MESSAGE NO: 3137111 DATE: 05 17 1993
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: TER
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 464 - 202 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE: 03 05 1992

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: DETERMINATION TO CANCEL SUSPENSION AGREEMENT AND
RESUMPTION OF INVESTIGATION ON URANIUM FROM TAJIKISTAN


1. ON APRIL 26, 1993, THE GOVERNMENT OF TAJIKISTAN (GOT)
OFFICIALLY WITHDREW FROM THE SUSPENSION AGREEMENT ON URANIUM. AS
A RESULT OF THE GOT WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SUSPENSION AGREEMENT, THE
DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO LONGER A BASIS FOR
SUSPENDING THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION ON URANIUM FROM
TAJIKISTAN. THUS, THE DEPARTMENT IS TERMINATING THIS AGREEMENT
EFFECTIVE APRIL 26, 1993, AND RESUMING THE ANTIDUMPING
INVESTIGATION.

2. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER IN THE NEAR FUTURE NOTICE OF ITS DETERMINATION TO CANCEL
SUSPENSION AGREEMENT AND RESUMPTION OF INVESTIGATION: URANIUM
FROM TAJIKISTAN. FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THIS TERMINATION IS
EFFECTIVE APRIL 26, 1993.

3. THE MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THIS INVESTIGATION INCLUDES
NATURAL URANIUM IN THE FORM OF URANIUM ORES AND CONCENTRATES;
NATURAL URANIUM METAL AND NATURAL URANIUM COMPOUNDS; ALLOYS,
DISPERSIONS (INCLUDING CERMETS), CERAMIC PRODUCTS AND MIXTURES
CONTAINING NATURAL URANIUM OR NATURAL URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM
ENRICHED INU235 AND ITS COMPOUNDS; ALLOYS, DISPERSIONS (INCLUDING
CERMETS), CERAMIC PRODUCTS, AND MIXTURES CONTAINING URANIUM
ENRICHED IN U235 OR COMPOUNDS OF URANIUM ENRICHED IN U235. BOTH
LOW ENRICHED URANIUM (LEU) AND HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM (HEU) ARE
INCLUDED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION. LEU IS URANIUM
ENRICHED IN U235 TO A LEVEL OF UP TO 20 PERCENT, WHILE HEU IS
URANIUM ENRICHED IN U235 TO A LEVELOF 20 PERCENT OR MORE. THE
URANIUM SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION IS PROVIDED FOR UNDER
SUBHEADINGS 2612.10.00.00,2844.10.10.00, 2844.10.20.10,
2844.10.20.25, 2844.10.20.50, 2844.10.20.55, 2844.10.50.00,
2844.20.00.10, 2844.20.00.20, 2844.20.00.30, AND 2844.20.00.50,
OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS). ALTHOUGH THE HTS
SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES,
OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS PROCEEDING IS
DISPOSITIVE.

4. DUE TO A PRELIMINARY FINDING OF THE EXISTENCE OF CRITICAL
CIRCUMSTANCES,THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL (1) SUSPEND
LIQUIDATION OF ALL UNLIQUIDATED ENTRIES OF URANIUM FROM
TAJIKISTAN THAT ARE ENTERED,OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE,FOR
CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER MARCH 5, 1992 (90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE
OF PUBLICATION OF OUR PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION) THROUGH OCTOBER
16, 1992 (THE SIGNING OF THE SUSPENSION AGREEMENT) AND (2)
SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF ALL ENTRIES OF URANIUM FROM TAJIKISTAN
THAT ARE ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON
OR AFTER APRIL 26, 1993, (THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE TERMINATION).
THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT OR BOND
EQUAL TO 115.82 PERCENT ADVALOREM.

5. FOR INVESTIGATION PURPOSES ONLY, THIS ANTIDUMPING DUTY CASE
HAS BEEN ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-842-802. FOR CUSTOMS
REPORTING PURPOSES, PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING CASE NUMBER:
A-464-202.

6. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, THEY SHOULD CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION,
OTHER AGENCY BRANCH BY EMAIL TO ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB". THE
IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT
MELISSA SKINNER OF THE OFFICE OF AGREEMENTS COMPLIANCE (FOR
MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE CANCELLATION OF THE SUSPENSION
AGREEMENT), OR LAWRENCE P. SULLIVAN AND CAROLE A. SHOWERS, OFFICE
OF COUNTERVAILING INVESTIGATIONS (FOR MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE
INVESTIGATION), IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,TELEPHONE (202)
482-2822, 482-0114, 482-3217, RESPECTIVELY.


NANCY MCTIERNAN