[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49259-49260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23676]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[(A-821-802), (A-834-802), (A-844-802)]
Suspension Agreements on Uranium from the Russian Federation,
Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Information solicitation of U.S. electric utilities concerned
with third country enrichment issue.
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SUMMARY: In order to facilitate its evaluation of the application of
the Agreements Suspending the Antidumping Investigations on Uranium
from the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, the Department
is requesting that those U.S. electric utilities which have contracts
that may be affected by implementation of amendments to these
agreements provide certain information to the Department, as outlined
below.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 22, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Doyle or Alexander Braier,
Office of Agreements Compliance, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202)
482-3793.
NOTICE: On March 27, 1995, the Department and the Republic of
Kazakhstan finalized an amendment to the Kazakhstan uranium suspension
agreement. This amendment, in part, provided that the quantitative
restraints on Kazakhstani-origin uranium includes all uranium mined and
milled in Kazakhstan and enriched in a third country prior to
exportation to the United States. On June 21, 1995, the Department and
the Government of Uzbekistan initialed an amendment to the Uzbekistan
uranium suspension agreement which expanded the definition of Uzbek-
origin uranium in a manner similar to the Kazakhstan amendment. The
Department expects to sign this amendment with Uzbekistan soon. In
addition, the Department expects to accelerate consultations with the
Russian Federation regarding an amendment to the Russian uranium
suspension agreement. In the amendment that results from these
consultations, the Department expects to treat Russian-origin uranium
in a manner similar to the Kazakhstan-origin amendment. As a result of
these changes, uranium from these countries that has undergone
enrichment in a third country prior to importation into the United
States will be subject to the export limits of the suspension
agreements.
The Department is interested in considering the precise effects on
U.S. utilites regarding the implementation of the Kazakhstani
amendment, and upcoming Uzbek and Russian amendments. In order to
facilitate its evaluation, the Department needs certain contract-
specific information from the U.S. utilities that hold these contracts.
Therefore, the Department hereby notifies all U.S. electric utilities
that have contracts that they believe will be affected by these changes
to submit for the record the information pertaining to these contracts.
The Department requests that all affected utilities
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respond within 10 days of the publication date of this notice. Finally,
the Department notes that it will require access to the underlying
contracts.
All information provided to the Department by U.S. electric
utilities will be subject to release under Administrative Protective
Order in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34.
Dated: September 19, 1995.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.
Annex
Provide the total number of natural uranium contracts
your utility holds for Russian, Kazakhstani, or Uzbek and which are
scheduled for, or have undergone, foreign enrichment, and are
intended for importation to the United States.
Provide the number of foreign enrichment contracts.
For each of these contracts, provide the following
information:
Contracting parties;
Contract signature dates;
Contract terms:
base, minimum and maximum volumes, over life of
contract,
if a requirements contract, provide complete
information to determine base, minimum and maximum volumes over the
life of the contract,
acceleration clauses,
delivery schedules to utilities' accounts in the third
country, with minimum, base and maximum volumes stipulated in each
contract for each delivery period,
quantities and associated delivery schedules of EUP to
the United States,
contract amendment dates and terms if applicable,
Force majeure language,
Origin specifications,
Any other options or flexibilities potentially
affecting the volume or natural uranium deliverable under the
contract.
Exact quantities of affected U3O8, UF6
and EUP in the accounts of each utility in the third country that
are earmarked for third country enrichment.
For each of these accounts, please provide the date and
quantity of each transfer to the utility's account.
For data presented in terms of UF6 or EUP, please
provide the enrichment percentage, and demonstrate the calculation
used to convert these volumes into pounds U3O8 equivalent.
[FR Doc. 95-23676 Filed 9-21-95; 8:45 am]
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