MESSAGE NO: 2176111 DATE: 06 24 1992
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: INI
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 463 - 404 A - 462 - 104
A - 462 - 304 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 06 17 1992 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: INITIATION OF ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS ON
FERROSILICON FROM KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA AND THE
UKRAINE (061792 IS FED REG PUBLICATION DATE)

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
ON JUNE 17, 1992, ITS INITIATION OF ANTIDUMPING DUTY
INVESTIGATIONS OF FERROSILICON FROM KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA, AND
UKRAINE.

2. THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE ALL
IMPORTS OF FERROSILICON, A FERROALLOY GENERALLY CONTAINING BY
WEIGHT NOT LESS THAN 4 PERCENT IRON, MORE THAN 8 PERCENT BUT NOT
MORE THAN 96 PERCENT SILICON, NOT MORE THAN 10 PERCENT CHROMIUM,
NOT MORE THAN 30 PERCENT MANGANESE, NOT MORE THAN 3 PERCENT
PHOSPHOROUS, LESS THAN 2.75 PERCENT MAGNESIUM, AND NOT MORE THAN
10 PERCENT CALCIUM OR ANY OTHER ELEMENT, IMPORTS OF THESE
PRODUCTS ARE CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER THE FOLLOWING
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDUE (HTS) SUBHEADINGS: 7202.21.1000,
7202.21.5000, 7202.21.7500, 7202.21.9000, 7202.29.0010, and
7202.29.0050.

THE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS
PURPOSES. OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THESE
INVESTIGATIONS IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR CUSTOMS REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY, THESE CASES HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS: A-463-404 (KAZAKHSTAN), A-462-104
(RUSSIA), AND A-462-304 (UKRAINE).

4. FOR COMMERCE REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY, THESE CASES HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATIONS NUMBERS: A-834-804
(KAZAKHSTAN), A-821-804 (RUSSIA), AND A-823-804 (UKRAINE).


5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, THEY SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE IMPORT SPECIALIST
DIVISION, OTHER AGENCY BRANCH, CUSTOMS HEADQUARTERS BY EMAIL TO
ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT KIM HARDIN OF THE OFFICE OF ANTIDUMPING
INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
TELEPHONE: (202) 377-8371.

6. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

NANCY MCTIERNAN