[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2571-2572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-580]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-542-401]


Certain Textile Mill Products From Sri Lanka; Notice of Scope 
Amendment

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

ACTION: Notice Of Amendment to the Existing Conversion of the Scope of 
the Order from the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated to 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

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SUMMARY: On January 1, 1989, the United States fully converted to the 
international harmonized system of tariff classification. On January 
11, 1989, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the 
Conversion to Use of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of Classifications 
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings (54 FR 993; January 
11, 1989) (1989 Conversion) for all antidumping and countervailing duty 
orders in effect or investigations in progress as of January 1, 1989. 
On March 29, 1994, the Department published a proposed amendment to the 
conversion (59 FR 14609). Interested parties were invited to comment on 
this proposed amended conversion. The Department also requested the 
U.S. Customs Department to comment on the proposed amendment to the 
conversion. Based on our analysis of the comments received, the 
Department is now publishing an amended conversion of the scope of the 
countervailing duty order on certain textile mill products from Sri 
Lanka.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 10, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martina Tkadlec or Kelly Parkhill, 
Office of Countervailing Compliance, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230, telephone 
(202) 482-2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In 1985, the Department issued a countervailing duty order on 
Certain Textile Mill Products from Sri Lanka (C-542-401) (50 FR 9826; 
March 12, 1985). The scope of this order was originally defined solely 
in terms of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated (TSUSA) 
item numbers; no narrative product description was provided. On January 
1, 1989, the United States fully converted from the TSUSA to the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). Section 1211 of the Omnibus Trade and 
Competitiveness Act of 1988 directed the Department to ``take whatever 
actions are necessary to conform, to the fullest extent practicable, 
with the tariff classification system of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
[for] all . . . orders . . .'' in effect at the time of the 
implementation of the HTS.
    Accordingly, on January 11, 1989, after reviewing comments received 
from the public, the Department published the 1989 Conversion for all 
antidumping and countervailing duty orders in effect or investigations 
in progress as of January 1, 1989 (54 FR 993). That notice also 
included the conversion of the scope of the countervailing duty order 
on certain textile mill products from Sri Lanka from TSUSA to HTS item 
numbers. The 1989 Conversion was based on a one-to-one correspondence 
of the TSUSA and HTS item numbers. In the notice, the Department stated 
that it would review the HTS classifications at any time during a 
proceeding upon receipt of new information or additional comments.
    Subsequently, as a result of comments submitted to the Department 
by the importing public and advice received from the U.S. Customs 
Service, the Department determined (1) that the 1989 Conversion did not 
accurately reflect the scope of the countervailing duty order on 
certain textile mill products from Sri Lanka and, therefore, (2) that 
the 1989 Conversion should be amended. On March 29, 1994, the 
Department published a proposed amendment to the 1989 Conversion and 
invited interested parties to comment (59 FR 14609). The Department 
also requested comments on the proposed conversion from the U.S. 
Customs Service. The Department received comments from the U.S. Customs 
Service. Based on our analysis of the comments received, the Department 
has amended the 1989 Conversion governing the countervailing duty order 
on certain textile mill products from Sri Lanka. The HTS numbers 
included in this order are listed in the attached Appendix. 
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Analysis of Comments Received

    Comment 1: The U.S. Customs Service recommends that we delete the 
following HTS numbers from the proposed conversion: 6306.1100 and 
6306.2100.
    Department's Position: We agree and accept this recommendation 
because these subheadings cover products that were not included in the 
TSUSA-defined scope of the countervailing duty order on certain textile 
mill products from Sri Lanka.
    Comment 2: The U.S. Customs Service recommends that we delete 
subheading 6307.1020 and insert subheadings 6307.10.2005, 6307.10.2015, 
and 6307.10.2020.
    Department's Position: We agree and accept this recommendation in 
order to be more precise in coverage of products included in the scope 
of the countervailing duty order on certain textile mill products from 
Sri Lanka.
    In addition to the changes we are making in response to comments 
submitted by the U.S. Customs Service, we are also deleting subheading 
4202.2245 from the proposed conversion because this subheading covers 
products that were originally covered by the scope of the 
countervailing duty order on certain apparel from Sri Lanka which was 
revoked effective May 18, 1992 (59 FR 43814; August 25, 1994).
    All of these changes are reflected in the new Amended Conversion. 
The attached Appendix incorporates all of these amendments.

Instructions to Customs

    The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to liquidate 
without regard to countervailing duties all unliquidated entries of 
certain textile mill products from Sri Lanka not covered by the 
attached Appendix that were exported from Sri Lanka on or after May 18, 
1992.
    In addition, we are instructing the Customs Service to terminate 
the suspension of liquidation for all entries of certain textile mill 
products from Sri Lanka not covered in the attached Appendix, that are 
entered or withdrawn from the warehouse on or after the date of 
publication of this notice. The Department will also instruct the U.S. 
Customs Service to continue to suspend liquidation and collect the 
appropriate cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties for the 
subject merchandise listed in the attached Appendix, entered or 
withdrawn from the warehouse, on or after the date of publication of 
this notice.

    Dated: January 4, 1995.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

Appendix: Amended HTS List for Certain Textile Mill Products From Sri 
Lanka (C-542-401)

6305.3100
6305.3900
6307.10.2005
6307.10.2015
6307.10.2020

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