46 FR 38397

                             NOTICES

                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                 International Trade Administration

 Steel Welded Wire Mesh From Italy; Final Results of Administrative Review of
                     Countervailing Duty Order

                        Monday, July 27, 1981

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AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

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

SUMMARY: On June 5, 1981, the Department of Commerce published the
preliminary results of its administrative review of the countervailing duty
order on steel welded wire mesh from Italy. The review covered the period January 1, 1980
through December 31, 1980.

Interested parties were given an opportunity to submit written or oral comments.
We received no comments. Therefore, we have determined the net amount of the
subsidy to be the full value of the rebate for this product under Italian Law 639.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 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 June 1, 1968, a final countervailing duty determination on stell welded
wire mesh from Italy, T.D. 68-149, was published in the Federal Register (33 FR
8224). The effective date was June 29, 1968.

On April 3, 1980, the International Trade Commission ("the ITC") notified the
Department of Commerce ("the Department") that an injury determination for this
order had been requested under section 104(b) of the Trade Agreements Act of
1979 ("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withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after that date.
On June 5, 1981, the Department published in the Federal Register a notice of
"Preliminary Results of Administrative Review of Countervailing Duty Order"
on steel welded wire mesh from Italy (46 FR 30162). The Department has now
completd its administrative review of that countervailing duty order.

Scope of the Review

Imports covered by this review are steel welded wire mesh imported directly or
indirectly from Italy. These imports are currently classifiable under item
number 642.80 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States.
The review covered the period January 1, 1980 through December 31, 1980, and
was limited to rebates granted under Italian Law 639 of July 5, 1964, which was the
only program found countervailable in the final determination.


Final Results of the Review

Since we have received no comments, the final results of our review are the same as
those presented in the preliminary results of the review. The stated purpose of
Italian Law 639 is to rebate customs duties and certain indirect taxes on the export
of products containing iron and steel. No evidence was presented in this case to
demonstrate the requisite linkage between the incidence of customs duties and
certain indirect taxes on various inputs of this merchandise and the amount of the
rebate.
Therefore, we determine that the rate of net subsidy conferred upon producers
exporting to the United States for the period January 1, 1980 through December 31,
1980, is 20 lire per kilogram for this product.
The U.S. Customs Service shall assess countervailing duties of 20 lire per
kilogram 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 T.D. 68-149 and of section 303(a)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the
Tariff Act"), prior to the enactment of the TAA, apply to all entires prior to January
1, 1980. Accordingly, the Customs Service shall assess countervailing duties
of 15.28 lire per kilogram, the amount set forth in T.D. 68-149, on all unliquidated
entries of this merchandise which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption prior to January 1, 1980.
In addition, should the ITC find that there is material injury or likelihood of material
injury to an industry in the United States, the Department will instruct the Customs
Service to assess countervailing duties of 20 lire per kilogram on all
unliquidated entries of steel welded wire mesh entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after April 3, 1980, and exported on or before
December 31, 1980. 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.
Further, as required by section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act, the Customs Service shall
collect a cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties of 20 lire per
kilogram on all shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption
on or after the date of publication of these final results.
This deposit requirement will remain in effect until publication of the final 

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results of the next administrative review. The Department intends to conduct the
next review by the end of June, 1982.
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).

Gary N. Horlick,


Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

July 21, 1981.

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