Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Desktop Computers

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Desktop

Computers

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of final determination.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice that Customs has issued a final

determination concerning the country of origin of certain desktop

computers which are being offered to the United States Army Information

System Selection and Acquisition Agency (``U.S. Army'') in a

procurement designated under U.S. Army Solicitation No. DAHC94-94-R-

0007. The final determination found that based upon the facts

presented, the country of origin of desktop computers is the U.S.

(Scenarios 1 and 3) and the Netherlands (Scenarios 2 and 4).

DATES: The final determination was issued on April 21, 1995. Any party-

at-interest, as defined at 19 CFR 177.22(d), may seek judicial review

of this final determination within 30 days of (date of publication in

the Federal Register). A copy of the nonconfidential portions of this

final determination will be published in the Customs Bulletin.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony A. Tonucci, Attorney-Advisor,

Office of Regulations and Rulings, (202) 482-7073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that on April 21,

1995, pursuant to Subpart B of Part 177, Customs Regulations (19 CFR

part 177, subpart B), Customs issued a final determination concerning

the country of origin of certain desktop computers which are being

offered to the U.S. Army in a procurement designated under U.S. Army

Solicitation No. DAHC94-94-R-0007. The U.S. Customs ruling number is HQ

735608. This final determination was issued at the request of one of

the offerors under procedures set forth at 19 CFR 177 subpart B, which

implements Title III of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended

(19 U.S.C. 2511-18). The final determination concluded that based upon

the facts presented, foreign case assemblies, partially completed

motherboards, hard disk drives and slot boards are substantially

transformed in the U.S. (Scenarios 1 and 3) and the Netherlands

(Scenarios 2 and 4) as a result of being further processed and

assembled with other components into desktop computers. Accordingly,

the country of origin of the desktop computers is the U.S. (Scenarios 1

and 3) and the Netherlands (Scenarios 2 and 4). This document gives

notice pursuant to section 177.29, Customs Regulations, (19 CFR

177.29), of that final determination. Any party-at-interest, as defined

at 19 CFR 177.22(d), may seek judicial review of this final

determination within 30 days of May 1, 1995.

Dated: April 21, 1995.

Harvey B. Fox,

Director, Office of Regulations and Rulings.

[FR Doc. 95-10557 Filed 4-28-95; 8:45 am]

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