The Federal Register http://thefederalregister.com/b.p/agency/Foreign-Trade_Zones_Board/2005-12-27/ Daily Publications of Meetings and Rules Changes for the Federal Government Sun, Nov 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT Sun, Nov 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT info@thefederalregister.com <![CDATA[Foreign-Trade Zone 93--Raleigh-Durham, NC; Application for Subzone, Merck & Company, Inc. (Pharmaceutical Products),]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2005-12-27-05-24439

An application has been submitted to the ForeignTrade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the Triangle J Council of Governments, grantee of FTZ 93, requesting specialpurpose subzone status for the
pharmaceutical manufacturing facility of Merck & Company, Inc. (Merck), located in Durham, North Carolina. The application was submitted pursuant to the ForeignTrade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a 81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on December 15, 2005.

The proposed subzone (15 buildings of 639,000 square feet on 262 acres, which includes a possible expansion of 11 buildings totaling 400,000 sq. ft.) is comprised of one site located at 5325 Old Oxford Road, in Durham, North Carolina. The Merck facility is currently under construction and the first phase is scheduled to be completed in May 2006. The plant (200 employees) will manufacture, test, package, and warehouse pharmaceutical products, activities which it is proposing to perform under zone procedures.
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