• Effective Date: Apr 21, 2003
  • Period of Review: Jan 01, 2002 to Dec 31, 2002
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Apr 21, 2003
  • Cite as: 68 FR 19498 • Cite date: Apr 21, 2003

1. This is a correction to message 3160201, dated 06/09/2003, to cover liquidation of all entries on brass sheet and strip from France for the period 01/01/2002 through 12/31/2002. In addition, paragraph 6 of that message was updated.

2. Paragraphs 3 and 4 did not include complete liquidation instructions for all shipments of merchandise during the period 01/01/2002 through 12/31/2002. Below is the fully corrected message.

3. The Department of Commerce did not receive a request for an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on brass sheet and strip from France (C-427-603) for the period 01/01/2002 through 12/31/2002.

4. The merchandise covered by these instructions is brass sheet and strip from France (C-427-603). The physical dimensions of the products are brass sheet and strip of solid rectangular cross sections over 0.006 inches (0.15 millimeters) through 0.188 inches (4.8 millimeters) in finished thicknesses or gauge, regardless of width, coiled, wound on-reels (traverse wound), and cut-to-length products are included. This merchandise is currently provided for under harmonized tariff schedule item numbers: 7409.21.00 and 7409.29.00.

5. Therefore, in accordance with section 351.212(c) of the Commerce regulations, you are to assess countervailing duties at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry on brass sheet and strip from France exported on or after 01/01/2002 and on or before 12/31/2002.

6. The suspension of liquidation ordered for the merchandise listed above exported on or before 12/31/2002 is lifted. Effective 11/07/2003, the countervailing duty order on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from France was revoked as explained in message 4062202 dated 03/02/2004.

7. The assessment of countervailing duties by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments, of the required amounts deposited as estimated countervailing duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash or bonds posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the entry date or date of deposit whichever is later, or estimated countervailing duties through the date of liquidation. The rate at which such interest is payable is the rate in effect under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period.

8. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by CLU:GL.)

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

Alexander Amdur