NOTICES

                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                          [C-355-001]

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

                 Wednesday, September 26, 1990

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

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

  SUMMARY: On July 23, 1990, 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 de minimis for the period January 1, 1988 through
  December 31, 1988.

  EFFECTIVE DATE: September 26, 1990.

  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.

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  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

  Background

  On July 23, 1990, the Department of Commerce ("the Department")
  published in the Federal Register (55 FR 29875) the preliminary
  results of the 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 review in
  accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Tariff
  Act").

  Scope of Review

  Imports covered by this review are shipments of Uruguayan leather
  wearing apparel and parts and pieces thereof. During the period of
  review, such merchandise was classifiable under items 791.7620,
  791.7640, and 791.7660 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States
  Annotated. These products are currently classifiable under item
  numbers 4203.10.4030, 4203.10.4060 and 4203.10.4090 of the
  Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The HTS numbers are provided for
  convenience and Customs purposes. The written description
  remains dispositive.
  The review covers the period January 1, 1988 through December
  31, 1988, and four programs: (1) Export tax refunds; (2) bonification
  payments; (3) uncollected social security taxes; and (4) preferential
  export financing.

  Analysis of Comments Received

  We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the
  preliminary results. We received no comments.

  Final Results of Review

  As a result of our review, we determine the net subsidy to be 0.12
  percent ad valorem during the period of review. The Department
  considers any rate less than 0.50 percent ad valorem to be de
  minimis.
  The Department will instruct the Customs Service to liquidate,
  without regard to countervailing duties, all shipments of this
  merchandise exported on or after January 1, 1988 and on or before
  December 31, 1988.
  The Department will also instruct the Customs Service to waive cash
  deposits of estimated countervailing duties, as provided by
  section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act, on all shipments of this
  merchandise which are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
  consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice. This
  waiver of 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 §
  355.22 of the Commerce Regulations (19 CFR 355.22).
  Dated: September 19, 1990.

  Marjorie A. Chorlins,

  Acting Assistance Secretary for Import Administration.

  [FR Doc. 90-22724 Filed 9-25-90; 8:45 am]

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