Certain Electrical Conductor Aluminum Redraw Rod From Venezuela; Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-307-702]

Certain Electrical Conductor Aluminum Redraw Rod From Venezuela;

Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review.

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SUMMARY: On June 10, 1994, the Department of Commerce (the Department)

published the preliminary results of its administrative review of the

countervailing duty order on certain electrical conductor aluminum

redraw rod from Venezuela for the period January 1, 1992, through

December 31, 1992 (59 FR 29984). We have now completed that review and

determine that the cash deposit rate of estimated countervailing duties

to be 0.50 percent ad valorem, the rate established in the final

results of the last administrative review of this order (57 FR 36063;

August 12, 1992).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 17, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Longest or Kelly Parkhill,

Office of Countervailing Compliance, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:

(202) 482-2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On June 10, 1994, the Department published in the Federal Register

(59 FR 29984) the preliminary results of its administrative review of

the countervailing duty order on certain electrical conductor aluminum

redraw rod from Venezuela (53 FR 31904; August 22, 1988). The

Department has now completed that administrative review in accordance

with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

Scope of Review

Imports covered by this review are shipments of certain electrical

conductor aluminum redraw rod from Venezuela, which are wrought rod of

aluminum that is electrically conductive and contains not less than 99

percent of aluminum by weight. This merchandise is currently

classifiable under item numbers 7604.10.3010, 7604.10.3050,

7604.29.3010, 7604.29.3050, 7605.11.0030, 7605.11.0090, 7605.19.0000,

7605.21.0030, 7605.21.0090 and 7605.29.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule (HTS). The HTS item numbers are provided for convenience and

Customs purposes. The written description remains dispositive. The

review period is January 1, 1992 through December 31, 1992.

Analysis of Comments Received

We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the

preliminary results. We received no comments.

Final Results of Review

As a result of our review, we determine that there are no known

entries of the subject merchandise into the United States during the

period January 1, 1992, through December 31, 1992. Therefore, we

determine the estimated net subsidy to be 0.50 percent ad valorem, the

cash deposit rate established in the final results of the last

administrative review (57 FR 36063; August 12, 1992).

The Department will instruct the Customs Service to collect a cash

deposit of estimated countervailing duties of 0.50 percent of the

f.o.b. invoice price on all shipments of the subject merchandise from

Venezuela entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or

after the date of publication of the final results of this review.

These instructions shall remain in effect until publication of the

final results of the next administrative review.

This administrative review and notice are in accordance with

section 751(a)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR 355.22.

Dated: October 5, 1994.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-25631 Filed 10-14-94; 8:45 am]

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