60 on Road PR-2, in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, some 35 miles west of San Juan. Its main active ingredient, finasteride, is foreign-sourced and constitutes between 5 and 15 percent of the finished product's value. Zone procedures would exempt MSD 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 firm'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.
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period November 8, 1993. August 10, 1993. John J. DaPonte, Jr., Executive Secretary.