Foreign-Trade Zone 124 -- Gramercy, Louisiana, Application for Subzone, M-I L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling), Amelia, Louisiana, 20323 [E7-7784]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
(Docket 14–2007)
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Foreign–Trade Zone 124 -- Gramercy,
Louisiana, Application for Subzone, M–
I L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling),
Amelia, Louisiana
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the Port of South Louisiana,
grantee of Foreign–Trade Zone (FTZ)
124, requesting special–purpose
subzone status for the barite grinding
and milling facilities of M–I L.L.C. (M–
I), located in Amelia, Louisiana. The
application was submitted pursuant to
the provisions of the Foreign–Trade
Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–
81u), and the regulations of the Board
(15 CFR Part 400). It was formally filed
on April 16, 2007.
The M–I facilities (40 acres, 58
employees) are located at 2150 Highway
662 N, in Amelia, adjacent to the
Gramercy Customs and Border
Protection port of entry. The M–I
facilities are used for manufacturing,
warehousing and distribution activities
related to the grinding and milling of
raw barite into ground barite (up to
483,840 tons annually). Ground barite is
used in the production of drilling fluids
(drilling mud) and various specialty
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chemicals for use by the oil and gas
exploration industry. M–I sources the
majority of its raw barite from abroad.
The duty rate on the imported raw
barite is $1.25 per ton.
This application requests authority for
M–I to conduct the activity under FTZ
procedures, which would exempt M–I
from Customs duty payments on the
barite used in export production. Less
than 3 percent of production is
exported. On domestic sales, the
company could choose the lower duty
rate (duty–free) that applies to the
ground barite. M–I also anticipates
realizing additional savings on materials
that become scrap/waste during
production. The application indicates
that the FTZ–related savings would
improve the plant’s international
competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, a member of the FTZ staff
has been designated examiner to
investigate the application and report to
the Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions (original
and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the
Board’s Executive Secretary at the
address listed below. The closing period
for their receipt is June 25, 2007.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period (to July 9,
2007).
A copy of the application and
accompanying exhibits will be available
at each of the following addresses: Port
of South Louisiana, 171 Belle Terre
Blvd., P.O. Box 909, LaPlace, LA 70069;
and, Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign–Trade Zones Board, Room
2814B, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Ave, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230. For further
information contact Christopher Kemp
at christopherlkemp@ita.doc.gov or
(202) 482–0862.
Dated: April 16, 2007.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–7784 Filed 4–23–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
(Docket 15–2007)
Foreign–Trade Zone 36 -- Galveston,
Texas, Application for Subzone, M–I
L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling),
Galveston, Texas
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the
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Board) by the Board of Trustees of the
Galveston Wharves, grantee of Foreign–
Trade Zone (FTZ) 36, requesting
special–purpose subzone status for the
barite grinding and milling facilities of
M–I L.L.C. (M–I), located in Galveston,
Texas. The application was submitted
pursuant to the provisions of the
Foreign–Trade Zones Act, as amended
(19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations
of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It was
formally filed on April 16, 2007.
The M–I facilities (14 acres, 3 parcels,
26 employees) are located at 4105 Old
Port Industrial Boulevard, in Galveston,
adjacent to the Houston Customs and
Border Protection port of entry. The M–
I facilities are used for manufacturing,
warehousing and distribution activities
related to the grinding and milling of
raw barite into ground barite (currently
approximately 280,000 tons annually,
with future capacity of up to
approximately 780,000 tons annually).
Ground barite is used in the production
of drilling fluids (drilling mud) and
various specialty chemicals for use by
the oil and gas exploration industry. M–
I sources the majority of its raw barite
from abroad. The duty rate on the
imported raw barite is $1.25 per ton.
This application requests authority for
M–I to conduct the activity under FTZ
procedures, which would exempt M–I
from Customs duty payments on the
barite used in export production. Less
than 3 percent of production is
exported. On domestic sales, the
company could choose the lower duty
rate (duty–free) that applies to the
ground barite. M–I also anticipates
realizing additional savings on materials
that become scrap/waste during
production. The application indicates
that the FTZ–related savings would
improve the plant’s international
competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, a member of the FTZ staff
has been designated examiner to
investigate the application and report to
the Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions (original
and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the
Board’s Executive Secretary at the
address listed below. The closing period
for their receipt is June 25, 2007.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period (to July 9,
2007).
A copy of the application and
accompanying exhibits will be available
at each of the following addresses: U.S.
Department of Commerce Export
Assistance Center, 15600 John F.
Kennedy Blvd, Suite 530, Houston, TX
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(Docket 14-2007)
Foreign-Trade Zone 124 -- Gramercy, Louisiana, Application for
Subzone, M-I L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling), Amelia, Louisiana
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) by the Port of South Louisiana, grantee of Foreign-Trade
Zone (FTZ) 124, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the
barite grinding and milling facilities of M-I L.L.C. (M-I), located in
Amelia, Louisiana. The application was submitted pursuant to the
provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-
81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It was
formally filed on April 16, 2007.
The M-I facilities (40 acres, 58 employees) are located at 2150
Highway 662 N, in Amelia, adjacent to the Gramercy Customs and Border
Protection port of entry. The M-I facilities are used for
manufacturing, warehousing and distribution activities related to the
grinding and milling of raw barite into ground barite (up to 483,840
tons annually). Ground barite is used in the production of drilling
fluids (drilling mud) and various specialty chemicals for use by the
oil and gas exploration industry. M-I sources the majority of its raw
barite from abroad. The duty rate on the imported raw barite is $1.25
per ton.
This application requests authority for M-I to conduct the activity
under FTZ procedures, which would exempt M-I from Customs duty payments
on the barite used in export production. Less than 3 percent of
production is exported. On domestic sales, the company could choose the
lower duty rate (duty-free) that applies to the ground barite. M-I also
anticipates realizing additional savings on materials that become
scrap/waste during production. The application indicates that the FTZ-
related savings would improve the plant's international
competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ
staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and
report to the Board.
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
(original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive
Secretary at the address listed below. The closing period for their
receipt is June 25, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material
submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period (to July 9, 2007).
A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be
available at each of the following addresses: Port of South Louisiana,
171 Belle Terre Blvd., P.O. Box 909, LaPlace, LA 70069; and, Office of
the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2814B, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave, NW., Washington, DC
20230. For further information contact Christopher Kemp at
christopher_kemp@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482-0862.
Dated: April 16, 2007.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-7784 Filed 4-23-07; 8:45 am]
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