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6See DuPont’s December 16, 2000, Notice of

Intent to Participate, at 2. DuPont asserts that

DuPont (UK) is 100 percent owned by DuPont,

DuPont Toray Company, Ltd., is 50 percent owned

by DuPont Kabushkik Kaisha (‘‘DKK’’) and 50

percent owned by Toray, and DKK is 100 percent

owned by DuPont Asia Pacific, Ltd., which is

owned 100 percent by DuPont.

7On January 3, 2000, the Department received a

request for an extension to file rebuttal comments

on behalf of Twaron. The Department granted the

extension to file rebuttal comment to all interestedparties in this case until no later than January 10,

2000.

8See Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of

Expedited Five-Year Reviews, 65 FR 16166 (March

27, 2000).

Dated: June 13, 2000.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Acting Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–15964 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–421–805]

Aramid Fiber Formed of PolyParaPhenylene Terephthalamide from the

Netherlands; Preliminary Results of

Full Sunset Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of preliminary results of

full sunset review: aramid fiber formed

of polypara-phenylene terephthalamide

from the netherlands.

SUMMARY: On December 1, 1999, the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) initiated a sunset review

of the antidumping duty order on

aramid fiber formed of polyparaphenylene terephthalamide (‘‘Aramid

Fiber’’) from the Netherlands (64 FR

67247) pursuant to section 751(c) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the

Act’’). On the basis of a notice of intent

to participate filed on behalf of domestic

interested parties and adequate

substantive comments filed on behalf of

domestic and respondent interested

parties, the Department determined to

conduct a full review. As a result of this

review, the Department preliminarily

finds that revocation of the antidumping

duty order would likely lead to

continuation or recurrence of dumping

at the levels indicated in the

Preliminary Results of Review section of

this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 23, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martha V. Douthit or James P. Maeder,

Office of Policy for Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–5050 or (202) 482–

3330, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 (1999). Guidance on

methodological or analytical issues

relevant to the Department’s conduct of

sunset reviews is set forth in the

Department Policy Bulletin 98:3—

Policies Regarding the Conduct of Fiveyear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Orders; Policy Bulletin, 63 FR 18871

(April 16, 1998) (‘‘Sunset Policy

Bulletin’’).

Background

On December 1, 1999, the Department

initiated a sunset review of the

antidumping order on aramid fiber

formed of polypara-phenylene

terephthalamide (‘‘Aramid Fiber’’) from

the Netherlands (65 FR 67247), pursuant

to section 751(c) of the Act. On

December 16, 1999, the Department

received a notice of intent to participate

on behalf of E.I. DuPont de Nemours &

Company (‘‘DuPont’’), within the

deadline specified in section

351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Sunset

Regulations. DuPont claimed interestedparty status under section 771(9)(C) of

the Act, as a U.S. producer of aramid

fiber. In its notice of intent to

participate, Du Pont stated that it is

related to two foreign producers of

aramid fiber: DuPont (UK) Ltd.,

Maydown Works, United Kingdom, and

DuPont Toray Company, Ltd., Japan.6

On January 3, 2000, within the 30-day

deadline specified in the Sunset

Regulations under section

351.218(d)(3)(i), the Department

received complete substantive response

from the domestic interested-party,

DuPont, and respondent interested

parties (Twaron Products V.o.F. and

Twaron Products Inc. (collectively

‘‘Twaron’’)). Twaron Products V.o.F

claimed interested-party status under

section 771(9)(A) of the Act, as foreign

manufacturer/producer/exporter of the

subject merchandise to the United

States. Twaron Products Inc., claimed

interested-party status as a U.S.

importer of the subject merchandise. In

its January 3, 2000, substantive

response, Twaron asserts that it has

participated in all prior phases of this

antidumping duty order. The effective

date of this order is June 27, 1994.

The regulations provide, at section

351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A), that the Secretary

normally will conclude that respondent

interested-parties have provided

adequate response to a notice of

initiation where it receives complete

substantive responses from respondent

interested parties accounting on average

for more than 50 percent, by volume, or

value basis if appropriate, of the total

exports of the subject merchandise to

the United States over the five calendar

years preceding the year of publication

of the notice of initiation. See also

Procedures for Conducting Five-year

(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of Antidumping

Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders,

63 Fed. Reg. 13516 (March 20, 1998). On

January 21, 2000, the Department

determined that Twaron response

constituted an adequate response to the

notice of initiation. As a result, the

Department determined, in accordance

with section 351.218(e)(2)(i) of the

Sunset Regulations, to conduct a full

(240 day) sunset review.

On January 10, 2000, the Department

received rebuttal comments on behalf of

the domestic and respondent interested

parties, within the deadline as specified

under section 351.218(d)(4).7

In accordance with section

751(c)(5)(C)(v) of the Act, the

Department may treat a sunset review as

extraordinarily complicated if it is a

review of a transition order (i.e., an

order in effect on January 1, 1995). On

March 20, 2000 the Department

determined that the sunset review of the

antidumping duty order on aramid fiber

from the Netherlands is extraordinarily

complicated pursuant to section

751(c)(5)(C)(v) of the Act, and extended

the time limit for completion of the

preliminary results of this review until

not later than June 19, 2000, in

accordance with section 751(c)(5)(B) of

the Act.8

Scope of the Order

The products covered by this review

are all forms of aramid fiber formed of

polypara-phenylene terephthalamide

from the Netherlands. These consist of

polypara-phenylene terephthalamide

aramid in the form of filament yarn

(including single and corded), staple

fiber, pulp (wet or dry), spun-laced and

spun-bonded nonwovens, chopped

fiber, and floc. Tire cord is excluded

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1The petitioners in this investigation are Koppel

Steel Corporation, Sharon Tube Company, U.S.

Steel Group, Lorain Tubular Co. LLC (formally USS

Kobe), Vision Metals, Inc. (Gulf States Tube

Division) and the United Steel Workers of America.

from the class or kind of merchandise

under review. This merchandise is

currently classifiable under the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) item numbers

5402.10.3020, 5402.10.3040,

5402.10.6000, 5503.10.1000,

5503.10.9000, 5601.30.0000, and

5603.00.9000. The HTSUS item

numbers are provided for convenience

and Customs purposes. The written

description of the scope remains

dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

All issues raised in the case and

rebuttal briefs by parties to this sunset

review 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 June 19, 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 order revoked.

Parties can find a complete discussion

of all issues raised in this review and

the corresponding recommendations in

this public memorandum which is on

file in the Central Records Unit, 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.

Preliminary Results of Review

The Department preliminary

determines that revocation of the

antidumping duty order on a on aramid

fiber formed of polypara-phenylene

terephthalamide from the Netherlands

would be likely to lead to continuation

or recurrence of dumping. The

Department, therefore, will report to the

Commission the company-specific and

‘‘all other’’ rates from the original

investigation listed below.

Manufacturer/Exporter Margin

(percent)

Azko .......................................... 2.90

All others ................................... 66.92

Any interested party may request a

hearing within 30 days of publication of

this notice in accordance with 19 CFR

351.310(c). Any hearing, if requested,

will be held on August 16, 2000, in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.310(d).

Interested parties may submit case

briefs, no later than August 7, 2000, in

accordance with 19 CFR

351.309(c)(1)(i). Rebuttal briefs, which

must be limited to issues raised in the

case briefs, may be filed not later than

August 14, 2000. The Department will

issue a notice of final results of this

sunset review, which will include the

results of its analysis of issues raised in

any such comments, no later than

October 26, 2000.

This five-year (‘‘sunset’’) review and

notice are in accordance with sections

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

Dated: June 19, 2000.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–15962 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–485–805]

Notice of Final Determination of Sales

at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Small

Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless

Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe

From Romania

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 23, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magd Zalok or Charles Riggle, Group II,

Office 5, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)

482–4162, (202) 482–0650, respectively.

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 indicated, all citations

to the Department of Commerce (the

Department) regulations refer to the

regulations codified at 19 CFR Part 351

(April 1999).

FINAL DETERMINATION: We determine that

certain small diameter carbon and alloy

seamless standard, line and pressure

pipe (small diameter seamless pipe)

from Romania is being sold, or is likely

to be sold, in the United States at less

than fair value (LTFV), as provided in

section 735 of the Act. The estimated

margins of sales at LTFV are shown in

the Suspension of Liquidation section of

this notice.

Case History

The preliminary determination in this

investigation was issued on January 26,

2000. See Notice of Preliminary

Determination of Sales at Less Than

Fair Value and Postponement of Final

Determination: Certain Small Diameter

Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard,

Line and Pressure Pipe from Romania,

65 FR 5594 (February 4, 2000)

(Preliminary Determination). On

February 9, 2000, we received a letter

from the Romanian Ministry of

Commerce and Industry reiterating its

earlier request that the Department grant

the seamless pipe industry in Romania

market-oriented industry (MOI) status.

We conducted verifications of the

questionnaire responses of the

respondents Sota Communications

Company (Sota) and Metal Business

International S.R.L. (MBI), and their

respective suppliers S.C. Silcotub, S.A.

(Silcotub) and S.C. Petrotub, S.A.

(Petrotub) from February 14 through

February 29, 2000. On February 7 and

March 6, 2000, the respondents and the

petitioners 1 in this investigation

requested a hearing, respectively. A

hearing was held on April 18, 2000.

Scope of Investigation

For purposes of this investigation, the

products covered are seamless carbon

and alloy (other than stainless) steel

standard, line, and pressure pipes and

redraw hollows produced, or

equivalent, to the ASTM A–53, ASTM

A–106, ASTM A–333, ASTM A–334,

ASTM A–335, ASTM A–589, ASTM A–

795, and the American Petroleum

Institute (API) 5L specifications and

meeting certain physical parameters,

regardless of application. For a detailed

description of the scope of this

investigation, see the ‘‘Scope of

Investigation’’ section of the Issues and

Decision Memorandum for the Final

Determination in the Antidumping Duty

Investigation of Certain Small Diameter

Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard,

Line and Pressure Pipe from Romania

(Decision Memorandum), from Holly

Kuga, Acting Deputy Assistant

Secretary, Import Administration to

Troy H. Cribb, Acting Assistant

Secretary for Import Administration,

dated June 19, 2000, which is on file in

the Central Records Unit, room B–099 of

the main Commerce Building and

available on the Web at

www.ita.doc.gov/import_admin/

records/frn/. The scope of the