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PROCLAMATION 4210-APR. 18, 1973

[87 STAT.

No. 2 fuel oil may import crude oil produced in the Western Hemisphere in lieu of No. 2 fuel oil, barrel for barrel, and exchange such crude oil for No. 2 fuel oil. (2) for District V, 670,000 average barrels per day per calendar year. (3) for Puerto Rico 227,221 average barrels per day per year commencing April 1, 1973; Provided, That no person who manufactures in Puerto Rico No. 2 fuel oil from crude oil produced in the Western Hemisphere shall incur a reduction of an allocation or be deemed to have violated a condition of an allocation by reason of a shipment of such oil to a person who holds an allocation of imports of No. 2 fuel oil into District I and who does not have a crude oil import allocation into District I; Provided Further, That, this limitation shall not apply to long-term allocations of imports into Puerto Rico. (4) for District I, 2,900,000 average barrels per day per year, commencing April 1,19 7 3, of residual fuel oil to be used as fuel. (5) for Districts II - IV, 42,000 average barrels per day per calendar year of residual fuel oil to be used as fuel. (6) for District V, 75,600 average barrels per day per calendar year of residual fuel oil to be used as fuel. (b) Imports of asphalt, ethane, propane, and butanes shall not be subject to the levels established in this proclamation nor shall any allocation or license be required for their importation. (c) Crude oil may be imported into District I to be topped for use as burner fuel under such conditions as the Secretary may, by regulation, provide. The quantities of crude oil, unfinished oils, and finished products that may be imported into the United States under the provisions of this proclamation shall not be reduced by reason of imports of crude oil used as fuel under this paragraph. _

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(d)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this proclamation, the maximum levels of imports from Canada of crude oil and unfinished oils to which license fees are not applicable shall be: (i) for Districts I - IV, 960,000 average barrels per day per calendar year; Provided, That, the Secretary may, within the limits established by subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of this section, increase the quantity of crude oil, unfinished oils, and finished products which may be imported from Canada so long as such increase is consonant with the purposes of this proclamation.

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(ii) for District V, 280,000 average barrels per day per czdendar year; Provided, That, the Secretary may, within the limits established by subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of this section, increase the quantity of crude oil, unfinished oils, and finished products which may be im-

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