Customs is satisfied that the covers and frames were made in the country named in the invoice, they may be excepted from country or origin under 19 U.S.C. 1304 (a) (3) (H). (b) If the manhole covers and frames are imported in containers properly marked with the country of origin marking and Customs officers at the port of entry are satisfied that the merchandise will reach the ultimate purchaser in the marked container and be used only in the manufacture of finished articles, the manhole covers and frames may be excepted from country of origin marking under 19 U.S.C. 1304(a)(3)(D). AUTHORITY This notice is being published in accordance with section 304, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1304), and section 134.42, Customs Regulations (19 CFR 134.42). Dated: May 4, 1979. LEONARD LEHMAN, Acting Commissioner of Customs. [Published in the Federal Register May 10, 1979 (44 FR 27385)] (T.D. 79-136) DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ORDER Number: 130-1 Date: April 11, 1979. Subject: Delegation of Authority to the Commissioner of Customs of functions under sections 1061 and 1102 of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (31 U.S.C. 1051, et seq.) By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1965, and Reorganization Plan No. 26 of 1950, and pursuant to the authority delegated to me as Assistant Secretary (Enforcement and Operations), including that delegated to me by Treasury Department Order No. 190, as revised, there is hereby delegated to the Commissioner of Customs, with the right to redelegate, the functions, rights, privileges, powers, and duties of the Secretary of the Treasury under the "Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act" (31 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.): 1. To disseminate copies of reports required under the provisions of the Department of the Treasury regulations issued to implement 31 U.S.C. 1061, subject to guidelines and procedures which have been approved by the Assistant Secretary (Enforcement and Operations), and 2. To remit or mitigate forfeitures of currency or other monetary instruments not in excess of $100,000 seized under 31 U.S.C. 1102, subject to guidelines and procedures which have been approved by the Assistant Secretary (Enforcement and Operations). RICHARD J. DAVIS, Assistant Secretary (Enforcement and Operations). (T.D. 79-137) Customs Delegation Order No. 56 Order of the Commissioner of Customs delegating authority, with respect to functions under sections 1061 and 1102 of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, to certain Customs officers By virtue of the authority vested in me by Treasury Department Order No. 130-1, dated April 11, 1979 (T.D. 79-136), I hereby delegate to the following specified officers of the Customs Service, subject to guidelines and procedures which have been approved by the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Enforcement and Operations), the functions, rights, privileges, powers, and duties of the Secretary of the Treasury under sections 1061 and 1102 of the "Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act" (31 U.S.C. 1061, 1102): 1. The Assistant Commissioner (Investigations) is hereby delegated the authority to disseminate copies of reports required under the provisions of the Department of the Treasury regulations issued to implement 31 U.S.C. 1061. 2. District and area directors of Customs are hereby delegated the authority to act on petitions to remit or mitigate forfeitures of currency or other monetary instruments not in excess of $25,000 seized under 31 U.S.C. 1102. 3. Regional commissioners of Customs are hereby delegated the authority to act on supplemental petitions for relief from decisions of district and area directors of Customs in connection with the remission or mitigation of forfeitures of currency or other monetary instruments not in excess of $25,000 seized under 31 U.S.C. 1102. 4. The Director, Entry Procedures and Penalties Division, Office of Regulations and Rulings, is hereby delegated the authority to act on petitions to remit or mitigate forfeitures of currency or other monetary instruments in excess of $25,000, but not in excess of $100,000, seized under 31 U.S.C. 1102. 5. The Deputy Assistant Commissioner (Regulations and Rulings) is hereby delegated the authority to act on supplemental petitions for relief from decisions of the Director, Entry Procedures and Penalties Division, in connection with the remission or mitigation of forfeitures of currency or other monetary instruments in excess of $25,000, but not in excess of $100,000, seized under 31 U.S.C. 1102. Dated: May 7, 1979. (T.D. 79-138) R. E. CHASEN, Commissioner of Customs. Approval of consolidated aircraft bond (air carrier blanket bond), Customs form 7605; amendment of T.D. 71-125 T.D. 71-125 relating to the approval of the consolidated aircraft bond of the following principal is hereby amended as necessary to show that such principal is designated as a carrier of bonded merchandise, as noted below. Foreign Currencies-Daily Rates for Countries not on Quarterly List Rates of exchange based on rates certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the Hong Kong dollar, Iran rial, People's Republic of China yuan, Philippines peso, Singapore dollar, Thailand baht (tical) The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, pursuant to section 522 (c), Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (31 U.S.C. 372(c)), has certified buying rates for the dates and foreign currencies shown below. The rates of exchange, based on these buying rates, are published for the information and use of Customs officers and others concerned pursuant to part 159, subpart C, Customs Regulations (19 CFR 159, subpart C). People's Republic of China yuan: April 23-27, 1979... $0.628220 Approval of licensed public gager performing gaging under standards and procedures required by Customs Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of section 151.43(b) of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 151.43(b)) that the application of Lowell L. Glenn, 9952 Spinnaker Drive, Huntington Beach, Calif. 92646, to gage imported petroleum and petroleum products in all Customs districts in accordance with the provisions of section 151.43 (b) of the Customs Regulations is approved. Dated: May 9, 1979. DONALD W. LEWIS, Acting Assistant Commissioner, (T.D. 79-141) TITLE 19-CUSTOMS DUTIES CHAPTER I-U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 159-LIQUIDATION OF DUTIES Final Countervailing Duty Determination Viscose rayon staple fiber from Sweden AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service, Treasury Department SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public that a countervailing duty investigation has resulted in a final determination that the Government of Sweden has given benefits considered to be bounties or grants within the meaning of the countervailing duty law on the manufacture or exportation of viscose rayon staple fiber from Sweden. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 15, 1979. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary S. Clapp, Duty Assessment Division, U.S. Customs Service, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20229; telephone 202-566-5492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 31, 1979, a "Preliminary countervailing duty determination" was published in the Federal Register (44 F.R. 6245). That notice stated that it had been preliminarily determined that bounties or grants within the meaning of section 303, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1303) (referred to as the act) are being paid or bestowed, directly or indirectly, by the Government of Sweden upon the manufacture or exportation of viscose rayon staple fiber. Further information has been obtained since that time regarding the various programs under consideration. The imports from Sweden covered by this investigation are classified under items Nos. 309.4320 and 309.4325, Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated (TSUSA). Both regular and high-wet modulus (modal) viscose rayon staple fiber are included within the scope of this investigation. The programs considered in this investigation are discussed below: A. The program under which the Government of Sweden provides funds to producers of merchandise to encourage the continued employment of older workers in certain regions of the country was preliminarily determined to constitute a bounty or grant. The sole Swedish producer of the investigated merchandise, Svenska Rayon |