Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Optical Spectroscopy Instrument Systems

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Optical Spectroscopy

Instrument Systems

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

[[Page 21242]] 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 optical

spectroscopy instrument systems which are being offered to the General

Services Administration under GSA Solicitation No. FCGS-Z7-89-0018-2-N.

The final determination found that based upon the facts presented, the

country of origin of the optical spectroscopy instrument systems is the

U.S.

DATES: The final determination was issued on April 10, 1995. A copy of

the nonconfidential portions of this final determination will be

published in ``Customs Bulletin and Decisions.'' 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monika Rice, Attorney-Advisor, Office

of Regulations and Rulings, (202-482-6980).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that on April 10,

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 optical spectroscopy instrument

systems which are being offered to the General Services Administration

in a procurement designated under GSA Solicitation No. FCGS-Z7-89-0018-

2-N. This final determination was issued at the request of one of the

offerors under procedures set forth at 19 CFR part 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 that Australian optics module shells are

substantially transformed in the U.S. as a result of being further

processed and assembled with other components into optical spectroscopy

instrument systems. Accordingly, the country of origin of the optical

spectroscopy instrument systems is the U.S.

This document gives notice pursuant to Sec. 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 10, 1995.

Harvey B. Fox,

Director, Office of Regulations and Rulings.

[FR Doc. 95-10648 Filed 4-28-95; 8:45 am]

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