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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[C-549-811]
Notice of Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation:
Disposable Pocket Lighters From Thailand
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 7, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth A. Graham or Kristin M. Heim, Office of Countervailing
Investigations, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, D.C. 20230; (202) 482-4105 or 482-3798, respectively.
The Petition
On May 9, 1994, we received a petition in proper form filed by the
BIC Corporation on behalf of the United States disposable pocket
lighter (``disposable lighters'') industry. In accordance with 19 CFR
355.12, petitioner alleges that manufacturers, producers, or exporters
of the subject merchandise in Thailand receive benefits which
constitute bounties or grants within the meaning of section 303 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Injury Test
Although Thailand is not a ``country under the Agreement'' within
the meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, the merchandise being
investigated is non-dutiable under the Generalized System of
Preferences and Thailand is a contracting party to the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Therefore, the U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC) is required to determine whether imports of the
subject merchandise from Thailand materially injure, or threaten
material injury to, a U.S. industry.
Standing
Petitioner has stated that it is an interested party, as defined in
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, and that it has filed the petition on
behalf of the U.S. industry producing disposable lighters. If any
interested party, as described under paragraphs (C), (D), (E), or (F)
of section 771(9) of the Act, wishes to register support for, or
opposition to, this petition, such party should file a written
notification with the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, in
accordance with 19 CFR 355.31.
Exclusion Requests
Under the Department's regulations, any producer or reseller
seeking exclusion from a potential countervailing duty order must
submit its request for exclusion within 30 days of the date of
publication of this notice. The procedures and requirements regarding
the filing of such requests are contained in 19 CFR 355.14.
Scope of Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are disposable pocket
lighters, whether or not refillable, whose fuel is butane, isobutane,
propane, or other liquified hydrocarbon, or a mixture containing any of
these, whose vapor pressure at 75 degrees fahrenheit (24 degrees
celsius) exceeds a gage pressure of 15 pounds per square inch. Non-
refillable pocket lighters are imported under subheading 9613.10.0000
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'').
Refillable, disposable pocket lighters would be imported under
subheading 9613.20.0000. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and Customs purposes, our written descriptions of the
scope of this proceeding is dispositive.
Initiation of Investigation
The Department has examined the petition on disposable lighters
from Thailand and found that it complies with the requirements of
section 702(b) of the Act. Therefore, in accordance with section 702 of
the Act, we are initiating a countervailing duty investigation to
determine whether manufacturers, producers or exporters of disposable
lighters receive countervailable bounties or grants. The following
programs are included in our investigation.
1. Industrial Estates/Export Processing Zones
2. Preferential Short-term Loans Under the Export Packing Credit
Program
3. Tax and Duty Exemptions Under the Investment Promotion Act
4. Tax Certificates for Exporters
5. Rediscount of Industrial Bills
6. International Trade Promotion Fund
This notice is published pursuant to section 702(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 355.13(b).
Dated: May 31, 1994.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-13807 Filed 6-6-94; 8:45 am]
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