Manufacturing of the major components and assemblies occurs at other Picker plants in northern Ohio. Zone procedures would exempt Picker from Customs duty payments on the foreign products that are reexported. Foreign merchandise and finished products held for export would be eligible for an exemption from certain state and local ad valorem taxes. The application indicates that zone savings would help improve the international competitiveness of Picker's Ohio plants. 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 October 8, 1993. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period October 25, 1993.