MESSAGE NO: 3028112
DATE: 01 28 1993
CATEGORY: CVD
TYPE: TER
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
C - 351 - 812
C - 427 - 805
C - 428 - 812
C - 412 - 811
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PERIOD COVERED:
01 15 1993
TO
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: TERM. OF SUSPENSION OF LIQ. IN THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY
INVESTIGATIONS OF HOT-ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL
FROM BRAZIL, FRANCE, GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
1. IN KEEPING WITH ARTICLE 5, PARAGRAPH 3
OF THE AGREEMENT ON
INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF ARTICLES VI, XVI,
AND XXIII OF
THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE
(THE SUBSIDIES CODE),
THE
DEPARTMENT
IS TERMINATING THE SUSPENSIONS OF LIQUIDATION ON
HOT-ROLLED LEAD
AND BISMUTH CARBON
STEEL
FROM
BRAZIL, FRANCE,
GERMANY AND
THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM JANUARY 15, 1993, WHICH
WAS
120
DAYS
AFTER
THE
DATE
OF
PUBLICATION
OF
THE PRELIMINARY
DETERMINATIONS.
2.
THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY
THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE HOT-ROLLED
BARS AND
RODS
OF NONALLOY 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
NOTE1 (F), EXCEPT STEELS CLASSIFIED AS
OTHER ALLOY STEELS BY
REASON OF CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 0.4 PERCENT OR
MORE
OF LEAD,
OR
0.1
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 7213.20.0000 AND
7214.30.0000
OF
THE
HTSUS.
SMALL QUANTITIES OF
THESE PRODUCTS MAY
ALSO
ENTER
THE
UNITED
STATES
UNDER
THE
FOLLOWING
HTSUS SUBHEADINGS:
7213.31.30.00,
7213.31.60.00,
7213.39.00.30,
7213.39.00.60,
7213.39.00.90,
7214.40.00.10,
7214.40.00.30,
7214.40.00.50,
7214.50.00.10,
7214.50.00.30,
7214.50.00.50,
7214.60.00.10,
7214.60.00.30,
7214.60.00.50 AND 7228.30.80.00.
ALTHOUGH THE
HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED
FOR CONVENIENCE
AND
CUSTOMS PURPOSES,
OUR DESCRIPTION OF
THE
SCOPE
OF
THESE
PROCEEDINGS IS DISPOSITIVE.
3. FIELD OFFICERS SHALL TERMINATE THE SUSPENSIONS OF LIQUIDATION
FOR COUNTERVAILING DUTY PURPOSES ON
ALL ENTRIES
OF
THE SUBJECT
MERCHANDISE MADE
ON
OR AFTER JANUARY 15, 1993.
THE SUSPENSIONS
OF
LIQUIDATION
WILL
NOT
BE
RESUMED
UNLESS
AND
UNTIL
THE
DEPARTMENT PUBLISHES COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS
IN
THESE CASES.
FIELD
OFFICERS
SHALL
CONTINUE
TO
SUSPEND LIQUIDATION ON
ALL
ENTRIES OF CONSUMPTION MADE DURING THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 17,
1992
THROUGH
JANUARY
14,
1993
UNTIL
THE
CONCLUSION
OF
THESE
COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS.
4.
THE TERMINATIONS DO
NOT AFFECT THE REQUIREMENTS OF
A
CASH
DEPOSIT
OR
BOND
ON
ENTRIES
SUBJECT
TO
THE
SUSPENSIONS
OF
LIQUIDATION ANNOUNCED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S PRELIMINARY
DETERMINATIONS IN
THE
COMPANION ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS
OF HOT-ROLLED AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL,
WHICH
WERE PUBLISHED ON
SEPTEMBER 28, 1992 FOR FRANCE, GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM AND
ON NOVEMBER 17, 1992 FOR BRAZIL.
5.
FOR
FURTHER
REPORTING
PURPOSES,
THESE
CASES
HAVE
BEEN
ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION NUMBERS: BRAZIL (C-351-812);
FRANCE (C-427-805); GERMANY (C-428-812); AND
THE
UNITED KINGDOM
(C-412-811)
6.
IF THERE ARE
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS,
THEY
SHOULD
BE
REFERRED
TO
THE
IMPORT SPECIALIST
DIVISION, OTHER AGENCY BRANCH, VIA EMAIL TO ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB".
THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT
THE FOLLOWING IMPORT COMPLIANCE SPECIALISTS AT
THE INTERNATIONAL
TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE:
(BRAZIL)
PHILIP
PIA,
OFFICE
OF
COUNTERVAILING
COMPLIANCE,
(202)
482-3691;
(FRANCE) JULIE ANNE OSGOOD, OFFICE OF COUNTERVAILING
INVESTIGATIONS, (202)482-5260; (GERMANY) RICK HERRING, OFFICE
OF
COUNTERVAILING INVESTIGATIONS, (202)
482-3530; (UNITED
KINGDOM)
STEPHANIE HAGER,
OFFICE
OF COUNTERVAILING INVESTIGATIONS, (202)
482-5055;
7.THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERMAN