NOTICES

                        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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				[C-427-016]

     Industrial Nitrocellulose From France; Final Results of Countervailing Duty
        Administrative Review and Revocation of Countervailing Duty Order

                        Wednesday, February 8, 1989

 AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Import Administration, Commerce.

 ACTION: Notice of final results of countervailing duty administrative review and
 revocation of countervailing duty order.

 SUMMARY: On December 2, 1988, the Department of Commerce published the
 preliminary results of its administrative review and intent to revoke the countervailing
 duty order on industrial nitrocellulose from France. We have now completed that
 review and determine the net subsidy during the period January 1, 1986, through March
 10, 1988 to be de minimis. We are also revoking the countervailing duty order
 effective March 10, 1988.

 EFFECTIVE DATE: February 8, 1989.

 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Lorenza Olivas or Bernard Carreau, Office of
 Countervailing Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department
 of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 377-2786.

 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

 Background

 On December 2, 1988, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published in the
 Federal Register (53 FR 48668) the preliminary results of its administrative review and
 intent to revoke the countervailing duty order on industrial nitrocellulose from
 France (48 FR 28521; June 22, 1983). The Department has now completed that
 administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Tariff
 Act").

 Scope of Review

 Imports covered by this review are shipments of French industrial nitrocellulose
 containing between 10.8 percent and 12.2 percent nitrogen, not explosive grade
 nitrocellulose which contains over 12.2 percent nitrogen. Industrial nitrocellulose is a
 dry, white, amorphous, synthetic chemical produced by the action of nitric acid on
 cellulose. Industrial nitrocellulose comes in several viscosities and is used to form films
 in lacquers, coatings, furniture finishes and printing ink. During the period of review, such
 merchandise was classifiable as cellulosic plastic materials, other than cellulose acetate,
 under item number 445.2500 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated.

 Final Results of Review

 We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results and
 intent to revoke. We received no comments.
 As a result of our review, we determine the net subsidy to be 0.12 percent ad valorem for
 the period January 1, 1986, through December 31, 1986, 0.09 percent ad valorem for the
 period January 1, 1987, through December 31, 1987, and 0.06 percent ad valorem for
 the period January 1, 1988, through March 10, 1988. The Department considers any rate
 less than 0.50 percent ad valorem to be de minimis.
 Therefore, the Department will instruct the Customs Service to liquidate, without regard
 to countervailing duties, all unliquidated entries of this merchandise exported on or
 after January 1, 1986, and on or before March 10, 1988.
 Further, we are revoking the countervailing duty order on industrial nitrocellulose
 from France effective March 10, 1988. Therefore, the Department will instruct the
 Customs Service to terminate the suspension of liquidation requirement and to refund
 any cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties made on any shipments of this
 merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March
 10, 1988.
 This administrative review, revocation, and notice are in accordance with section 751
 (a)(1) and (c) of the 

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 Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1675 (a)(1)) and (c) and 19 CFR 355.41 and
 355.42.
 Date: February 1, 1989.

 Jan W. Mares,

 Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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