[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 122 (Monday, June 26, 1995)] [Notices] [Page 32942] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-15761] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Countervailing Duty Order; Amendment of Notice of Opportunity to Request a Section 753 Injury Investigation AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Amendment of Notice of Opportunity to Request a Section 753 Injury Investigation for Countervailing Duty Orders. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On May 26, 1995, the Department of Commerce (the Department) notified domestic interested parties of their right to request an injury investigation under section 753 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), for countervailing duty orders that were issued under former section 303 of the Act (60 FR 27963). This notice amends the Appendix to the previous notice which omitted six eligible countervailing duty orders. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 26, 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameron Cardozo, Office of Countervailing Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone: (202) 482-2786; or Vera Libeau, Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone: (202) 205-3176. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This notice includes countervailing duty orders issued under former section 303 of the Act which were omitted from the Appendix to our previous notice dated May 26, 1995 (60 FR 27963). At the time these orders were issued, U.S. law did not require injury determinations as a prerequisite to their issuance. With the accession of the United States to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the enactment of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994 (URAA), P.L. 103-465, U.S. law has changed. Under the URAA, the Government of the United States may not assess countervailing duties on imports from a WTO member country in the absence of an injury determination. Thus, as noted in the Statement of Administrative Action, new section 753 of the Act (as amended by the URAA) provides that for such orders ``. . . a domestic interested party may request that the [International Trade] Commission initiate an investigation to determine whether an industry in the United States is likely to be materially injured by reason of imports of the merchandise subject to the CVD order if the order is revoked.'' See Statement of Administrative Action, URAA, p.272. Opportunity to Request a Section 753 Injury Investigation On January 1, 1995, Singapore and Thailand joined the WTO. Therefore, for each of the countervailing duty orders listed below, we are notifying all domestic interested parties, as described in sections 771(9) (C), (D), (E), (F), or (G) of the Act, of their right to request an injury investigation under section 753(a) from the U.S. International Trade Commission (the Commission). In accordance with sections 753(b)(3) and (4) of the Act, outstanding section 303 orders for which the Commission has not previously made an affirmative injury determination will be revoked by the Department unless a request for an injury investigation is submitted to the Commission within six months of the date on which the country covered by the order joins the WTO, and the Commission renders an affirmative injury determination pursuant to section 753(a)(1) of the Act. Requests for the following orders must be filed with the Commission no later than June 30, 1995. Singapore: Ball Bearings (C-559-802) Singapore: Bearings, Cylindrical Roller (C-559-802) Singapore: Bearings, Needle Roller (C-559-802) Singapore: Bearings, Spherical Plane (C-559-802) Singapore: Bearings, Spherical Roller (C-559-802) Thailand: Ball Bearings 1(C-549-802) \1\Applies only to the dutiable merchandise within the scope of the order. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requests for injury investigations under section 753 must be filed with the Commission in accordance with 19 C.F.R. Sec. 207.46(b), added by 60 FR 18, 22-23 (January 3, 1995). All requests should be addressed to: Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20436. Dated: June 21, 1995. Susan G. Esserman, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. 95-15761 Filed 6-23-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P