NOTICES

                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                          [C-355-001]

     Leather Wearing Apparel From Uruguay; Final Results of
                     Countervailing Duty
                     Administrative Review

                   Wednesday, January 4, 1989

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  AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import
  Administration, Department of Commerce.

  ACTION: Notice of final rule of countervailing duty
  administrative review.

  SUMMARY: On October 31, 1988, the Department of Commerce
  published the preliminary results of its administrative review of the
  countervailing duty order on leather wearing apparel from
  Uruguay. We have now completed that review and determine the
  net subsidy to be 1.27 percent ad volorem during the period
  January 1, 1984 through December 31, 1984, and 0.93 percent ad
  volorem for the period January 1, 1985 through December 31,
  1985.

  EFFECTIVE DATE: January 4, 1989.

  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Patricia W. Stroup or Paul
  J. McGarr, Office of Countervailing Compliance, International
  Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce,
  Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 377-2786.

  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

  Background

  On October 31, 1988, the Department of Commerce ("the
  Department") published in the Federal Register (53 FR 43913) the
  preliminary results of its administrative review of the
  countervailing duty order on leather wearing apparel from
  Uruguay (47 FR 31032, July 16, 1982). The Department has now
  completed that administrative review in accordance with section
  751 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Tariff Act").

  Scope of Review

  Imports covered by the review are shipments of Uruguayan leather
  wearing apparel and parts and pieces thereof. Such merchandise is
  currently classifiable under items 791.7620, 791.7640 and
  791.7660 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated and
  under item numbers 4203.10.40.30, 4203.10.40.60 and
  4203.10.40.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

  Final Results of Review

  We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the
  preliminary results. We received no comments.
  As a result of our review, we determine the net subsidy to be 1.27
  percent ad volorem for the period January 1, 1984 to December 31,
  1984, and 0.93 percent ad volorem for the period January 1, 1985
  to December 31, 1985.
  The Department will instruct the Customs Service to assess
  countervailing duties of 1.27 percent of the f.o.b. invoice price
  on all shipments exported on or after January 1, 1984 and on or
  before December 31, 1984, and 0.93 percent of the f.o.b. invoice
  price on all shipments exported on or after January 1, 1985 and on
  or before December 31, 1985.
  The Department will instruct the Customs Service to collect cash
  deposits of estimated countervailing duties, as provided by
  section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act, of 0.93 percent of the f.o.b.
  invoice price on all shipments of this merchandise entered, or
  withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
  publication of this notice. This deposit requirement shall remain in
  effect until publication of the final results of the next administrative
  review.
  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 19 CFR
  355.10.

  Jan W. Mares,

  Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.

  Date: December 28, 1988.

  [FR Doc. 89-84 Filed 1-3-89; 8:45 am]

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