95-10648. Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Optical Spectroscopy Instrument Systems

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21241-21242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10648]



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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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