Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 18 / Friday, January 26, 1996 / Notices 2491

Dated: December 14, 1995.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–1310 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

Annual Listing of Foreign Government

Subsidies on Articles of Cheese

Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Publication of annual listing of

foreign government subsidies on articles

of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of

duty.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department), in consultation with

the Secretary of Agriculture, has

prepared its annual list of foreign

government subsidies on articles of

cheese subject to an in-quota rate of

duty, imported during the period

October 1, 1994 through September 30,

1995. We are publishing the current

listing of those subsidies that we have

determined exist.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 26, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian Albright or Maria MacKay, Office

of Countervailing Compliance, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230,

telephone: (202) 482–2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

702(a) of the Trade Agreements Act of

1979, as amended (the Act), requires the

Department to determine, in

consultation with the Secretary of

Agriculture, whether any foreign

government is providing a subsidy with

respect to any article of cheese subject

to an in-quota rate of duty, as defined

in section 702(h)(4) of the Act, and to

publish an annual list and quarterly

updates of the type and amount of those

subsidies. We hereby provide the

Department’s annual list of subsidies on

cheeses that were imported during the

period October 1, 1994 through

September 30, 1995.

The Department has developed, in

consultation with the Secretary of

Agriculture, information on subsidies

(as defined in section 702(h)(2) of the

Act) being provided either directly or

indirectly by foreign governments on

articles of cheese subject to an in-quota

rate of duty. The appendix to this notice

lists the country, the subsidy program or

programs, and the gross and net

amounts of each subsidy for which

information is currently available.

The Department will incorporate

additional programs which are found to

constitute subsidies, and additional

information on the subsidy programs

listed, as the information is developed.

The Department encourages any

person having information on foreign

government subsidy programs which

benefit articles of cheese subject to an

in-quota rate of duty to submit such

information in writing to the Assistant

Secretary for Import Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230.

Due to the partial shutdown of the

Federal Government from December 16,

1995 through January 6, 1996, the

Department was unable to publish this

annual listing by January 1, 1996, as

required by the Act. Accordingly, the

Department has exercised its discretion

to toll this deadline for the duration of

the shutdown. This notice is published

in accordance with the extended

deadline.

This determination and notice are in

accordance with section 702(a) of the

Act.

Dated: January 18, 1996.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

APPENDIX—QUOTA CHEESE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS

Country Program(s) Gross 1 subsidy Net 2 subsidy

Austria ............................... Eurpoean Union (EU) Restitution Payments ........................................................... 36.8¢/lb 36.8¢/lb

Belguim ............................. EU Restitution Payments ......................................................................................... 38.6¢/lb 38.6¢/lb

Canada .............................. Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese ..................................................... 25.5¢/lb 25.5¢/lb

Denmark ............................ EU Restitution Payments ......................................................................................... 39.5¢/lb 39.5¢/lb

Finland ............................... EU Restitution Payments ......................................................................................... 38.3¢/lb 38.3¢/lb

France ............................... EU Restitution Payments ......................................................................................... 35.8¢/lb 35.8¢/lb

Germany ............................ EU Restitution Payments ......................................................................................... 43.4¢/lb 43.4¢/lb

Greece ............................... EU Restitution Payments ......................................................................................... 0.00¢/lb 0.00¢/lb

Ireland ............................... EU Restitution Payments ......................................................................................... 35.2¢/lb 35.2¢/lb

Italy .................................... EU Restitution Payments ......................................................................................... 73.0¢/lb 73.0¢/lb

Luxembourg ...................... EU Restitution Payments ......................................................................................... 38.6¢/lb 38.6¢/lb

Netherlands ....................... EU Restitution Payments ......................................................................................... 36.5¢/lb 36.5¢/lb

Norway .............................. Indirect (Milk) Subsidy ............................................................................................. 19.8¢/lb 19.8¢/lb

Consumer Subsidy ................................................................................................... 44.0¢/lb 44.0¢/lb

63.8¢/lb 63.8¢/lb

Portugal ............................. EU Restitution Payments ......................................................................................... 33.3¢/lb 33.3¢/lb

Spain ................................. EU Restitution Payments ......................................................................................... 42.0¢/lb 42.0¢/lb

Switzerland ........................ Deficiency Payments ............................................................................................... 187.9¢/lb 187.9¢/lb

U.K .................................... EU Restitution Payments ......................................................................................... 35.3¢/lb 35.3¢/lb

1 Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).

2 Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).
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[FR Doc. 96–1242 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[C–201–810]

Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel

Plate From Mexico; Termination of

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Termination of

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review.

SUMMARY: On September 15, 1995 (60

FR 47930), in response to a request from

Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

(AHMSA), the Department of Commerce

(the Department) initiated an

administrative review of the

countervailing duty order on certain

cut-to-length carbon steel plate from

Mexico. In accordance with 19 CFR

355.22(a)(3)(1994), the Department is

now terminating this review because

AHMSA has withdrawn its request for

review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 26, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lorenza Olivas or Kelly Parkhill, Office

of Countervailing Compliance, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On August 31, 1995, the Department

received a request for an administrative

review of this countervailing duty order

from AHMSA, a Mexican exporter of the

subject merchandise, for the period

January 1, 1994, through December 31,

1994. No other interested party

requested a review of the countervailing

duty order. On September 15, 1995, the

Department published in the Federal

Register (60 FR 47930) a notice of

‘‘Initiation of Countervailing Duty

Administrative Review’’ initiating the

administrative review of AHMSA for

that period. On December 4, 1995,

AHMSA withdrew its request for

review.

Section 355.22(a)(3) of the

Department’s regulations stipulates that

the Secretary may permit a party that

requests a review to withdraw the

request not later than 90 days after the

date of publication of the notice of

initiation of the requested review. In

this case, AHMSA has withdrawn its

request for review within the 90-day

period. No other interested party

requested a review, and we have

received no submissions regarding

AHMSA’s withdrawal of its request for

review. Therefore, we are terminating

the review of the countervailing duty

order on certain cut-to-length carbon

steel plate from Mexico.

This notice is published in

accordance with 19 CFR 355.22(a)(3).

Dated: January 16, 1996.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

[FR Doc. 96–1309 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[C–201–001]

Leather Wearing Apparel From Mexico;

Amended Final Results of

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review in Accordance With Decision

on Remand

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Amended Final

Results of Countervailing Duty

Administrative Review.

SUMMARY: On October 20, 1995, the

North American Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA) Panel (‘‘Panel’’) affirmed the

Department of Commerce’s (‘‘the

Department’’) remand results in Leather

Wearing Apparel from Mexico,

Secretariat File No. USA–94–1904–02

(July 19, 1995). On November 7, 1995,

the NAFTA Secretariat, United States

Section, provided a Notice of Final

Panel Action in this proceeding. As a

result, the Department is amending the

final results of the 1992 administrative

review of the countervailing duty order

on leather wearing apparel from Mexico

for purposes of the entries subject to the

Panel’s review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 26, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian Albright or Cameron Cardozo,

Office of Countervailing Compliance,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On August 25, 1994 (59 FR 43815),

the Department published the final

results of its 1992 administrative review

of the countervailing duty order on

leather wearing apparel from Mexico,

covering the period January 1, 1992

through December 31, 1992. These

results were challenged by Maquiladora

Pieles Pitic (Pieles Pitic) and Finapiel de

Mexico (Finapiel), exporters of the

subject merchandise, before a Panel

pursuant to Article 1904 of the NAFTA.

The Panel issued its decision on July

19, 1995, and therein remanded the

Department to reopen the 1992

administrative review. Leather Wearing

Apparel from Mexico, Secretariat File

No. USA–94–1904–02. In particular, the

Panel directed the Department to

conduct a review of the 1992 entries of

Pieles Pitic and Finapiel. Pursuant to

the remand order, the Department

submitted to the Panel its final results

of redetermination on September 19,

1995, finding that Pieles Pitic and

Finapiel did not receive any benefits

during 1992 from the programs

examined by the Department.

On October 20, 1995, the Panel

affirmed the Department’s remand

results. Therefore, the Department is

amending the final results of the 1992

administrative review to reflect a

subsidy rate of zero for Pieles Pitic and

Finapiel, as determined by the

Department in its final remand results.

Amended Final Results of Review

The Department will instruct the

Customs Service to liquidate without

regard to countervailing duties all

shipments of leather wearing apparel

from Mexico exported by Pieles Pitic or

Finapiel on or after January 1, 1992 and

on or before December 31, 1992.

Pursuant to section 753(b)(3)(B) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, the

Department revoked this order effective

January 1, 1995, and has refunded, with

interest, the estimated countervailing

duties collected since that date. See

Revocation of Countervailing Duty

Orders (60 FR 40568; August 9, 1995).

Therefore, the suspension of liquidation

has been lifted, and there is no cash

deposit requirement, on all shipments of

the subject merchandise exported on or

after January 1, 1995.

This amended notice of final results is

published in accordance with 19 U.S.C.

1675(a)(1) and 19 CFR § 355.22.