, 2710.99.21 and 2710.99.45 which
are used in the production of:

--Petrochemical feedstocks (examiners report, Appendix ``C'');
--Products for export;
--And, products eligible for entry under HTSUS 9808.00.30
and9808.00.40 (U.S. Government purchases).

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    Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of September 2003.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 03-25629 Filed 10-8-03; 8:45 am]
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