[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 67858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32723]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-834-802]


Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium 
From Kazakhstan

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Amendment to the Agreement Between the United States 
Department of Commerce and the Republic of Kazakhstan Suspending the 
Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from Kazakhstan.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') and the Republic 
of Kazakhstan (``Kazakhstan'') have signed an Amendment (``Amendment'') 
to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium 
from Kazakhstan (``Agreement'').

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 7, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James C. Doyle or Juanita H. Chen, 
Enforcement Group III, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0159 or (202) 
482-0409, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 16, 1992, the Department and Kazakhstan signed the 
Agreement and, on October 20, 1992, the Agreement was published in the 
Federal Register (57 FR 49220, 49222). On August 11, 1998, the 
Department and Kazakhstan initialed an amendment to permit entry of 
certain uranium from Kazakhstan under the re-export provision of the 
Agreement (``Initialed Amendment''). The Department subsequently 
released the Initialed Amendment to interested parties for comment. 
After careful consideration by the Department of the comments 
submitted, and further consultations between the parties, the 
Department and Kazakhstan signed a final Amendment on September 29, 
1998. The text of said final Amendment follows this notice. On October 
2, 1998, to satisfy a condition subsequent, in compliance with the 
terms of the Amendment, Kazakhstan submitted a numerical chart to the 
record showing that the entire volume of Kazakhstan's imported enriched 
uranium and uranium received in consideration for Kazakhstan's uranium, 
both in terms of separative work units (SWU) and pounds U3O8 
equivalent, would be re-exported.

    Dated: November 27, 1998.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.

Amendment to the Agreement Between the United States Department of 
Commerce and the Republic of Kazakhstan Suspending the Antidumping 
Investigation on Uranium From Kazakhstan

    The United States Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (``Kazakhstan'') 
hereby amend their Agreement Suspending the Antidumping 
Investigation on Uranium from Kazakhstan, signed October 16, 1992 
(``the Agreement''), to permit entry, under Section IV.H of the 
Agreement, of uranium from Kazakhstan, identified in submissions to 
the Department dated December 30, 1997, January 22, 1998, February 
2, 1998, March 3, 1998, April 30, 1998, and September 1, 1998. The 
Department and Kazakhstan acknowledge that they are also negotiating 
an amendment to this Agreement. As part of these negotiations, the 
parties shall seek to establish pre-shipment notification and 
approval procedures for shipments under Section IV.H.
    Section IV.H of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the 
following sentence:
    The uranium identified as Kazakhstani uranium in submissions to 
the Department dated December 30, 1997, January 22, 1998, February 
2, 1998, March 3, 1998, April 30, 1998, and September 1, 1998, may 
enter the United States pursuant to this provision, consistent with 
the transaction described in such submissions, notwithstanding 
whether such transaction involves a sale in the United States. In 
addition, the Government of Kazakhstan must provide, on the record, 
a full description of the disposition of all uranium to be delivered 
pursuant to this Amendment, including all relevant contracts. All 
documents submitted in connection with such transactions are subject 
to verification. This Amendment will become effective upon the 
filing of such submission. All other requirements of this Section 
apply in full.

    Signed on this 29th day of September, 1998.
    For the Government of Kazakhstan:
Bolat Nurgaliev,
Ambassador to the United States, Republic of Kazakhstan.

    For the United States Department of Commerce:
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-32723 Filed 12-8-98; 8:45 am]
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