Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 144 Under Alternative Site Framework, Brunswick, GA, 10329 [2011-4178]
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FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations,
including Section 400.28.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of
February 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of
February 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1742]
Reorganization and Expansion of
Foreign-Trade Zone 144 Under
Alternative Site Framework,
Brunswick, GA
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Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the
following Order:
Whereas, the Board adopted the
alternative site framework (ASF) (74 FR
1170, 01/12/09; correction 74 FR 3987,
01/22/09; 75 FR 71069–71070, 11/22/
10) as an option for the establishment or
reorganization of general-purpose zones;
Whereas, the Brunswick and Glynn
County Development Authority, grantee
of Foreign-Trade Zone 144, submitted
an application to the Board (FTZ Docket
25–2010, filed 04/01/2010) for authority
to reorganize and expand under the ASF
with a service area of Appling,
Atkinson, Brantley, Camden, Charlton,
Coffee, Glynn, Jeff Davis, McIntosh,
Ware and Wayne Counties, Georgia,
within and adjacent to the Brunswick
Customs and Border Protection port of
entry, FTZ 144’s existing Sites 1 and 2
would be categorized as magnet sites,
and the grantee proposes one initial
usage-driven site (Site 3);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (75 FR 17898–17899, 04/08/
2010) and the application has been
processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations; 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 are satisfied, and
that the proposal is in the public
interest;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
orders:
The application to expand and
reorganize FTZ 144 under the
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alternative site framework is approved,
subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations, including Section 400.28, to
the Board’s standard 2,000-acre
activation limit for the overall generalpurpose zone project, to a five-year ASF
sunset provision for magnet sites that
would terminate authority for Site 2 if
not activated by February 29, 2016, and
to a three-year ASF sunset provision for
usage-driven sites that would terminate
authority for Site 3 if no foreign-status
merchandise is admitted for a bona fide
customs purpose by February 28, 2014.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 12–2011]
Foreign-Trade Zone 3—San Francisco,
California; Application for Subzone;
Valero Refining Company—California
(Oil Refinery), Benicia, California
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the Port of San Francisco,
grantee of FTZ 3, requesting specialpurpose subzone status for the oil
refining facilities of Valero Refining
Company—California (Valero), located
in Benicia, California. 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
February 17, 2011.
The Valero facilities (511 employees,
153,000 barrel per day capacity) consist
of 4 sites in Solano County: Site 1 (510
acres) main refinery complex, located at
3400 East 2nd Street, Benicia; Site 2 (53
acres) crude tank farm, located
southeast of the main refinery complex,
Benicia; Site 3 (11.31 acres) crude dock,
located on Pier 95, near the BeniciaMartinez Bridge, Benicia; and Site 4
(1.34 acres) coke facilities, located on
Pier 95, near the Benicia-Martinez
Bridge, Benicia. The refinery is used to
produce fuels and other petroleum
products. Products include gasoline,
diesel, jet fuel, propane, butane, fuel oil,
residual oil, and asphalt. Some 40
percent of the crude oil is sourced from
abroad.
Zone procedures would exempt the
refinery from customs duty payments on
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the foreign products used in its exports.
On domestic sales, the company would
be able to choose the customs duty rates
that apply to certain petroleum products
and refinery by-products (duty-free) by
admitting incoming foreign crude in
non-privileged foreign status. The duty
rates on inputs range from 5.25 cents/
barrel to 10.5 cents/barrel. FTZ
designation would further allow Valero
to realize logistical benefits through the
use of weekly customs entry procedures.
Customs duties also could possibly be
deferred or reduced on foreign status
production equipment. The request
indicates that the savings from FTZ
procedures would help improve the
refinery’s international competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to
evaluate and analyze the facts and
information presented in the application
and case record and to report findings
and recommendations 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 below. The closing period for
their receipt is April 25, 2011. Rebuttal
comments in response to material
submitted during the foregoing period
may be submitted during the subsequent
15-day period to May 10, 2011.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading
Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site,
which is accessible via https://
www.trade.gov/ftz.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Whiteman at
Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202)
482–0473.
Dated: February 17, 2011.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1742]
Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 144 Under
Alternative Site Framework, Brunswick, GA
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 Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (74
FR 1170, 01/12/09; correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/09; 75 FR 71069-71070,
11/22/10) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of
general-purpose zones;
Whereas, the Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 144, submitted an application to the
Board (FTZ Docket 25-2010, filed 04/01/2010) for authority to
reorganize and expand under the ASF with a service area of Appling,
Atkinson, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Coffee, Glynn, Jeff Davis,
McIntosh, Ware and Wayne Counties, Georgia, within and adjacent to the
Brunswick Customs and Border Protection port of entry, FTZ 144's
existing Sites 1 and 2 would be categorized as magnet sites, and the
grantee proposes one initial usage-driven site (Site 3);
Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal
Register (75 FR 17898-17899, 04/08/2010) and the application has been
processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; 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 are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the
public interest;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders:
The application to expand and reorganize FTZ 144 under the
alternative site framework is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the
Board's regulations, including Section 400.28, to the Board's standard
2,000-acre activation limit for the overall general-purpose zone
project, to a five-year ASF sunset provision for magnet sites that
would terminate authority for Site 2 if not activated by February 29,
2016, and to a three-year ASF sunset provision for usage-driven sites
that would terminate authority for Site 3 if no foreign-status
merchandise is admitted for a bona fide customs purpose by February 28,
2014.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of February 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Alternate
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
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