[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2571-2572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-580]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-542-401]
Certain Textile Mill Products From Sri Lanka; Notice of Scope
Amendment
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice Of Amendment to the Existing Conversion of the Scope of
the Order from the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated to
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
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SUMMARY: On January 1, 1989, the United States fully converted to the
international harmonized system of tariff classification. On January
11, 1989, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the
Conversion to Use of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of Classifications
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings (54 FR 993; January
11, 1989) (1989 Conversion) for all antidumping and countervailing duty
orders in effect or investigations in progress as of January 1, 1989.
On March 29, 1994, the Department published a proposed amendment to the
conversion (59 FR 14609). Interested parties were invited to comment on
this proposed amended conversion. The Department also requested the
U.S. Customs Department to comment on the proposed amendment to the
conversion. Based on our analysis of the comments received, the
Department is now publishing an amended conversion of the scope of the
countervailing duty order on certain textile mill products from Sri
Lanka.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 10, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martina Tkadlec or Kelly Parkhill,
Office of Countervailing Compliance, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230, telephone
(202) 482-2786.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In 1985, the Department issued a countervailing duty order on
Certain Textile Mill Products from Sri Lanka (C-542-401) (50 FR 9826;
March 12, 1985). The scope of this order was originally defined solely
in terms of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated (TSUSA)
item numbers; no narrative product description was provided. On January
1, 1989, the United States fully converted from the TSUSA to the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). Section 1211 of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 directed the Department to ``take whatever
actions are necessary to conform, to the fullest extent practicable,
with the tariff classification system of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
[for] all . . . orders . . .'' in effect at the time of the
implementation of the HTS.
Accordingly, on January 11, 1989, after reviewing comments received
from the public, the Department published the 1989 Conversion for all
antidumping and countervailing duty orders in effect or investigations
in progress as of January 1, 1989 (54 FR 993). That notice also
included the conversion of the scope of the countervailing duty order
on certain textile mill products from Sri Lanka from TSUSA to HTS item
numbers. The 1989 Conversion was based on a one-to-one correspondence
of the TSUSA and HTS item numbers. In the notice, the Department stated
that it would review the HTS classifications at any time during a
proceeding upon receipt of new information or additional comments.
Subsequently, as a result of comments submitted to the Department
by the importing public and advice received from the U.S. Customs
Service, the Department determined (1) that the 1989 Conversion did not
accurately reflect the scope of the countervailing duty order on
certain textile mill products from Sri Lanka and, therefore, (2) that
the 1989 Conversion should be amended. On March 29, 1994, the
Department published a proposed amendment to the 1989 Conversion and
invited interested parties to comment (59 FR 14609). The Department
also requested comments on the proposed conversion from the U.S.
Customs Service. The Department received comments from the U.S. Customs
Service. Based on our analysis of the comments received, the Department
has amended the 1989 Conversion governing the countervailing duty order
on certain textile mill products from Sri Lanka. The HTS numbers
included in this order are listed in the attached Appendix.
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Analysis of Comments Received
Comment 1: The U.S. Customs Service recommends that we delete the
following HTS numbers from the proposed conversion: 6306.1100 and
6306.2100.
Department's Position: We agree and accept this recommendation
because these subheadings cover products that were not included in the
TSUSA-defined scope of the countervailing duty order on certain textile
mill products from Sri Lanka.
Comment 2: The U.S. Customs Service recommends that we delete
subheading 6307.1020 and insert subheadings 6307.10.2005, 6307.10.2015,
and 6307.10.2020.
Department's Position: We agree and accept this recommendation in
order to be more precise in coverage of products included in the scope
of the countervailing duty order on certain textile mill products from
Sri Lanka.
In addition to the changes we are making in response to comments
submitted by the U.S. Customs Service, we are also deleting subheading
4202.2245 from the proposed conversion because this subheading covers
products that were originally covered by the scope of the
countervailing duty order on certain apparel from Sri Lanka which was
revoked effective May 18, 1992 (59 FR 43814; August 25, 1994).
All of these changes are reflected in the new Amended Conversion.
The attached Appendix incorporates all of these amendments.
Instructions to Customs
The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to liquidate
without regard to countervailing duties all unliquidated entries of
certain textile mill products from Sri Lanka not covered by the
attached Appendix that were exported from Sri Lanka on or after May 18,
1992.
In addition, we are instructing the Customs Service to terminate
the suspension of liquidation for all entries of certain textile mill
products from Sri Lanka not covered in the attached Appendix, that are
entered or withdrawn from the warehouse on or after the date of
publication of this notice. The Department will also instruct the U.S.
Customs Service to continue to suspend liquidation and collect the
appropriate cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties for the
subject merchandise listed in the attached Appendix, entered or
withdrawn from the warehouse, on or after the date of publication of
this notice.
Dated: January 4, 1995.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.
Appendix: Amended HTS List for Certain Textile Mill Products From Sri
Lanka (C-542-401)
6305.3100
6305.3900
6307.10.2005
6307.10.2015
6307.10.2020
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