Notice2023-04849
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 124, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Valero Refining-New Orleans, LLC; (Renewable Fuels and By-Products); Norco, Louisiana
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Published
March 9, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 46 (Thursday, March 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 14598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="http://www.trade.gov/ftz">www.trade.gov/ftz</a>. 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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7c1d3dde7d3d5c6c3c289c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d5b49477d494f5c5958135a524b">[email protected]</span></a>. 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ee849b8f80879a8fc08d868b80ae9a9c8f8a8bc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d37283c3334293c733e3538331d292f3c3938733a322b">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: March 3, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-04849 Filed 3-8-23; 8:45 am]
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