Designated authority under countervailing duty rules appointed to oversee identification, assessment and collection of duties. The Central Government appoints the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce as the designated authority under rule 3(1) of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 to perform identification, assessment and collection of countervailing duties and determination of injury; the notification notes subsequent supersession by a 2011 notification.