[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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