[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 84 (Monday, May 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25304-25305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10802]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[(A-351-603)(C-351-604)(A-122-601)(A-427-602)(C-427-603)(A-475-601)(A-
428-602)(A-588-704)]


Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty 
Orders: Brass Sheet and Strip From Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, 
Germany, and Japan

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of continuation of antidumping duty orders and 
countervailing duty orders: Brass sheet and strip from Brazil, Canada, 
France, Italy, Germany, and Japan.

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SUMMARY: On September 3, 1999 (with respect to Brazil, France, and 
Italy), on September 14, 1999 (with respect to Germany and Japan), and 
on November 11, 1999 (with respect to Canada), the Department of 
Commerce (``the Department''), pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on brass sheet and strip from 
Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, and Canada, and the 
countervailing duty orders on brass sheet and strip from Brazil and 
France, would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping or a countervailable subsidy (64 FR 48351, 48351, 48348, 49767, 
49765, 66165, 48367, 48369, respectively). On April 18, 2000, the 
International Trade Commission (``the Commission''), pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act, determined that revocation of these 
antidumping and countervailing duty orders on brass sheet and strip 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time (65 FR 5369). Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.218(f)(4), the Department is publishing notice of the continuation 
of antidumping duty orders on brass sheet and strip from Brazil, 
France, Italy, Germany, Japan, and Canada, and the countervailing duty 
orders on brass sheet and strip from Brazil and France.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 1, 2000.

For Further Information Contact: Eun W. Cho or Carole Showers, Office 
of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1698 
or (202) 482-3217, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 1, 1999, the Department initiated, and the Commission 
instituted, sunset reviews (64 FR 4840 and 64 FR 4892, respectively) of 
the antidumping duty orders on brass sheet and strip from Brazil, 
France, Italy, Germany, Japan, and Canada, and the countervailing duty 
orders on brass sheet and strip from Brazil and France, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of its reviews, the Department 
found that revocation of the antidumping duty orders would likely lead 
to continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the Commission of 
the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail were the orders to be 
revoked.\1\ In addition, the Department determined that revocation of 
the countervailing duty orders would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of countervailable subsidies and notified the Commission of 
the net countervailable subsidies likely to prevail were the order 
revoked.\2\
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    \1\ See Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews: Brass Sheet 
and Strip from Brazil, France, and Korea, 64 FR 48351 (September 3, 
1999); Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review: Brass Sheet and 
Strip from Italy, 64 FR 48348 (September 3, 1999); Final Results of 
Expedited Sunset Review: Brass Sheet and Strip from Germany, 64 FR 
49767 (September 14, 1999); and Final Results of Full Sunset Review: 
Brass Sheet and Strip From Canada, 64 FR 66165 (November 24, 1999).
    \2\ See Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review: Brass Sheet 
and Strip from Brazil, 64 FR 48367 (September 3, 1999); Final 
Results of Expedited Sunset Review: Brass Sheet and Strip from 
France, 64 FR 48369 (September 3, 1999).
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    On April 18, 2000, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
brass sheet and strip from Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, and 
Canada, and the countervailing duty orders on brass sheet and strip 
from Brazil and France, would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time (see, Brass Sheet and Strip from 
Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, 
and Sweden, 65 FR 20832 (April 18, 2000) and USITC Publication 3290, 
Investigations Nos. 701-TA-269 & 270 (Review), and 731-TA-311-317 and 
379-380 (Review) (April 2000)).

Scope

    The merchandise subject to this order is brass sheet and strip, 
other than leaded and tinned, from Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, 
Japan, and Canada. The chemical composition of the subject merchandise 
is defined in the Copper Development Association (``C.D.A.'') 200 
Series or the Unified Numbering System (``U.N.S.'') C2000 Series. This 
order does not cover products the chemical compositions of which are 
defined by other C.D.A. or U.N.S. series. In physical dimensions, the 
products covered by this order have a solid rectangular cross section 
over 0.006 inches (0.15 millimeters) through 0.188 inches (4.8 
millimeters) in finished thickness or gauge, regardless of width. 
Coiled, wound-on-reels (traverse wound), and cut-to-length products are 
included. The merchandise is currently classified under Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule (``HTS'') item numbers 7409.21.00.50, 7409.21.00.75, 
7409.21.00.90, 7409.29.00.50, 7409.29.00.75, and 7409.29.0090.
    Although the HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, our written description of the scope of these 
proceedings remains dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the 
Commission that revocation of these antidumping duty orders and 
countervailing duty orders would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping or a countervailable subsidy and material injury 
to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of 
the Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of the 
antidumping duty orders on brass sheet and strip from Brazil, France, 
Italy, Germany, Japan, and Canada, and of the countervailing duty 
orders on brass sheet and strip from Brazil and France. The Department 
will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to continue to collect 
antidumping and countervailing duty deposits at the rates in effect at 
the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The effective 
date of continuation of these orders will be the date of publication in 
the Federal Register of this Notice of Continuation.

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Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) and 751 (c)(6) of the Act, the Department 
intends to initiate the next five-year review of these orders not later 
than March 2005.

    Dated: April 25, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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