[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 18580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8986]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket A(32b1)-4-95]


Foreign-Trade Zone 43--Battle Creek, MI; Request for Export 
Manufacturing Authority Lotte U.S.A., Inc. (Chewing Gum)

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, grantee of FTZ 43, 
pursuant to Sec. 400.32(b)(1) of the Board's regulations (15 CFR Part 
400), requesting authority on behalf of Lotte U.S.A., Inc. (subsidiary 
of Lotte Company, Ltd., Japan), to manufacture chewing gum under zone 
procedures for export within FTZ 43. It was formally filed on March 31, 
1995.
    Manufacturing approval is being requested to permit the 
establishment of a manufacturing for export operation within FTZ 43 
involving chewing gum. Certain materials (accounting for less that 20% 
of finished product value) would be sourced from abroad, including: Oil 
and powder-based flavors, natural resin, polyvinyl acetate, 
monoglyceroid, tea extract, and kenponashi extract. U.S.-origin inputs 
would include aspartame, gelatine and natural rubber. All finished 
chewing gum products made under zone procedures would be exported.
    Zone procedures would exempt Lotte from Customs duty payments on 
the foreign materials used in the export activity. The operation will 
also require authority from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
because certain non-FDA approved materials would be used in the 
products made for export, and FDA will be consulted by the FTZ Board.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ 
Staff has been appointed examiner to investigate the application and 
report to the Board.
    Public comment on the application is invited from interested 
parties. Submissions (original and three copies) shall be addressed to 
the Board's Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing 
period for their receipt is May 12, 1995. Rebuttal comments in response 
to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted 
during the subsequent 10-day period (to May 30, 1995).
    A copy of the application and the accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at the following location: Office of 
the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Room 3716, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.
    Dated: March 31, 1995.
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-8986 Filed 4-11-95; 8:45 am]
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