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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[C-307-702]

 

Certain Electrical Conductor Aluminum Redraw Rod From Venezuela; 
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import Administration 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of preliminary results of countervailing duty 
administrative review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is conducting an administrative 
review of the countervailing duty order on certain electrical conductor 
aluminum redraw rod from Venezuela for the period January 1, 1992 
through December 31, 1992. There are no known entries in the review 
period. Therefore, we preliminarily determine that the cash deposit 
rate of estimated countervailing duties will be 0.50 percent ad 
valorem, the rate established in the final results of the last 
administrative review of this order (57 FR 36063; August 12, 1992). We 
invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Longest or Kelly Parkhill, 
Office of Countervailing Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; 
telephone: (202) 482-2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 3, 1993, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published a notice of ``Opportunity to Request Administrative Review'' 
(58 FR 41239) for the countervailing duty order on certain electrical 
conductor aluminum redraw rod from Venezuela (53 FR 31904; August 22, 
1988). We received a request for review from Southwire Company, the 
petitioner. We initiated the review, covering the period January 1, 
1992 through December 31, 1992, on September 30, 1993 (58 FR 51053). 
The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 751 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The final results of 
the last administrative review of this order were published in the 
Federal Register on September 14, 1992 (57 FR 41918).

Scope of Review

    Imports covered by this review are shipments of certain electrical 
conductor aluminum redraw rod from Venezuela, which is wrought rod of 
aluminum that is electrically conductive and contains not less than 99 
percent of aluminum by weight. This merchandise is currently 
classifiable under item numbers 7604.10.3010, 7604.10.3050, 
7604.29.3010, 7604.29.3050, 7605.11.0030, 7605.11.0090, 7605.19.0000, 
7605.21.0030, 7605.21.0090 and 7605.29.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule (HTS). The HTS item numbers are provided for convenience and 
Customs purposes. The written description remains dispositive. The 
review period is January 1, 1992 through December 31, 1992.
    In its questionnaire response, the Government of Venezuela reported 
no shipments of the subject merchandise to the United States during the 
review period. On April 7, 1994, Southwire Company submitted factual 
information regarding possible shipments of subject merchandise during 
the review period. We subsequently confirmed through various Customs, 
Census, and Import Administration sources that there were no known 
entries of the subject merchandise during the review period. See 
Memorandum to the File dated May 19, 1994; Certain Electrical Conductor 
Aluminum Redraw Rod from Venezuela No Shipment Search, which is on file 
in the Central Records Unit (room B099 of the Main Commerce Building).

Preliminary Results of Review

    As a result of our review, we preliminarily determine that there 
are no known entries of the subject merchandise exported to the United 
States in the period January 1, 1992 through December 31, 1992. 
Therefore, we preliminarily determine the estimated net subsidy to be 
0.50 percent ad valorem, the cash deposit rate established in the final 
results of the last administrative review (57 FR 36063; August 12, 
1992).
    If the final results of this review remain the same as these 
preliminary results, as provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act, the 
Department intends to instruct the Customs Service to collect a cash 
deposit of estimated countervailing duties of 0.50 percent of the 
f.o.b. invoice price on all shipments of the subject merchandise from 
Venezuela entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after the date of publication of the final results of this review.
    Interested parties may request a hearing, not later than 10 days 
after the date of publication of this notice. Interested parties may 
submit written arguments in case briefs on these preliminary results 
within 30 days of the date of publication in accordance with 19 CFR 
355.38(c). Rebuttal briefs, limited to arguments raised in case briefs, 
may be submitted seven days after the time limit for filing the case 
brief. Any hearing, if requested, will be held seven days after the 
scheduled date for submission of rebuttal briefs. Copies of case briefs 
and rebuttal briefs must be served on interested parties in accordance 
with 19 CFR 355.38(e).
    Representatives of parties to the proceeding may request disclosure 
of proprietary information under administrative protective order no 
later than 10 days after the representative's client or employer 
becomes a party to the proceeding, but in no event later than the date 
the case briefs are due.
    The Department will publish the final results of this 
administrative review including the results of its analysis of issues 
raised in any case or rebuttal brief or at a hearing.
    This administrative review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR 355.22.

    Dated: June 1, 1994.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-14207 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]
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