MESSAGE NO: 7358111 DATE: 12 23 1996
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: SCO
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 428 - 821 A - 588 - 837
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PERIOD COVERED: 11 21 1996 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS

RE: ANTIDUMPING SCOPE RULING ON LARGE NEWSPAPER PRINTING
PRESSES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF, WHETHER ASSEMBLED OR
UNASSEMBLED FROM GERMANY (A-428-821) & JAPAN (A-588-837)

1. ON NOVEMBER 21, 1996, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY R.R.
DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY, A U.S. IMPORTER, THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE ISSUED A FINAL SCOPE RULING THAT THE EQUIPMENT LISTED
BELOW:

A. TWO KOENIG, BAUER, AND ALBERT (KBA) GRAVURE COMMERCIAL
PRINTING PRESSES FROM GERMANY, FOR PRINTING MAGAZINE AND RETAIL
ADVERTISING INSERTS IN RENO, NEVADA, DONNELLEY PURCHASE ORDER NO.
02-B0022;

B. A KBA VARIABLE, PINLESS, LOWER JAW FOLDER FROM GERMANY, TO BE
ADDED TO A GRAVURE COMMERCIAL PRINTING PRESS IN WARSAW, INDIANA,
DONNELLEY PRCHASE ORDER NO. 004-B0023;

C. KBA MODIFICATION PARTS FROM GERMANY, TO RECONFIGURE A GRAVURE
COMMERCIAL PRINTING PRESS IN SPARTANSBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA,
DONNELLEY PURCHASE ORDER NO. 000-66987;

D. A TOSHIBA OFFSET PRINT UNIT FROM JAPAN, TO UPGRADE AN
EXISTING 2-WEB, 2-UNIT TV GUIDE PRESS TO A 3-WEB, 3-UNIT TV GUIDE
PRESS IN LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, DONNELLEY PURCHASE ORDER NO.
018-B0030;

TO BE ENTERED INTO THE U.S. CUSTOMS TERRITORY BY R.R. DONNELLEY &
SONS COMPANY IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDERS
ON LARGE NEWSPAPER PRINTING PRESSES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF FROM
GERMANY AND JAPAN BECAUSE THE MERCHANDISE DOES NOT MEET THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE SCOPE OF THESE
ORDERS. THE EQUIPMENT TO BE ENTERED IS FOR COMMERCIAL PRINTING
USES AT THE LOCATIONS NOTED ABOVE.

2. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, TERMINATE THE SUSPENSION OF
LIQUIDATION AND LIQUIDATE WITH RESPCT TO THE ABOVE-DECRIBED
ENTRIES.

3. REFUND ANY CASH DEPOSITS WITH INTEREST AND RELEASE ANY BONDS
RELATING TO THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED ENTRIES.

4. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA-EMAIL THE APPROPRIATE SUPERVISORY
CHANNELS, IMPORT OPERATIONS, ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY
USING ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." INTEREST PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778 OF
THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930 DO NOT APPLY. ALL OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT IRENE DARZENTA OR WILLIAM CROW, IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATIN, U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AT (202) 482-6320 OR (202) 482-0116,
RESPECTIVELY.


WILLIAM D. SLYNE