MESSAGE NO: 2346111 DATE: 12 12 1991
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: ADM
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 357 - 403 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 12 10 1991 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE DIVISION

RE: COUNTERVAILING DUTIES OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS
FROM ARGENTNA (C-357-403)


1. The Departmentof Commerce has completed its administrative
review of the countervailing duty order on oil country
tubulargoods from Argentina and published the final results in
the Federal Register on December 10, 1991 (56 FR 64493).

2. Imports covered by the review are shipments of Argentine oil
country tubular goods. These products include finished or
unfinished oil country tubular goods, which are hollow steel
products of circular cross section intended for use in the
drilling of oil or gas, and oil well casing, tubing and drill
pipe of carbon or alloy steel, whether welded or seamless,
manufactured to either American Petroleum Institute (API) or
proprietary specifications.

During the review period, such merchandise was classifiable
under item numbers 7304.20.20, 7304.20.40, 7304.20.50,
7304.20.60, 7304.20.70, 7304.20.80, 7304.39.00, 7304.51.50,
7304.59.60, 7304.59.80, 7304.90.70, 7305.20.40, 7305.20.60,
7305.20.80, 7305.31.40, 7305.31.60, 7305.39.10, 7305.39.50,
7305.90.10, 7305.90.50, 7306.20.20, 7306.20.30, 7306.20.40,
7306.20.60, 7306.20.80, 7306.30.50, 7306.50.50, 7306.60.70 and
7306.90.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

3. Accordingly, for shipments of Argentine oil country tubular
goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after December 10, 1991, you shall waive cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties. (ie. collect 0.00)

4. These cash deposit requirements will remain in effect until
publication of the final results of the next administrative
review.

Do not liquidate any entries of this merchandise included in this
administrative review until assessment instructions are received.

5. If there are any questions regarding this matter by Customs
officers, please contact via E-Mail, through the Regional
Antidumping\Countervailing Duty Coordinator, the Trade Compliance
Division, Antidumping Countervailing Duty Branch, using attribute
"HQ OAB." The importing public and other interested parties
should contact the Office of Countervailing Compliance, Import
Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of
Commerce (202) 377-2786.

6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.


Nancy McTiernan