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 PUBLIC LAW 98-573—OCT. 30, 1984

98 STAT. 3039

"(ii) a statement that the information should not be released under administrative protective order."; and (4) by inserting "(before or after receipt of the information requested)" after "application," in subsection (c)(l)(A). SEC. 620. SAMPLING AND AVERAGING IN DETERMINING UNITED STATES PRICE AND FOREIGN MARKET VALUE.

(a) Subtitle D of title VII (19 U.S.C. 1677a et seq.) is amended by adding immediately after section 777 the following new section: "SEC. 777A. SAMPLING AND AVERAGING.

"(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of determining United States price or foreign market value under sections 772 and 773, and for purposes of carrying out annual reviews under section 751, the administering authority may— "(1) use averaging or generally recognized sampling techniques whenever a significant volume of sales is involved or a significant number of adjustments to prices is required, and "(2) decline to take into account adjustments which are insignificant in relation to the price or value of the merchandise.

19 USC 1677f-l. 19 USC 1677a; ante, p. 3036. Ante, p. 3031.

"(b) SELECTION OF SAMPLES AND AVERAGES.—The authority to

select appropriate samples and averages shall rest exclusively with the administering authority; but such samples and averages shall be representative of the transactions under investigation.". (b) Subsection (f) of section 773 (19 U.S.C. 1677b(f)) is repealed. (c) The table of contents for title VII is amended by inserting after the entry for section 777 the following: "Sec. 777A. Sampling and averaging.". SEC. 62L INTEREST.

Section 778 (19 U.S.C. 1677g) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 778. INTEREST ON CERTAIN OVERPAYMENTS AND UNDERPAYMENTS. "(a) GENERAL RULE.—Interest shall be payable on overpayments

and underpayments of amounts deposited on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on and after— "(1) the date of publication of a countervailing or antidumping duty order under this title or section 303, or "(2) the date of a finding under the Antidumping Act, 1921. "(b) RATE.—The rate of interest payable under subsection (a) for any period of time is the rate of interest established under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period.".

19 USC 1671; ante, p. 1303. 19 USC 160 note. 26 USC 6621.

SEC. 622. DRAWBACKS.

(a) Title VII is amended— (1) by striking out section 740, and (2) by adding at the end of subtitle D the following new section: "SEC. 779. DRAWBACKS.

"For purposes of any law relating to the drawback of customs duties, countervailing duties and antidumping duties imposed by this title shall be treated as any other customs duties.". (b) The table of contents for such title is amended— (1) by striking out "Sec. 740. Antidumping duty treated as a r^ular duty for drawback purposes.";

19 USC 16731.

19 USC 1677h.

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