Company plans call for expansion of plant facilities to include refrigerated storage and tank farms. At the outset, zone procedures would be used primarily for the production of Cefoxitin, Omeprazole, and Losartan. 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 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.
The closing period for their receipt is on March 14, 1994. John J. DaPonte, Jr., Executive Secretary.