[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-17154]
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[Federal Register: July 15, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Exemption of Foreign Air Carriers From Customs Duties and Taxes;
Request for Finding of Reciprocity (Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Oman, and
Qatar)
Notice is hereby given that the Department of Commerce is
undertaking to determine, pursuant to sections 309 and 317 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1309 and 1317), whether the
Governments of Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar, allow customs
duties exemptions to aircraft of U.S. registry in connection with
international commercial operations substantially reciprocal to those
exemptions granted in the United States to aircraft of foreign
registry. The basis of this undertaking is the request of the
Government of Bahrain on behalf of Gulf Air Company, G.S.C., for a
finding of such reciprocity effective June 1, 1994.
The Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, provides exemptions for
aircraft of foreign registry from payment of import duties on the
import of supplies into the United States for such aircraft in
connection with their international commercial operations. ``Supplies''
as used in this context cover a wide range of articles used by aircraft
in international operations, including fuel and lubricants, spare
parts, consumable supplies, and ground handling and support equipment.
These exemptions are allowed upon a finding by the Secretary of
Commerce, or his designee, and communicated to the Secretary of the
Treasury, that such country allows, or will allow, ``substantially
reciprocal privileges'' to aircraft of U.S. registry with respect to
import of supplies into that country.
Interested parties are invited to submit their views and comments
concerning this matter in writing to Mr. Jude Kearney, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Service Industries and Finance, Room 1128, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. All submissions should be
made in five copies and should be received no later than thirty (30)
days following the publication of this notice.
Copies of all written comments received will be available for
public inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday in the Freedom on Information Records Inspection
Facility, International Trade Administration, Room 4102, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugene Alford, Office of Service
Industries, International Trade Administration, Room 1112, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, or telephone (202) 482-
5071.
Dated: July 11, 1994.
Jude Kearney,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Service Industries and Finance.
[FR Doc. 94-17154 Filed 7-14-94; 8:45 am]
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