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3. Notification Process

Organizations selected to participate

in the CIC Program will be notified in

writing by August 31, 2000. The Census

Bureau Program Office administering

the program will advise organizations

whose proposals are declined as

promptly as possible.

4. New Participant Information

New participants will be invited to

attend a Census Bureau sponsored

orientation and training conference

tentatively scheduled for September 27–

29, 2000.

Paperwork Reduction Act

Notwithstanding any other provision

of law, no person is required to respond

to, nor shall a person be subject to, the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act unless that collection of

information displays a current valid

OMB Control Number. Send comments

regarding the burden estimate or any

other aspect of this collection of

information, including suggestions for

reducing this burden, to the Bureau of

Census Desk Officer, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

Kenneth Prewitt,

Director, Bureau of the Census.

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BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Initiation of Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of

antidumping and countervailing duty

administrative reviews.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

has received requests to conduct

administrative reviews of various

antidumping and countervailing duty

orders and findings with March

anniversary dates. In accordance with

the Department’s regulations, we are

initiating those administrative reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Holly A. Kuga, Office of AD/CVD

Enforcement, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202)

482–4737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department has received timely

requests, in accordance with 19 CFR

351.213(b) (1997), for administrative

reviews of various antidumping and

countervailing duty orders and findings

with March anniversary dates.

Initiation of Reviews

In accordance with section 19 CFR

351.221(c)(1)(i), we are initiating

administrative reviews of the following

antidumping and countervailing duty

orders and findings. We intend to issue

the final results of these reviews not

later than March 31, 2001.

Period to be

reviewed

Antidumping duty proceedings

Canada: Iron Construction Castings, A–122–503 ......................................................................................................................... 3/1/99–2/29/00

Bibby-Ste. Croix

Laperle Foundry

Mexico: Steel Wire Rope, A–201–806 .......................................................................................................................................... 3/1/99–12/31/99

Aceros Camesa, S.A. de C.V.

Cablesa, S.A. de C.V.

Thailand: Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes, A–549–502 ...................................................................................... 3/1/99–2/29/00

Saha Thai Steel Pipe Company, Ltd.

Countervailing Duty Proceedings

Pakistan: Shop Towels, C–535–001 ............................................................................................................................................. 1/1/99–12/31/99

M/s. Mehtabi Towel Mills (Pvt.) Ltd. Karachi

M/s. Aqil Textile Industries, Karachi

M/s. Quality Linen Supply Corp., Karachi

M/s. Shahi Textiles, Karachi

M/s. Jawwad Industries, Karachi

M/s. Silver Textile Factory, Karachi

M/s. Fine Fabrico, Karachi

M/s. United Towel Exporters, Karachi

M/s. R.I. Weaving, Karachi

M/s. Universal Linen, Karachi

M/s. Ejaz Linen, Karachi

M/s. Ahmed & Co., Karachi

Suspension Agreements

None.

During any administrative review

covering all or part of a period falling

between the first and second or third

and fourth anniversary of the

publication of an antidumping duty

order under section 351.211 or a

determination under section 351.218(d)

(sunset review), the Secretary, if

requested by a domestic interested party

within 30 days of the date of publication

of the notice of initiation of the review,

will determine whether antidumping

duties have been absorbed by an

exporter or producer subject to the

review if the subject merchandise is

sold in the United States through an

importer that is affiliated with such

exporter or producer. The request must

include the name(s) of the exporter or

producer for which the inquiry is

requested.

For transition orders defined in

section 751(c)(6) of the Act, the

Secretary will apply paragraph (j)(1) of

this section to any administrative

review initiated in 1998 (19 CFR

351.213(j)(1–2).

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1See 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).

2See 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).

Interested parties must submit

applications for disclosure under

administrative protective orders in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.

These initiations and this notice are

in accordance with section 751(a) of the

Tariff Act of 193 amended (19 U.S.C.

1675(a)), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).

Dated: April 24, 2000.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II

for Import Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

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.

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

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.