MESSAGE NO: 2265111 DATE: 09 21 1992
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 427 - 805 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 09 17 1992 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE: 09 17 1992

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: PRELIMINARY AFFIRMATIVE COUNTERVAILING DUTY DETERMINATION
OF HOT ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS
FROM FRANCE

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1992, NOTICE OF ITS PRELIMINARY
DETERMINATION THAT CERTAIN BENEFITS WHICH CONSTITUTE SUBSIDIES
WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAW ARE BEING
PROVIDED TO THE PRODUCERS, MANUFACTURERS, OR EXPORTERS OF HOT
ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS FROM FRANCE.

2. THE PRODUCT COVERED BY THIS INVESTIGATION IS HOT ROLLED BARS
AND RODS OF NON-ALLOY OR OTHER ALLOY STEEL, WHETHER OR NOT
DESCALED, CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 0.03 PERCENT OR MORE OF LEAD OR
0.05 PERCENT OR MORE OF BISMUTH, IN COILS OR CUT LENGTHS, AND IN
NUMEROUS SHAPES AND SIZES. EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS
INVESTIGATION ARE OTHER ALLOY STEELS (AS DEFINED BY THE
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES ("HTSUS") CHAPTER
72, NOTE 1 (f)), EXCEPT STEELS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER ALLOY STEELS
BY REASON OF CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 0.04 PERCENT OR MORE OF LEAD OR
0.01 PERCENT OR MORE OF BISMUTH, TELLURIUM, OR SELENIUM. ALSO
EXCLUDED ARE SEMI-FINISHED STEELS AND FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS.


MOST OF THE PRODUCTS COVERED IN THIS INVESTIGATION ARE
PROVIDED FOR UNDER SUBHEADINGS 7213.20.00.00 AND 7214.30.00.00 OF
THE HTSUS. SMALL QUANTITIES OF THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS MAY ALSO
ENTER THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE FOLLOWING HTSUS SUBHEADINGS:
7213.31.30.00, 60.00; 7213.39.00.30, 00.60, 00.90; 7214.40.00.10,
00.30, 00.50; 7214.50.00.10, 00.30, 00.50; 7214.60.00.10, 00.30,
00.50; AND 7228.30.80.00. ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE
PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN
DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. U.S. CUSTOMS SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF ALL ENTRIES OF
HOT-ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS FROM FRANCE,
WHICH ARE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON
OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 17, 1992, AND SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT OR
BOND FOR SUCH ENTRIES OF THE MERCHANDISE IN THE AMOUNT OF 12.88
PERCENT AD VALOREM.

4. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THIS COUNTERVAILING DUTY CASE
HAS BEEN ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBER C-427-805.

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, THEY SHOULD CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION,
OTHER AGENCY BRANCH VIA EMAIL TO ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB". THE
IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT
JULIE ANNE OSGOOD OR SUSAN STRUMBEL, OFFICE OF COUNTERVAILING
INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, TELEPHONE: (202)
377-0167 OR (202) 377-1442, RESPECTIVELY.

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

NANCY MCTIERNAN