46 FR 40244


                             NOTICES

                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 Ski-Lifts 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, 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 ski- lifts 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.

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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).
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withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after that date.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 ski-lifts and parts thereof from Italy (46 FR 30161). The Department has now
completed its administrative review of that countervailing duty order.

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 number 664.10 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States, except in the
case of parts for which there are various, specific classifications.
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
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. 69-91 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. 69-91 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 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. 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 December, 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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                             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. 81-23112 Filed 8-6-81; 8:45 am]

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