MESSAGE NO: 8219114 DATE: 08 07 1998
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: SCO
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 428 - 821 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 08 07 1998 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS

RE: SCOPE INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING LARGE NEWSPAPER PRINTING
PRESSES & COMPONENTS THEREOF, WHETHER ASSEMBLED OR
UNASSEMBLED (LNPP) FROM GERMANY (A-428-821)

1. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1996, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (THE
DEPARTMENT) PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER THE ANTIDUMPING
DUTY ORDER ON LNPP FROM GERMANY (61 FR 46623.) AS NOTED IN THE
ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER, THE SCOPE OF THE ORDER ENCOMPASSES
ELEMENTS (I.E., PARTS AND SUBCOMPONENETS) OF A LNPP SYSTEM,
ADDITION, OR COMPONENT, WHICH TAKEN ALTOGETHER, CONSTITUTE AT
LEAST 50 PERCENT OF THE COST OF MANUFACTURE OF ANY OF THE FIVE
MAJOR LNPP COMPONENTS OF WHICH THEY ARE A PART.

2. ON JULY 2, 1998, WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR A SCOPE INQUIRY
FROM KOENIG & BAUER-ALBLERT AG CORPORATION (KBA). IN ITS SCOPE
INQUIRY REQUEST, KBA REQUESTED THAT THE DEPARTMENT PRELIMINARILY
DETERMINE THAT THE FOLLOWING PARTS OR ELEMENTS ARE OUTSIDE OF THE
SCOPE OF THE ORDER ON LNPP FROM GERMANY:

ALL OF THE PARTS OR ELEMENTS IMPORTED FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION
OF THE CONVEYANCE AND ACCESS APPARATUS

3. THE DEPARTMENT HAS PRELIMINARILY DETERMINED THAT THESE PARTS
OR ELEMENTS CONSTITUTE LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE COST OF
MANUFACTURE OF THE CONVEYANCE AND ACCESS APPARATUS OF WHICH THEY
WILL BE A PART AND, THUS, ARE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE ORDER.
ACCORDINGLY, CUSTOMS IS INSTRUCTED TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED ENTRIES AT A ZERO CASH DEPOSIT RATE.

THESE PARTS OR ELEMENTS ARE BEING ENTERED UNDER COMMISSION NUMBER
"971422, FOLLOWED BY A, B, C." THIS COMMISSION NUMBER IS UNIQUE
TO THESE PARTS OR ELEMENTS AND WILL APPEAR ON THE INVOICE THAT IS
PRESENTED TO CUSTOMS. ACCORDINGLY, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHOULD
SUSPEND LIQUIDATION AT A ZERO CASH DEPOSIT RATE FOR ALL LNPP
PARTS OR ELEMENTS ENTERED BY KBA WITH A COMMISSION NUMBER OF
"971422, FOLLOWED BY A, B, C," ON THE INVOICE PRESENTED TO THE
CUSTOMS SERVICE.

4. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE
SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIASON, USING
ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND INTERESTED PARTIES
SHOULD CONTACT BARBARA WOJCIK-BETANCOURT AT 202-482-0629, OF
IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

5. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

PAUL SCHWARZ