It was formally filed on December 28, 1993. Currently, exports account for some 40 percent of production. Zone procedures would exempt Merck from Customs duty payments on foreign materials used in production for export. The application indicates that the savings from zone procedures will help 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.
The closing period for their receipt is March 7, 1994. 135, 2nd Floor, Middletown, PA 17057. Dennis Puccinelli, Acting Executive Secretary.