MESSAGE NO: 6242113 DATE: 08 29 1996
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: INF
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 462 - 102 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 08 29 1996 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

RE: SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUSPENSION AGREEMENT ON
URANIUM FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (A-462-102)


1. COMMERCE UNDERSTANDS THAT A SAMPLE SHIPMENT OF ENRICHED
HEXAFLUORIDE URANIUM (EUP) ARRIVED AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY
AIRPORT, NEW YORK, NY, VIA AEROFLOT, ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 20,
1996. THE TOTAL QUANTITY OF EUP TO BE IMPORTED IS THREE (3) "
1S" SAMPLE BOTTLES OF 0.812 KGU OR 21.167 LBS. U3O8e (4.903
SWUs).

2. COMMERCE HAS DETERMINED THAT GNSS, THE IMPORTER OF RECORD,
HAS SUBMITTED THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND THAT THIS
SHIPMENT SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES,
PROVIDED THAT CUSTOMS RECEIVES THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATIONS
AND THE RELEVANT CERTIFICATES:

A) CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE IMPORTER OF RECORD STATING THAT:

1) THE URANIUM PRODUCT BEING IMPORTED WAS NOT OBTAINED
UNDER ANY ARRANGEMENT, SWAP, EXCHANGE, OR OTHER
TRANSACTION DESIGNED TO CIRCUMVENT THE AGREEMENTS WITH
KAZAKSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, THE RUSSIA FEDERATION, AND
UZBEKISTAN AND THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON UKRAINE OR
THE EXPORT LIMITS FOR URANIUM OF KAZAKSTANI ORIGIN
ESTABLISHED BY THE MARCH 27, 1995 AMENDMENT TO THE
KAZAKSTANI AGREEMENT AND THE OCTOBER 13, 1995 AMENDMENT
TO THE UZBEK AGREEMENT;

2) THE IMPORTED URANIUM WILL BE PLACED IN A DEDICATED
GNSS ACCOUNT AT USEC FOR USE ONLY IN A MATCHED SALE
SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE MARCH 11, 1994
AMENDMENT TO THE RUSSIAN SUSPENSION AGREEMENT AND WILL
NOT BE SOLD, LOANED, SWAPPED OR UTILIZED OTHER THAN FOR
DELIVERY TO THE U.S. END-USER FOR CONSUMPTION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION II(H) OF THE RUSSIAN AMENDMENT;

3) THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF THE URANIUM ORE, CONVERSION
AND ENRICHMENT SERVICES IS RUSSIA; AND

B) A CERTIFICATE OF EXPORT SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED AGENCY
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

3. CUSTOMS IS INSTRUCTED TO WITHHOLD/SUSPEND LIQUIDATION
OF THE ENTRY SUMMARY AT A ZERO DEPOSIT RATE FOR THIS
ENTRY UNTIL THE TERMS OF THE AMENDMENT HAVE BEEN MET.
AT THAT TIME, COMMERCE WILL INSTRUCT CUSTOMS TO
LIQUIDATE THIS ENTRY, IF APPROPRIATE.

4. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SHIPMENT,
PLEASE CONTACT JAMES DOYLE OR LISETTE LACH AT (202) 482-
0172 OR (202) 482-6412, RESPECTIVELY.


NANCY MCTIERNAN