MESSAGE NO: 2340112 DATE: 12 06 1991
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: ADL
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 307 - 702 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 01 01 1989 TO 12 31 1989

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE DIVISION

RE: COUNTERVAILING DUTIES - CERTAIN ELECTRICAL
CONDUCTOR ALUMINUM REDRAW ROD FROM
VENEZUELA (C-307-702)

1. The Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register
of September 19, 1991 the final results of its administrative
review of the countervailing duty order on electrical conductor
aluminum redraw rod from Venezuela. The review covers the period
January 1, 1989 through December 31, 1989.

2. Imports covered by the review are shipments of certain
electrical conductor aluminum redraw rod from Venezuela which is
wrought rod of aluminum electrically conductive and containing
not less than 99 percent of aluminum by weight.

During the review period, such merchandise was classifiable
under item numbers 7604.10.3010, 7604.10.3050, 7604.29.3010,
7604.29.3050, 7605.11.0030, and 7605.21.0030 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule.

3. We determine that there are no known unliquidated entries of
the subject merchandise exported to the United States from the
period January 1, 1989 through December 31, 1989. The rate of
cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties shall remain
unchanged at 5.50 percent. The suspension of liquidation ordered
for this merchandise exported on or before December 31, 1989 is
lifted. Suspension of liquidation for all entries of this
merchandise exported on or after January 1, 1990 will continue.

4. Customs officers shall continue to collect a cash deposit of
estimated countervailing duties of 5.50 percent of the f.o.b.
invoice price on all shipments of this merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after September
19, 1991. This deposit requirement will remain in effect until
publication of the final results of the next administrative
review of the countervailing duty order on this merchandise.

5. If there are any questions regarding this matter by Customs
Officers, please contact via E-Mail, through the Regional
Antidumping\Countervailing Duty Coordinator, the Trade Compliance
Division, Antidumping\Countervailing Duty Branch, using
attribute "HQ OAB". The importing public and other interested
parties should contact the Office of Countervailing Compliance
Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, (202) 377-2786.

There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Nancy McTiernan