Request for Monitoring of Certain Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts From the Republic of Korea

Joseph A. Spetrini
Department of Commerce
February 4, 1994

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 

Request for Monitoring of Certain Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts From the 
Republic of Korea

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments; request for monitoring of 
certain chrome-plated lug nuts from the Republic of Korea.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 13, 1993, the Secretary of 
Commerce received a request that the Secretary monitor imports of 
certain chrome-plated lug nuts (``CPLNs''), from the Republic of Korea 
under section 732(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the 
Act''), and Sec. 353.11(c) of the Department's regulations. The request 
was submitted by Consolidated International Automotive, Inc. 
(``Consolidated''), the largest domestic producer of CPLNs, and applies 
to one-piece and two-piece chrome-plated lug nuts, finished or 
unfinished, which are more than \11/16\ inches (17.45 millimeters) in 
height and which have a hexagonal (``hex'') size of at least three 
quarters of an inch (19.05 millimeters) but not greater than one inch 
(25.4 millimeters). The term ``unfinished'' refers to unplated and/or 
unassembled chrome-plated lug nuts. CPLNs are included under item 
number 7318.16.0010 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Consolidated 
requests that the Secretary monitor imports of these products from the 
Republic of Korea, alleging that the circumstances which allow the 
Department to monitor imports currently exist. Under section 732(a)(2) 
of the Act, the requirements for the Secretary to monitor imports are: 
(a) More than one antidumping duty order for the same class or kind of 
merchandise must be in effect; (b) the Department must have a reason to 
believe or suspect that there exists an extraordinary pattern of 
persistent injurious dumping with respect to shipments from one or more 
additional supplier countries; and (c) this extraordinary pattern of 
persistent injurious dumping is causing a serious commercial problem 
for the domestic industry.

COMMENTS: Interested parties wishing to comment upon this request must 
send written comments not later than March 7, 1994. Comments should be 
sent to the Secretary of Commerce, attention: Import Administration, 
Central Records Unit, room B-099, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Interested 
parties may file replies to any comments submitted. All replies must be 
filed not later than 7 days after March 7, 1994. Any interested parties 
submitting business proprietary information must do so in accordance 
with Sec. 353.32(b) of the Department's regulations and submit a public 
version or summary of that information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Harsh or Alain Letort, Office of 
Agreements Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, room 7866, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482-3793 
or telefax (202) 482-1388.

    Dated: January 28, 1994.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-2611 Filed 2-3-94; 8:45 am]
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