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PROCLAMATION 4227-JUNE 19, 1973

[87 STAT.

put agreements (warehouse agreements) with deepwater terminal operators. With respect to the allocation of imports into District I of residual fuel oil to be used as fuel, such regulations, shall, to the extent possible, provide for a fair and equitable distribution of imports of residual fuel oil to be used as fuel (i) among persons who are in the business in District I of selling residual fuel oil to be used as fuel and who in a base period to be established by the Secretary had inputs of that product to deepwater terminals located in District I; (ii) among persons who are in the business in District I of selling residual fuel oil to be used as fuel and who have throughput agreements (warehouse agreements) with deepwater terminal operators; and (iii) notwithstanding the levels established in sec1222'^' ^^' ^^^^' *^°^ ^ °^ ^^^^ proclamation, during the allocation year commencing in 1973, the Secretary may make allocations of imports of residual fuel oil to be used as fuel into District I to persons in District I who own and operate newly constructed deepwater terminal facilities, based upon estimated deepwater terminal inputs during a base period to be established by the Secretary. For the allocation period commencing in 1974 and subsequent allocation periods, the Secretary may make allocations of imports of residual fuel oil to be used as fuel into District I based upon estimated deepwater terminal inputs during a base period to be established by the Secretary to persons in District I who own and operate newly constructed deepwater terminal facilities; Provided, That such allocations shall be included within the levels established by subparagraph (4) of paragraph (a) of section 2 of this proclamation, as amended." Ante, p. 1194.

jQ Paragraph (b) of section 5 thereof is hereby amended to read as follows: " (b) The Appeals Board may be empowered, subject to the general direction of the Chairman of the Oil Policy Committee, without regard to the limits of the maximum levels of imports established in section 2 Ante, pp. 1189, of this proclamation: (1) to reverse or modify on grounds of error actions 1222. taken by the Secretary on applications for allocations of imports under such regulations; (2) to modify, on the grounds of exceptional hardship, any allocation made to any person under such regulations; (3) to grant allocations of imports of crude oil and unfinished oils in special circumstances to persons with importing histories who do not qualify for allocations under such regulations; (4) to grant allocations of imports of finished products on grounds of exceptional hardship; (5) to grant allocations of imports of crude oil, unfinished oils, and finished products to independent refiners or established independent marketers who are

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