[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 21241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10557]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service


Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Desktop 
Computers

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury.

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 desktop 
computers which are being offered to the United States Army Information 
System Selection and Acquisition Agency (``U.S. Army'') in a 
procurement designated under U.S. Army Solicitation No. DAHC94-94-R-
0007. The final determination found that based upon the facts 
presented, the country of origin of desktop computers is the U.S. 
(Scenarios 1 and 3) and the Netherlands (Scenarios 2 and 4).

DATES: The final determination was issued on April 21, 1995. Any party-
at-interest, as defined at 19 CFR 177.22(d), may seek judicial review 
of this final determination within 30 days of (date of publication in 
the Federal Register). A copy of the nonconfidential portions of this 
final determination will be published in the Customs Bulletin.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony A. Tonucci, Attorney-Advisor, 
Office of Regulations and Rulings, (202) 482-7073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that on April 21, 
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 desktop computers which are being 
offered to the U.S. Army in a procurement designated under U.S. Army 
Solicitation No. DAHC94-94-R-0007. The U.S. Customs ruling number is HQ 
735608. This final determination was issued at the request of one of 
the offerors under procedures set forth at 19 CFR 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, foreign case assemblies, partially completed 
motherboards, hard disk drives and slot boards are substantially 
transformed in the U.S. (Scenarios 1 and 3) and the Netherlands 
(Scenarios 2 and 4) as a result of being further processed and 
assembled with other components into desktop computers. Accordingly, 
the country of origin of the desktop computers is the U.S. (Scenarios 1 
and 3) and the Netherlands (Scenarios 2 and 4). This document gives 
notice pursuant to section 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 21, 1995.
Harvey B. Fox,
Director, Office of Regulations and Rulings.
[FR Doc. 95-10557 Filed 4-28-95; 8:45 am]
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