46 FR 30161

                             NOTICES

                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

  Ski-Lifts and Parts Thereof From Italy; Preliminary Results of Administrative
                Review of Countervailing Duty Order

                         Friday, June 5, 1981

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AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Preliminary Results of Administrative Review of
  Countervailing Duty Order.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce has conducted an administrative review
of the countervailing duty order on ski-lifts and parts thereof from Italy.
The review covers the period January 1, 1980, through December 31, 1980. As a
result of this review, the Department has preliminarily determined the net 
amount of the subsidy to be the full value of the rebates for these products under
Italian Law 639. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary
results.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 5, 1981.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Paul J. McGarr, Office of Compliance, Room 2803, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230
(202-377- 1167).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Procedural Background

On November 22, 1968, a final countervailing duty determination on ski-lifts
and parts thereof from Italy, T.D. 68-288, was published in the Federal Register
(33 FR 17291). The notice stated that the Department of the Treasury had
determined that exports of ski-lifts and parts thereof from Italy benefitted from
bounties or grants within the meaning of section 303 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1303) ("the Tariff Act"). Accordingly, imports of this
merchandise were subject to countervailing duties.

On January 1, 1980, the provisions of title I of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979
("the TAA") became effective. On January 2, 1980, the authority for administering
the countervailing duty law was transferred from the Department of the
Treasury to the Department of Commerce ("the Department"). On April 3, 1980, the
International Trade Commission ("the ITC") notified the Department that an injury
determination for this order had been requested under section 104(b) of the TAA.
Therefore, following the requirements of that section, liquidation was suspended on
April 3, 1980, on all shipments of such merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after that date. The Department published in the
Federal Register of May 13, 1980 (45 FR 31455) a notice of intent to conduct
administrative reviews of all outstanding countervailing duty orders. As
required by section 751 of the Tariff Act, the Department has conducted an
administrative review of the order on ski-lifts and parts thereof from Italy.

Scope of the Review

Imports covered by this review are ski-lifts and parts thereof imported directly or
indirectly from Italy (see Appendix A). These imports are currently 
classifiable under item 664.10, Tariff Schedules of the United States, except in the
case of parts for which there are various, specific classifications.
The review covers the period January 1, 1980, through December 31, 1980, and is
limited to rebates granted under Italian Law 639 of July 5, 1964, which was the only
program found countervailable in the Final Determination.

Preliminary Results of the Review

Under Italian Law 639, exporters receive rebates to customs duties and certain
indirect taxes on the export of 

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specified products containing iron and steel. The rates differ for particular types of
products. For ski-lifts and parts thereof from Italy (see Appendix A), the rebates
are between 15 and 35 lire per kilogram.

The Government of Italy provided no response to our questionnaire of August
20, 1980, nor were our follow-up requests for information answered. Our
independent investigation has confirmed that the rates legislated in Law 639 still
apply in full for exports of this merchandise to the United States.
Because we have received no information to indicate that any part of the rebates is
not countervailable, we preliminarily determine that the rates of net subsidy
conferred upon producers exporting to the United States are those listed in
Appendix A.

The Department intends to instruct the Customs Service to assess
countervailing duties at the rates listed in Appendix A on all unliquidated
entries of this merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after January 1, 1980, and prior to April 3, 1980. The provisions
of section 303(a)(5) of the Tariff Act, prior to the enactment of the TAA, apply to all
entries prior to January 1, 1980. Accordingly, the Department also intends to
instruct the Customs Service to assess countervailing duties on all
unliquidated entries of this merchandise which were entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption prior to January 1, 1980 in the amounts set forth in
T.D. 69-91. (The lower rates are due to allowable offsets reported on during the
initial investigation but not reported during this review.) In addition, should the ITC
find that there is injury or likelihood of injury to an industry in the United States, the
Department intends to instruct the Customs Service to assess countervailing
duties at the rates listed in Appendix A on all unliquidated entries of ski-lifts and
parts thereof entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
April 3, 1980, and exported on or before December 31, 1980.
Further, a cash deposit of the estimated countervailing duties listed in
Appendix A shall be required on all shipments entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results.
This requirement shall remain in effect until publication of the 
 final results of the next administrative review.

Pending publication of the final results of the present review, the existing deposit of
estimated duties shall continue to be required, at the rates set forth in T.D. 69-91, on
each entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption of this merchandise,
and liquidation shall continue to be suspended on entries made on or after April 3,
1980 until the Department is notified of a determination by the ITC.
Interested parties may submit written comments on these preliminary results on or
before July 6, 1981, and may request disclosure and/or a hearing on or before June
22, 1981. The Department will publish the final results of this administrative review
including the results of its analysis of any such comments or hearing.
This administrative review and notice are in accordance with section 751(a)(1) of
the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and § 355.41 of the Commerce Regulations (19
CFR 355.41).

B. Waring Partridge III,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

June 1, 1981.

  
                    Appendix A                     
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                             Per kilogram (lire)   
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Stations ...................................... 18 
Electric Motor ................................ 35 
Gasoline Engine ............................... 35 
Panel ......................................... 15 
Towers ........................................ 18 
Sheave ........................................ 20 
Chairs ........................................ 15 
Cable ......................................... 20 
Launching ..................................... 20 
Monorail ...................................... 15 
Other metal parts ............................. 15 
Non-metallic parts .......................... None 
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In the case of importation of a complete ski lift, countervailing duties will 
be collected on the basis of the countervailing duties applicable to the
component parts thereof, as enumerated above.

[FR Doc. 81-16750 Filed 6-4-81; 8:45 am]

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