46 FR 40242


                             NOTICES

                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                 International Trade Administration

      Cap Screws From Italy; Final Results of Administrative Review of
                     Countervailing Duty Order

                        Friday, August 7, 1981

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AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.

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

SUMMARY: On June 16, 1981, the Department of Commerce published the
preliminary results of its administrative review of the countervailing duty
order on cap screws 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 comments from one party but found no basis for changing our
conclusions. 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: August 7, 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 August 13, 1976, a final countervailing duty determination on cap screws 
from Italy, T.D. 76-225, was published in the Federal Register (41 FR 34250).

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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withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after that date.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 16, 1981, the Department published in the Federal Register a notice of
"Preliminary Results of Administrative Review of Countervailing Duty Order"
on cap screws from Italy (46 FR 31462). The Department has now completed its
administrative review of that countervailing duty order.

Scope of the Review

Imports covered by this review are iron or steel cap screws, 1/4 '' in diameter and
over, imported directly or indirectly from Italy. These imports are currently
classifiable under item number 646.63 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

We received comments from one party offering his view that the amount of
  countervailing duty is sufficiently small to warrant its elimination. We have
no basis for believing that the proposed countervailing duty is de minimis.
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 15 lire per kilogram for this product.
The U.S. Customs Service shall assess countervailing duties of 15 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. 76-225 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 entries prior to January
1, 1980. Accordingly, the Customs Service shall assess countervailing duties
of 15 lire per kilogram, the amount set forth in T.D. 76-225, 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 15 lire per kilogram on all
unliquidated entries of cap screws 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 15 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 results of
the next administrative review. The Department intends to conduct the next review
by the end of August, 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.

August 4, 1981.

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