25304 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 84 / Monday, May 1, 2000 / Notices

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.

[FR Doc. 00–10690 Filed 4–28–00; 8:45 am]

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.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 84 / Monday, May 1, 2000 / Notices 25305

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 Full Sunset Review: Brass Sheet and

Strip from the Netherlands, 65 FR 735 (January 6,

2000); and Final Results of Expedited Sunset

Review: Brass Sheet and Strip from Sweden, 64 FR

49444 (September 13, 1999).

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.

[FR Doc. 00–10802 Filed 4–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–580–603; A–421–701; A–401–601]

Revocation of Antidumping Duty

Orders: Brass Sheet and Strip From

the Republic of Korea, the

Netherlands, and Sweden

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of revocation of

antidumping duty orders: Brass sheet

and strip from the Republic of Korea,

the Netherlands, and Sweden.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 751(c) of

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the

Act’’), the United States International

Trade Commission (‘‘the Commission’’)

determined that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders on brass sheet

and strip from the Republic of Korea

(‘‘Korea’’), the Netherlands, and Sweden

are not likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of material injury to an

industry in the United States within a

reasonably foreseeable time (65 FR

20832 (April 18, 2000)). Therefore,

pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act

and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1), the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) is revoking the

antidumping duty orders on brass sheet

and strip from Korea, the Netherlands,

and Sweden. Pursuant to section

751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR

351.222(i)(2), the effective date of

revocation is January 1, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 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.

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 Korea, the Netherlands,

and Sweden, pursuant to section 751(c)

of the Act. As a result of the reviews, the

Department found that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders would be

likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of dumping and notified the

Commission of the magnitude of the

margins likely to prevail were the

antidumping orders revoked.1

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 Korea, the Netherlands,

and Sweden would not likely 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

Imports covered by this order are

brass sheet and strip, other than leaded

and tin brass sheet and strip, from

Korea, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

The chemical composition of the

products under order is currently

defined in the Copper Development

Association (‘‘CDA’’) 200 Series or the

Unified Numbering System (‘‘UNS’’)

C20000 series. This order does not cover

products the chemical composition of

which are defined by other CDA or UNS

series. The physical dimensions of the

products covered by this order are brass

sheet and strip of solid rectangular cross

section over 0.006 inch (0.15 millimeter)

through 0.188 inch (4.8 millimeters) in

gauge, regardless of width. Coiled,

wound-on-reels (traverse-wound), and

cut-to-length products are included. The

merchandise subject to this order is

currently classifiable under 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 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the

HTSUS subheadings are provided for

convenience and customs purposes, the

written description of the merchandise

subject to this order is dispositive.

Determination

As a result of the determination by the

Commission that revocation of these

antidumping duty orders is not likely to

lead to continuation or recurrence of

material injury to an industry in the

United States, the Department, pursuant

to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19

CFR 351.222(i)(1), is revoking the

antidumping duty orders on brass sheet

and strip from Korea, the Netherlands,

and Sweden. Pursuant to section

751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR

351.222(i)(2)(ii), this revocation is

effective January 1, 2000.

The Department will instruct the U.S.

Customs Service to discontinue the

suspension of liquidation and collection

of cash deposits rate on entries of the

subject merchandise entered or

withdrawn from warehouse on or after

January 1, 2000 (the effective date). The

Department will complete any pending

administrative reviews of these orders

and will conduct administrative reviews

of subject merchandise entered prior to

the effective date of revocation in

response to appropriately filed requests

for review.

Dated: April 25, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–10803 Filed 4–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–588–853]

Notice of Preliminary Determination of

Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Circular

Seamless Stainless Steel Hollow

Products From Japan

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles Riggle at (202) 482–0650 or

Constance Handley at (202) 482–0631,

Import Administration, Room 1870,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230.

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the statute are references to

the provisions effective January 1, 1995,

the effective date of the amendments

made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act)

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

(URAA). In addition, unless otherwise