Request for Monitoring of Certain Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts From the Republic of Korea

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Request for Monitoring of Certain Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts From the

Republic of Korea

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments; request for monitoring of

certain chrome-plated lug nuts from the Republic of Korea.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 13, 1993, the Secretary of

Commerce received a request that the Secretary monitor imports of

certain chrome-plated lug nuts (``CPLNs''), from the Republic of Korea

under section 732(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the

Act''), and Sec. 353.11(c) of the Department's regulations. The request

was submitted by Consolidated International Automotive, Inc.

(``Consolidated''), the largest domestic producer of CPLNs, and applies

to one-piece and two-piece chrome-plated lug nuts, finished or

unfinished, which are more than \11/16\ inches (17.45 millimeters) in

height and which have a hexagonal (``hex'') size of at least three

quarters of an inch (19.05 millimeters) but not greater than one inch

(25.4 millimeters). The term ``unfinished'' refers to unplated and/or

unassembled chrome-plated lug nuts. CPLNs are included under item

number 7318.16.0010 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Consolidated

requests that the Secretary monitor imports of these products from the

Republic of Korea, alleging that the circumstances which allow the

Department to monitor imports currently exist. Under section 732(a)(2)

of the Act, the requirements for the Secretary to monitor imports are:

(a) More than one antidumping duty order for the same class or kind of

merchandise must be in effect; (b) the Department must have a reason to

believe or suspect that there exists an extraordinary pattern of

persistent injurious dumping with respect to shipments from one or more

additional supplier countries; and (c) this extraordinary pattern of

persistent injurious dumping is causing a serious commercial problem

for the domestic industry.

COMMENTS: Interested parties wishing to comment upon this request must

send written comments not later than March 7, 1994. Comments should be

sent to the Secretary of Commerce, attention: Import Administration,

Central Records Unit, room B-099, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Interested

parties may file replies to any comments submitted. All replies must be

filed not later than 7 days after March 7, 1994. Any interested parties

submitting business proprietary information must do so in accordance

with Sec. 353.32(b) of the Department's regulations and submit a public

version or summary of that information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Harsh or Alain Letort, Office of

Agreements Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, room 7866, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482-3793

or telefax (202) 482-1388.

Dated: January 28, 1994.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-2611 Filed 2-3-94; 8:45 am]

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