MESSAGE NO: 3343112
DATE: 12 08 1992
CATEGORY: CVD
TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
C - 433 - 207
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PERIOD COVERED:
12 07 1992
TO
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
12 07 1992
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: PRELIMINARY AFFIRMATIVE COUNTERVAILING DUTY DETERMINATION
OF CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS FROM AUSTRIA
1.
THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN
THE
FEDERAL
REGISTER
ON
DECEMBER
7,
1992,
NOTICE
OF
ITS
PRELIMINARY
DETERMINATION THAT
CERTAIN
BENEFITS
WHICH CONSTITUTE SUBSIDIES
WITHIN
THE MEANING
OF
THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY
LAW
ARE
BEING
PROVIDED TO THE PRODUCERS, MANUFACTURERS, OR EXPORTERS OF CERTAIN
STEEL PRODUCTS FROM AUSTRIA.
2.
THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS INVESTIGATION, CERTAIN STEEL
PRODUCTS, CONSTITUTE THE FOLLOWING CLASS OR
KIND
OF MERCHANDISE
AS
OUTLINED BELOW.
ALTHOUGH
THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
OF
THE
UNITED STATES (HTS) SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE
AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR
WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF
THE
SCOPE
OF
THIS PROCEEDING IS DISPOSITIVE.
CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS:
THESE
PRODUCTS
INCLUDE COLD-ROLLED (COLD-REDUCED) CARBON
STEEL
FLAT PRODUCTS
OF
SOLID RECTANGULAR (OTHER
THAN
SQUARE)
CROSS
SECTION, OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, NEITHER CLAD,
PLATED
NOR
COATED
WITH
METAL, WHETHER
OR
NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED OR
COATED
WITH
PLASTICS
OR
OTHER
NONMETALLIC
SUBSTANCES,
IN
COILS,
OR
IN
STRAIGHT
LENGTHS
WHICH,
IF
OF
A
THICKNESS
LESS
THAN
4.75
MILLIMETERS, ARE
OF
A
WIDTH MEASURING AT
LEAST
10
TIMES THE
THICKNESS OR IF OF A THICKNESS OF 4.75 MILLIMETERS OR MORE ARE OF
A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE
THE THICKNESS, AS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE IN
THE
HTS UNDER
ITEM
NUMBERS
7209.11.0000, 7209.12.0030, 7209.12.0090, 7209.13.0030,
7209.13.0090, 7209.14.0030, 7209.14.0090, 7209.21.0000,
7209.22.0000, 7209.23.0000, 7209.24.1000, 7209.24.5000,
7209.31.0000, 7209.32.0000, 7209.33.0000, 7209.34.0000,
7209.41.0000, 7209.42.0000, 7209.43.0000, 7209.44.0000,
7209.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.30.1030,
7211.30.1090, 7211.30.3000, 7211.30.5000, 7211.41.1000,
7211.41.3030, 7211.41.3090, 7211.41.5000, 7211.41.7030,
7211.41.7060, 7211.41.7090, 7211.49.1030, 7211.49.1090,
7211.49.3000, 7211.49.5030, 7211.49.5060, 7211.49.5090,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, AND 7212.50.0000.
3.
THE
U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF
ALL
ENTRIES OF
CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON
STEEL
FLAT PRODUCTS FROM
AUSTRIA
WHICH
ARE
ENTERED
OR
WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE,
FOR
CONSUMPTION ON
OR
AFTER DECEMBER 7,
1992, AND
SHALL REQUIRE A
CASH DEPOSIT OR BOND FOR THE FOLLOWING:
MANUFACTURERS/PRODUCERS/
CUSTOMS ID
MARGIN/
EXPORTERS
NUMBER
PERCENT
CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS
COUNTRY WIDE
C-433-207-000
1.76
4.
THE
CASE NUMBER ENCOMPASSES THE
SINGLE
CLASS
OR
KIND
OF
MERCHANDISE UNDER INVESTIGATION. FOR
CUSTOMS
REPORTING
PURPOSE
THE CASE NUMBER IS C-433-207.
5.
IF THERE ARE
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, THEY
SHOULD
CONTACT
THE
IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION.
OTHER AGENCY BRANCH VIA E-MAIL BY
USING ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB".
THE
IMPORTING PUBLIC AND
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD REFER THEIR
QUESTIONS
TO
LARRY
SULLIVAN,
OFFICE
OF
COUNTERVAILING
INVESTIGATIONS,
IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL
TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S.
DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE, TELEPHONE:
(202)
482-0114.
6. THE AD/CVD MODULE MAY NOT
BE UPDATED TO REFLECT THESE CHANGES
UNTIL
M
ONDAY, DECEMBER 14TH,
1992. THEREFORE, ABI ENTRIES
OF
THIS MERCHANDISE SUBMITTED AS TYPE 03 ENTRIES WILL BE REJECTED BY
ACS. ENTRIES REJECTED FOR
THIS REASON SHOULD
BE RE-SUBMITTED ON
DECEMBER 14TH. LATE-FILE PENALTIES DUE
TO
THESE
SYSTEM REJECTS
WILL BE WAIVED
7. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERNAN