MESSAGE NO: 7237111 DATE: 08 25 1997
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: INF
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 462 - 305 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 08 25 1997 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS

RE: SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUSPENSION AGREEMENT
ON SILICOMANGANESE FROM THE UKRAINE (A-462-305)


1. COMMERCE UNDERSTANDS THAT A SHIPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 7500MT
OF SILICOMANGANESE FROM UKRAINE HAS ENTERED BONDED WAREHOUSE
IN NEW ORLEANS AT GULFCOAST DOCKSIDE, INC.(ARRIVED JULY 23,
1997)

2. THESE SHIPMENTS OF SILICOMANGANESE ARE SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE
AT THE PORT OF HICKMAN, ARKANSAS, BY BARGE, DURING THE
SECOND HALF OF AUGUST 1997. THE TOTAL QUANTITY OF
SILICOMANGANESE TO BE IMPORTED IS 2,800,000 POUNDS OF
SILICOMANGANESE WITH APPROXIMATELY 76% MANGANESE AND 19%
SILICON CONTENT. (BARGE ATC-1309, I.T. #396107924)

3. COMMERCE UNDERSTANDS THAT, FURTHERMORE, FIVE SHIPMENTS OF
SILICOMANGANESE ARE SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AT THE PORT OF
ARMOREL/BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, BY BARGE, SCHEDULED FOR THE
FOLLOWING DATES: AUGUST 25, SEPTEMBER 8, SEPTEMBER 25,
OCTOBER 13, AND OCTOBER 27, 1997. EACH SHIPMENT TO BE
IMPORTED SHALL BE OF 2,800,000 POUNDS, FOR A TOTAL QUANTITY
TO BE IMPORTED OF 14,000,000 POUNDS OF SILICOMANGANESE WITH
APPROXIMATELY 76% MANGANESE AND 19% SILICON CONTENT.
(BARGE WTT-8312B, I.T. #396107913)

4. COMMERCE HAS DETERMINED THAT RONLY HOLDINGS, THE IMPORTER OF
RECORD, HAS SUBMITTED THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND THAT
THESE SHIPMENTS SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE UNITED
STATES, PROVIDED THAT CUSTOMS RECEIVES THE FOLLOWING IMPORT
DOCUMENTATION:

A) CERTIFICATION FROM RONLY THAT THE MATERIAL WILL BE USED
ONLY FOR A SALE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE
SUSPENSION AGREEMENT AND WILL BE CONSUMED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SECTION II(E) OF THE SUSPENSION AGREEMENT.

5. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SHIPMENT,
PLEASE CONTACT DOREEN CHEN AT(202)482-0162 OR EDWARD YANG
AT(202)482-0406.

PAUL SCHWARTZ