MESSAGE NO: print15 DATE: 1/7/1997

CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: INF

REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:

CASES: A-464-402

PERIOD COVERED: 01/07/1997

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,, PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS

RE: INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUSPENSION AGREEMENT ON URANIUM, FROM UZBEKISTAN (A-464-402)

1. COMMERCE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT A SHIPMENT OF UZBEK-ORIGIN URANIUM PELLETIZED IN FRANCE LEFT ROMANS, FRANCE, VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS CARGO FLIGHT AND ARRIVED IN MEMPHIS, TN, ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 31, 1996. THE TOTAL QUANTITY OF THIS SHIPMENT IS 587.7 KGU/EUP.

2. COMMERCE HAS DETERMINED THAT FRAMATOME COGEMA FUELS INC., THE IMPORTER OF RECORD, HAS SUBMITTED THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND THAT THIS SHIPMENT SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES, PROVIDED THAT CUSTOMS RECEIVES THE FOLLOWING IMPORT DOCUMENTATION:

A. CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE IMPORTER OF RECORD WHICH STATE THE FOLLOWING:

1) THE URANIUM BEING IMPORTED WAS NOT OBTAINED UNDER ANY ARRANGEMENT, SWAP, EXCHANGE, OR OTHER TRANSACTION DESIGNED TO CIRCUMVENT THE AGREEMENTS WITH KAZAKSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND UZBEKISTAN, AS AMENDED AND THE ANTIDUMPING ORDER ON UKRAINE; AND

2) THE ORE CONTAINING THE URANIUM BEING IMPORTED WAS MINED IN UZBEKISTAN, ENRICHED AND CONVERTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND PELLETIZED IN FRANCE;

4. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SHIPMENT, PLEASE CONTACT ALEX BRAIER 202/482-3818 OR CINDY SONMEZ AT 202/482-0961.

MARK J. LARIA (ACTING)