Foreign air carriers; exemption from customs duties and taxes; reciprocity findings: Indonesia,

[Federal Register: June 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 115)]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Exemption of Foreign Air Carriers From Customs Duties and Taxes; Request for Finding of Reciprocity (Indonesia)

Notice is hereby given that the Department of Commerce is undertaking to determine, pursuant to sections 309 and 317 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1309 and 1317), whether the Government of Indonesia allows customs duties exemptions to aircraft of U.S. registry in connection with international commercial operations substantially reciprocal to those exemptions granted in the United States to aircraft of foreign registry.

At present, carriers of Indonesia are eligible to receive exemptions for aviation fuel and lubricants only (Treasury Decision 90- 61). The Government of Indonesia has expressed its interest in expanding exemptions for its carriers to the full extent permitted by the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

The Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, provides exemptions for aircraft of foreign registry from payment of import duties on the import of certain supplies into the United States for such aircraft in connection with their international commercial operations. ``Supplies'' as used in this context cover a wide range of articles used by aircraft in international operations, including fuel and lubricants, spare parts, consumable supplies, and ground handling and support equipment. These exemptions are allowed upon a finding by the Secretary of Commerce, or his designee, and communicated to the Secretary of the Treasury, that such country allows, or will allow, ``substantially reciprocal privileges'' to aircraft of U.S. registry with respect to import of supplies into that country.

Interested parties are invited to submit their views and comments concerning this matter in writing to Mr. Everette James, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Service Industries and Finance, Room 1128, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. All submissions should be made in five copies and should be received no later than thirty (30) days following the publication of this notice.

Copies of all written comments received will be available for public inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Freedom of Information Inspection Facility, International Trade Administration, Room 4001, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugene Alford, Office of Service Industries, International Trade Administration, Room 1124, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-5071.

Dated June 10, 1998. Everette James, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Service Industries and Finance.

[FR Doc. 98-15870Filed6-15-98; 8:45 am]

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