Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Auto/Marine Adapters

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

United States Customs Service

Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Auto/Marine

Adapters

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service, 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 auto/marine

adapters which are being offered to the U.S. Federal Bureau of

Investigation (``FBI'') in a procurement designated under FBI

Solicitation No. 6178. The final determination found that based upon

the facts presented, the country of origin of auto/marine adapters is

the U.S. (Scenario I) and the Netherlands (Scenario II).

DATES: The final determination was issued on February 23, 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 March 2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the nonconfidential portions of this final

determination may be obtained by writing or calling the Legal Reference

Staff, Office of Regulations and Rulings, U.S. Customs Service,

Franklin Court, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229;

(202) 482-6906.

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 February 23,

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 auto/marine adapters which are being

offered to the FBI in a procurement designated under FBI Solicitation

No. 6178. The U.S. Customs ruling number is HQ 735346. 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: (1) Taiwanese DC to DC converters are substantially

transformed in the U.S. (Scenario I) and the Netherlands (Scenario II)

as a result of being further processed and assembled with other

components into auto/marine adapters; (2) Taiwanese DC to DC converters

and the other components which are of U.S. origin also are

substantially transformed in the Netherlands as a result of being

further processed and assembled into auto/marine adapters. Accordingly,

the country of origin of the auto/marine adapters is the U.S. (Scenario

I) and the Netherlands (Scenario II).

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 (date of publication in

the Federal Register).

Dated: February 23, 1995.

Harvey B. Fox,

Director, Office of Regulations and Rulings.

[FR Doc. 95-5182 Filed 3-1-95; 8:45 am]

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