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1A number of parties commented that these

interim-final regulations provided insufficient time

for rebuttals to substantive responses to a notice of

initiation (Sunset Regulations, 19 CFR

351.218(d)(4)). As provided in 19 CFR 351.302(b)

(2000), the Department will consider individual

requests for extension of that five-day deadline

based upon a showing of good cause.

1See Notice of Scope Rulings, 62 FR 62288

(November 21, 1997)

will automatically revoke the orders

without further review.

If we receive a notice of intent to

participate from a domestic interested

party, the Sunset Regulations provide

that all parties wishing to participate in

the sunset review must file substantive

responses not later than 30 days after

the date of publication in the Federal

Register of the notice of initiation. The

required contents of a substantive

response are set forth in the Sunset

Regulations at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3).

Note that certain information

requirements differ for foreign and

domestic parties. Also, note that the

Department’s information requirements

are distinct from the International Trade

Commission’s information

requirements. Please consult the Sunset

Regulations for information regarding

the Department’s conduct of sunset

reviews.1 Please consult the

Department’s regulations at 19 CFR part

351 (2000) for definitions of terms and

for other general information concerning

antidumping duty order proceedings at

the Department.

This notice of initiation is being

published in accordance with section

751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).

Dated: May 30, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–14023 Filed 6–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–822, A–583–820]

Helical Spring Lock Washers From the

People’s Republic of China and

Taiwan; Final Results of Expedited

Sunset Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of

Expedited Sunset Reviews: Helical

Spring Lock Washers From the People’s

Republic of China and Taiwan.

SUMMARY: On November 2, 1999, the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) initiated sunset reviews of

the antidumping duty orders on helical

spring lock washers (‘‘HSLWs’’) from

the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’)

and Taiwan (64 FR 59160) pursuant to

section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,

as amended (‘‘the Act’’). On the basis of

notices of intent to participate filed on

behalf of domestic interested parties and

inadequate response (in these cases, no

response) from respondent interested

parties, the Department determined to

conduct expedited reviews. As a result

of these reviews, the Department finds

that revocation of the antidumping duty

orders would likely lead to continuation

or recurrence of dumping at the levels

indicated in the Final Results of

Reviews section of this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 5, 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 Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)

482–1698 or (202) 482–3217,

respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (‘‘the Act’’), are references to

the provisions effective January 1, 1995,

the effective date of the amendments

made to the Act by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (‘‘URAA’’). In addition,

unless otherwise indicated, all citations

to the Department’s regulations are to 19

CFR part 351 (1999) in general.

Guidance on methodological or

analytical issues relevant to the

Department’s conduct of sunset reviews

is set forth in the Department’s Policy

Bulletin 98:3—Policies Regarding the

Conduct of Five-year (‘‘Sunset’’)

Reviews of Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Orders; Policy

Bulletin, 63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998)

(‘‘Sunset Policy Bulletin’’).

Background

On November 2, 1999, the Department

initiated sunset reviews of the

antidumping orders on HSLWs from the

PRC and Taiwan (64 FR 59160),

pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. On

the basis of a notice to participate and

adequate substantive response filed on

behalf of a domestic interested party in

each review, and inadequate response

(in these cases, no response) from

respondent interested parties, we

determined to conduct expedited

reviews. The Department has conducted

these sunset reviews in accordance with

sections 751 and 752 of the Act.

Scope

The products covered by this review

are HSLWs of carbon steel, of carbon

alloy steel, or of stainless steel, heattreated or non-heat-treated, plated or

non-plated, with ends that are off-line.

HSLWs are designed to: (1) Function as

a spring to compensate for developed

looseness between the component parts

of a fastened assembly; (2) distribute the

load over a larger area for screws or

bolts; and, (3) provide a hardened

bearing surface. The scope does not

include internal or external tooth

washers, nor does it include spring lock

washers made of other metals, such as

copper. HSLWs subject to this review

are currently classifiable under

subheading 7318.21.0030 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS). Although the

HTSUS subheading is provided for

convenience and customs purposes, the

written description of the scope remains

dispositive.

There has been one scope ruling with

respect to HSLWs from the PRC and

Taiwan. On November 21, 1997, the

Department ruled that HSLWs imported

into the United States in an uncut, coil

form are within the scope of the order.1

Analysis of Substantive Responses

All issues raised in the case and

rebuttal briefs by parties to these sunset

reviews are addressed in the ‘‘Issues and

Decision Memorandum’’ (‘‘Decision

Memo’’) from Jeffrey A. May, Director,

Office of Policy, Import Administration,

to Troy H. Cribb, Acting Assistant

Secretary for Import Administration,

dated May 30, 2000, which is hereby

adopted by this notice. The issues

discussed in the attached Decision

Memo include the likelihood of

continuation or recurrence of dumping

and the magnitude of the margin likely

to prevail were the orders revoked.

Parties can find a complete discussion

of all issues raised in these reviews and

the corresponding recommendations in

this public memorandum which is on

file in room B–099 of the main

Commerce building.

In addition, a complete version of the

Decision Memo can be accessed directly

on the Web at www.ita.doc.gov/

import_admin/records/frn/. The paper

copy and electronic version of the

Decision Memo are identical in content.

Final Results of Reviews

We determine that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders on HSLWs

from the PRC and Taiwan would be

likely to lead to continuation or

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recurrence of dumping at the following

percentage weighted-average margins:

Manufacturer/Exporter Margin

(percent)

PRC:

Hangzhou Spring Washer

Plant (‘‘HSWP’’) ............. 69.88

HSWP via IFI Morgan Limited ................................. 69.88

HSWP via Carway Development Ltd. .................... 69.88

HSWP via Midway Fasteners Ltd. ...................... 69.88

HSWP via Linkwell Industry Co., Ltd. .................... 69.88

HSWP via Fastwell Industry Co., Ltd. .................... 69.88

HSWP via Sunfast International Corp. ................ 69.88

HSWP via Winner Standard Parts Co., Ltd. ......... 69.88

All Others ........................... 128.63

Taiwan:

Spring Lake Enterprises .... 31.93

Ceimiko Industrial .............. 31.93

Par Excellence Industrial ... 31.93

All Others ........................... 31.93

This notice serves as the only

reminder to parties subject to

administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’)

of their responsibility concerning the

disposition of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.305 of the

Department’s regulations. Timely

notification of return/destruction of

APO materials or conversion to judicial

protective order is hereby requested.

Failure to comply with the regulations

and the terms of an APO is a

sanctionable violation.

These five-year (‘‘sunset’’) reviews

and notices are in accordance with

sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the

Act.

Dated: May 30, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–14022 Filed 6–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–855]

Notice of Amended Final

Determination of Sales at Less Than

Fair Value and Antidumping Duty

Order: Certain Non-Frozen Apple Juice

Concentrate From the People’s

Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 5, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Craig Matney, Sally Hastings, or Annika

O’Hara, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)

482–1778, 482–3464, or 482–3798,

respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (‘‘the Act’’), are references to

the provisions effective January 1, 1995,

the effective date of the amendments

made to the Act by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (‘‘URAA’’). In addition,

unless otherwise indicated, all citations

to the Department of Commerce’s (‘‘the

Department’s’’) regulations are to 19

CFR part 351 (1998).

Scope of Order

The product covered by this order is

certain non-frozen apple juice

concentrate (‘‘NFAJC’’). Certain NFAJC

is defined as all non-frozen

concentrated apple juice with a Brix

scale of 40 or greater, whether or not

containing added sugar or other

sweetening matter, and whether or not

fortified with vitamins or minerals.

Excluded from the scope of this

investigation are: frozen concentrated

apple juice; non-frozen concentrated

apple juice that has been fermented; and

non-frozen concentrated apple juice to

which spirits have been added.

The merchandise subject to this order

is classified in the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States

(‘‘HTSUS’’) at subheadings

2009.70.00.20 and 2106.90.52. Although

the HTSUS subheadings are provided

for convenience and customs purposes,

the written description of the

merchandise under investigation is

dispositive.

Amended Final Determination

In accordance with section 735(a) of

the Act, on April 13, 2000, the

Department published its final

determination of the antidumping duty

investigation of certain NFAJC from the

People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) in

which we determined that U.S. sales of

NFAJC from the PRC were made at less

than normal value (65 FR 19873

(ldquo;NFAJC Final’’)). On April 18,

2000, we received ministerial error

allegations, timely filed pursuant to

§ 351.224(c)(2) of the Department’s

regulations from Yantai North Andre

Juice Co., Ltd. (‘‘North Andre’’); Shaanxi

Haisheng Fresh Fruit Juice Co., Ltd.

(‘‘Haisheng’’); Sanmenxia Lakeside Fruit

Juice Co., Ltd. (‘‘Lakeside’’); Shandong

Zhonglu Co., Ltd./Rushan ShangjinZhonglu Foodstuff Co., Ltd./Shandong

Luling Fruit Juice Co./Rushan Dongjin

Foodstuffs (‘‘Zhonglu’’); Yantai Oriental

Juice Co., Ltd. (‘‘Oriental’’); Qingdao

Nannan Foods Co., Ltd. (‘‘Nannan’’);

Xian Asia Qin Fruit Co., Ltd. (‘‘Asia’’);

Xian Yang Fuan Juice Co., Ltd.

(‘‘Fuan’’); Changsha Industrial Products

& Minerals Import and Export Co., Ltd.

(‘‘Changsha Industrial’’); and Shangdong

Foodstuffs Import and Export

Corporation (‘‘Shangdong Foodstuffs’’)

(hereinafter collectively referred to as

‘‘the respondents’’) regarding the

Department’s final margin calculations.

On April 24, 2000, we received

comments on the respondents’

ministerial error allegations from

Coloma Frozen Foods, Inc.; Green

Valley Packers; Knouse Foods

Cooperative, Inc.; Mason County Fruit

Packers Co-op, Inc.; and Tree Top Inc.

(hereinafter collectively referred to as

‘‘the petitioners’’).

We have determined in accordance

with section 735(e) of the Act that a

ministerial error in the calculation of

the international freight surrogate value

was made in our final margin

calculations. For a detailed discussion

of the above-cited ministerial error

allegations and the Department’s

analysis, see Memorandum to Richard

W. Moreland, dated May 8, 2000. We

are amending the final determination of

the antidumping duty investigation of

NFAJC from the PRC to correct this

ministerial error. The revised final

weighted-average dumping margins are

as follows:

Exporter/manufacturer

Original

weightedaverage

margin percentage

Revised

weightedaverage

margin percentage

North Andre ...... 0.00 0.00

Haisheng ........... 12.90 12.03

Lakeside ........... 28.54 27.57

Zhonglu ............. 9.40 8.98

Oriental ............. 9.96 9.96

Nannan ............. 26.43 25.55

Asia ................... 15.36 14.88

Yang ................. 15.36 14.88

Changsha Industrial ........... 15.36 14.88

Shandong Foodstuffs .............. 15.36 14.88

PRC-wide rate .. 51.74 51.74

Antidumping Duty Order

On May 30, 2000, in accordance with

section 735(d) of the Act, the U.S.

International Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’)

notified the Department that a U.S.

industry is ‘‘materially injured,’’ within

the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A) of