Notice2024-22102

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 49, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Merck, Sharp & Dohme LLC; (Pharmaceutical Products for Research and Development); Rahway, New Jersey

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September 26, 2024

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 78845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22102]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-50-2024]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 49, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Merck, Sharp & Dohme LLC; (Pharmaceutical Products for 
Research and Development); Rahway, New Jersey

    Merck, Sharp & Dohme LLC submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in 
Rahway, New Jersey, within Subzone 49Y. The notification conforming to 
the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on September 18, 2024.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(s) and 
specific finished product(s) described in the submitted notification 
(summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The 
benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ 
procedures are explained in the background section of the Board's 
website--accessible via <a href="http://www.trade.gov/ftz">www.trade.gov/ftz</a>. The proposed finished 
product and material/component would be added to the production 
authority that the Board previously approved for the operation, as 
reflected on the Board's website.
    The proposed finished product for research and development is MK-
6878 HIV drug product (duty-free).
    The proposed foreign-status material/component is MK-6878 HIV 
active pharmaceutical ingredient (duty rate, 6.5%). The request 
indicates that this material/component is subject to duties under 
section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the 
country of origin. The applicable section 301 decisions require subject 
merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 
146.41).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary and sent to: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92f4e6e8d2e6e0f3f6f7bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a4c5e506a5e584b4e4f044d455c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is November 5, 
2024.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
in the ``Online FTZ Information System'' section of the Board's 
website.
    For further information, contact Diane Finver at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e1a588808f84cfa7888f978493a19593808584cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="501439313e357e16393e2635221024223134357e373f26">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: September 23, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-22102 Filed 9-25-24; 8:45 am]
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