MESSAGE NO: 5142115 DATE: 05 22 1995
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 351 - 812 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 01 01 1994 TO 12 31 1994

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

RE: NON ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS



1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DID NOT RECEIVE A REQUEST FOR AN
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER ON
CERTAIN HOT ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS
FROMBRAZIL (C-351-812) FOR THE JANUARY 1, 1994 THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 1994 REVIEW PERIOD.

2. THE MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THESE INSTRUCTIONS IS AS FOLLOWS:

CERTAIN HOT ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS
FROM BRAZIL (C-351-812) COVERS SHIPMENTS OF HOT ROLLED BARS
AND RODS OF NONALLOY OR OTHER ALLOY STEEL, WHETHER OR NOT
DESCALED, CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 0.03 PERCENT OR MORE OF LEAD
OR 0.05 PERCENT OR MORE OF BISMUTH, IN COILS OR CUT LENGTHS,
AND IN NUMEROUS SHAPES AND SIZES. EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF
THIS ORDER ARE OTHER ALLOY STEELS (AS DEFINED BY THE
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS)
CHAPTER 72, NOT (F)), EXCEPT STEELS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER ALLOY
STEELS BY REASON OF CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 0.4 PERCENT OR MORE
OF LEAD, OR 0.1 PERCENT OR MORE OF BISMUTH, TELLURIUM, OR
SELENIUM. ALSO EXCLUDED ARE SEMI-FINISHED STEELS AND
FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS. MOST OF THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS
ORDER ARE PROVIDED FOR UNDER SUBHEADINGS 7213.20.00.00 AND
7214.30.00.00 OF THE HTSUS. SMALL QUANTITIES OF THESE
PRODUCTS MAY ALSO ENTER UNDER THE FOLLOWING HTSUS
SUBHEADINGS:
7213.31.30.00, 60.00; 7213.39.00.30, 00.60, 00.90;
7214.40.00.10, 00.30. 00.50; 7214.50.00.10, 00.30, 00.50;
7214.60.00.10, 00.30. 00.50; AND 7228.30.80.

3. THEREFORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 355.22(G) OF THE
COMMERCE REGULATIONS, YOU ARE TO ASSESS COUNTERVAILING DUTIES
AT RATES EQUAL TO THE CASH DEPOSIT OF ESTIMATED
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY SUMMARY
ON THE SPECIFIED SUBJECT MERCHANDISE EXPORTED ON OR AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1994 AND ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1994.

4. THE RATES OF ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES WHICH WERE
REQUIRED TO BE DEPOSITED ARE:

HOT-ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH
BRAZIL
MANUFACTURERS
ACESITA C-351-812-001 1/1/94-12/31/94 19.19 PERCENT
ALL OTHER FIRMS C-351-812-000 1/1/94-12/31/94 0.67 PERCENT

5. THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ORDERED FOR THE MERCHANDISE
LISTED ABOVE EXPORTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1994 AND ON OR
BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1994 IS LIFTED. THE SUSPENSION OF
LIQUIDATION FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF MERCHANDISE LISTED ABOVE
EXPORTED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1994 WILL CONTINUE.

6. THE ASSESSMENT OF COUNTERVALING DUTIES BY THE CUSTOMS SERVICE
ON ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. SECTION 778
REQUIRES THAT CUSTOMS PAY INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS, OR ASSESS
INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS, OF THE REQUIRED AMOUNTS DEPOSITED
AS ESTIMATED COUNTERVALING DUTIES. THE INTEREST PROVISIONS
ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO CASH OR BONDS POSTED AS ESTIMATED
COUNTERVALING DUTIES REQUIRED THROUGH THE DATE OF
LIQUIDATION. THE RATE AT WHICH SUCH INTEREST IS PAYABLE IS
THE RATE IN EFFECT UNDER SECTION 6621 OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1954 FOR SUCH PERIOD.

7. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA EMAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRAITE
SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, TECHNICAL PROGRAMS,
ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY USING ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB".
THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD
CONTACT THE OFFICE OF COUNTERVAILING COMPLIANCE, IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (202) 482-2786.

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


NANCY MCTIERNAN