MESSAGE NO: 3324115 DATE: 11 19 1992
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: OTH
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 122 - 815 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 11 16 1992 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: FINAL RESULTS OF CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW OF PURE MAGNESIUM AND ALLOY MAGNESIUM FROM
CANADA

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
ON NOVEMBER 16, 1992, THE FINAL RESULTS OF ITS CHANGED
CIRCUMSTANCES REVIEW ON PURE MAGNESIUM AND ALLOY MAGNESIUM FROM
CANADA. BASED ON THESE FINAL RESULTS THE CASH DEPOSIT RATE HAS
BEEN CHANGED FROM 21.61 PERCENT AD VALOREM TO 7.61 PERCENT AD
VALOREM.

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THESE ORDERS ARE PURE MAGNESIUM AND
ALLOY MAGNESIUM FROM CANADA. PURE MAGNESIUM CONTAINS AT LEAST
99.8 PERCENT MAGNESIUM BY WEIGHT AND IS SOLD IN VARIOUS SLAB AND
INGOT FORMS AND SIZES. MAGNESIUM ALLOYS CONTAIN LESS THAN 99.8
PERCENT MAGNESIUM BY WEIGHT, WITH MAGNESIUM BEING THE LARGEST
METALLIC ELEMENT IN THE ALLOY BY WEIGHT, AND ARE SOLD IN VARIOUS
INGOT AND BILLET FORMS AND SIZES, PURE AND ALLOY MAGNESIUM ARE
CURRENTLY PROVIDED FOR IN SUBHEADINGS 8104.11.0000 AND
8104.19.0000, RESPECTIVELY, 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. SECONDARY AND GRANULAR MAGNESIUM
ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS.

3. EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16, 1992, FIELD OFFICES SHOULD COLLECT A
CASH DEPOSIT OF 7.61 PERCENT AD VALOREM ON ALL ENTRIES OF PURE
MAGNESIUM AND ALLOY MAGNESIUM FROM CANADA, EXCEPT FOR ENTRIES OF
TIMMINCO LIMITED WHICH WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDERS.


4. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGAIONS NUMBER C-122-815.

5. IF THERE ARE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY
CUSTOMS OFFICERS. THEY SHOULD CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALISTS
DIVISION, OTHER AGENCY BRANCH VIA E-MAIL BY USING ATTRIBUTE "HQ
OAB". THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD
CONTACT RICK HERRING, OFFICE OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY
INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AT (202) 482-3530.

6. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON DISCLOSING THE ABOVE INFORMATION.

NANCY MCTIERNAN