[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8630-8631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3777]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Request for Monitoring of Helical Spring Lock Washers From Russia 
and Mexico

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments; request for monitoring of 
helical spring lock washers from Russia and Mexico.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 19, 1994, Shakeproof Industrial 
Products Division of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (SIP), a domestic 
producer of helical spring lock washers (HSLW), submitted a request 
that the Secretary of Commerce monitor imports of HSLWs from Russia and 
Mexico under section 732(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), and section 353.11(c) of the Department's regulations. In 
response to the Department's requests for clarification, SIP 
subsequently supplemented its request on October 24, 1994, November 30, 
1994, and January 16, 1995. The monitoring request applies to circular 
washers of carbon steel, of carbon alloy steel, or of stainless steel, 
heat-treated or non-heat-treated, plated or non-plated, with ends that 
are off-line. HSLWs are designed to: (1) Function as a spring to 
compensate for developed looseness [[Page 8631]] between the component 
parts of a fastened assembly; (2) distribute the load over a larger 
area for screws or bolts; and (3) provide a hardened bearing surface. 
The scope does not include internal or external tooth washers, nor does 
it include spring lock washers made of other metals, such as copper. 
HSLWs are included under item number 7318.21.0000 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the scope is dispositive. SIP requests that the 
Secretary monitor imports of these products from Russia and Mexico, 
alleging that circumstances which allow the Department to monitor 
imports currently exist. Under section 732(a)(2) of the Act, the 
requirements for the Secretary to monitor imports are: (a) more than 
one antidumping duty order for the same class or kind of merchandise 
must be in effect; (b) the Department must have a reason to believe or 
suspect that there exists an extraordinary pattern of persistent 
injurious dumping with respect to shipments from one or more additional 
supplier countries; and (c) this extraordinary pattern of persistent 
injurious dumping is causing a serious commercial problem for the 
domestic industry.

COMMENTS: Interested parties wishing to comment upon this request must 
send written comments not later than March 17, 1995. Comments should be 
sent to the Secretary of Commerce, Attention: Import Administration, 
Central Records Unit, Room B-099, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20230. Interested 
parties may file replies to any comments submitted. All replies must be 
filed not later than seven days after March 17, 1995. Any interested 
parties submitting business proprietary information must do so in 
accordance with section 353.32(b) of the Department's regulations and 
submit a public version or summary of that information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen Kramer or Holly Vineyard, Office 
of Agreements Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 7866, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone (202) 482-
3793 or telefax (202) 482-1388.

    Dated: February 8, 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-3777 Filed 2-14-95; 8:45 am]
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