MESSAGE NO: 6051111 DATE: 02 20 1996
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: COR
REFERENCE: 6039113 REFERENCE DATE: 02 08 1996
CASES: A - 570 - 840 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 02 26 1996 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS

RE: CORRCTION IN PARAGRAPH 4 (COMPANY NAMES) AMENDED FINAL
AND ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER IN THE INVESTIGATION OF
MANANESE METAL FROM THE PRC (A-570-840)

1. ON FEBRUARY 6, 1996, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED
IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION AND
ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER IN THE INVESTIGATION OF MANGANESE
METAL FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

2. THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE IN THIS INVESTIGATION IS
MANGANESE METAL, WHICH IS COMPOSED PRICIPALLY OF MANGANESE,
BY WEIGHT, BUT ALSO CONTAINS SOME IMPURTES SUCH AS CARBON,
SULFUR, PHOSPHOROUS, IRON AND SILICON. MANGANESE METAL
CONTAINS BY WEIGHT NOT LESS THAN 95 PERCENT MANGANESE. ALL
COMPOSITIONS, FORMS AND SIZES OF MANGANESE METAL ARE INCLUDED
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING METAL
FLAKE, POWDER, COMPRESSED POWDER, AND FINES. THE SUBJECT
MERCHANDISE IS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER SUBHEADINGS
8111.00.45.00 AND 8111.00.60.00 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF
SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS. ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS
SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS
PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOE OF THIS
PRCEEDING IS DISPOSTIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN
ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBER (A-570-840.

4. FOR IMPORTS OF MANGANESE METAL FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
OF CHINA, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL SUPEND LIQUIDATION OF
SUCH SHIPMENTS THAT ARE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE,
FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JUNE 14, 1995. EFFECTIVE
FEBRUARY 6, 1996 CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT EQUAL
TO THE MARGINS SHOWN BELOW:

MANUFACTURERS/PRODUCERS/ CUSTOMS ID MARGIN/
EXPORTERS NUMBER PERCENT

CHINA NAT'L ELECTRONICS IMPORTS
& EXPORTS HUNAN COMPANY
(CEIEC) (A-570-840-001) 11.77%

CHINA METALLURGICAL IMPORTS &
EXPORTS HUNAN CORP./HUNAN
NONFERROUS METAL IMPORTS & EXPORTS
(CMIECHN/CHIECHN) (A-570-840-002) 0.97%

CHINA HUNAN INT'L ECONOMIC DEVLPT
GROUP CORP.

(HIED) (A-570-840-003) 4.60

MINMETALS PRECIOUS & RARE MINERALS
IMPORT & EXPORT CO.
(MINMETALS) (A-570-840-004) 5.88%

PRC-WIDE RATE (A-570-840-000) 143.32%

DUE TO THE LAREGE NUMBER OF MINMETALS BRANCHES, PLEASE NOT
THAT THE METNMETALS DUTY APPLIES TO NLY ONE AFFILITATE:
MINMETALS PRECIOUS & REAR MINERALS IMPORT & EXPORT CO.
LOCATED IN ANHUILI, CHAOYANG DISTRICT, DEIJING PRC.

6. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY
CUSTOMS OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE
APPROPRIATE SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, TCHNICAL PROGRAMS,
ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY, USING ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB".
THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD
CONTACT DAVID BOYLAND OR DANIEL LESSARD, OFFICE OF
COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, US.S. DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE AT (202) 482.4198 AND (202) 482-1778 REPECTIVELY.

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

NANCY MCTIERNAN