81-807a

46 FR 40243

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Compressors and Parts Thereof 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 compressors and parts thereof 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 rebates for these products 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 May 3, 1972, a final countervailing duty determination on compressors
and parts thereof from Italy, T.D. 72-122, was published in the Federal Register
(37 FR 8948). The effective date was June 17, 1972.

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withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after that date.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 the Countervailing Duty
Order" on compressors and parts thereof from Italy (46 FR 31463). The
Department has now completed its administrative review of that countervailing
duty order.

Scope of the Review

Imports covered by this review are compressors and parts thereof imported
directly or indirectly from Italy (see Appendix A). These imports are currently
classifiable under item number 661.12 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

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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 imputs of this merchandise and the amount of the
rebates.
Therefore, we determine that the rates of net subsidy conferred upon producers
exporting to the United States for the period January 1, 1980 through December 31,
1980 are those listed in Appendix A.
The U.S. Customs Service shall 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 T.D. 72-122 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 in the amount set forth in T.D. 72-122 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 at the rates listed in Appendix A on all
unliquidated entries of compressors and parts thereof 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 at the rates listed in
Appendix A 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 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.

August 4, 1981.

Appendix A
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kilogram
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Air or gas compressors (including compressors for refrigerating
equipment presented separately); power driven vacuum pumps ............... 35
Compressors and vacuum pumps, motor coupled sets ........................... 35
Parts of compressors:
Blades, vanes and rotors:
Of stainless steel ......................................................... 80
Other, made predominantly of cast iron, iron or steel ...................... 40
Cylinders and cylinder heads ............................................... 20
Cylinder blocks, crankcases, baseplates and bodies of pumps and
compressors:
Of cast iron or steel ...................................................... 15
Pistons, made predominantly of cast iron, iron or steel .................... 20
Cylinder liners ............................................................ 15
Connecting rods ............................................................ 30
Crankshafts and camshafts, pump shafts ..................................... 30
Piston rings ............................................................... 15
Oil pumps, water pumps and turbines, feed pumps ............................ 20
Gasoline, lifting pumps, economizers, oil cleaners, oil and fuel
filters, and their parts, made predominantly of cast iron, iron
or steel ................................................................. 20
Injectors, injector holders, injection pumps and parts thereof, the
latter limited to those made predominantly of cast iron, iron or
steel .................................................................... 70
Pressure regulators ........................................................ 40
Gaskets, also presented in envelopes or like packages, made
predominantly of iron or steel ........................................... 20
Other parts, not elsewhere specified, made predominantly of iron or
steel .................................................................... 30
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