Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 5, 2000 / Notices 41443

Producers/Exporters Margin

percent

All Uzbek Producer/Exporters ........ 115.82

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 material 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.

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

notice are in accordance with sections

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

Dated: June 27, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–16949 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of

Foreign Government Subsidies on

Articles of Cheese Subject to an InQuota Rate of Duty

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Publication of quarterly update

to annual listing of foreign government

subsidies on articles of cheese subject to

an in-quota rate of duty.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, in consultation with the

Secretary of Agriculture, has prepared

its quarterly update to the annual list of

foreign government subsidies on articles

of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of

duty during the period January 1, 2000

through March 31, 2000. We are

publishing the current listing of those

subsidies that we have determined exist.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 5, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tipten Troidl or Russell Morris, Office

of AD/CVD Enforcement VI, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230,

telephone: (202) 482–2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

702(a) of the Trade Agreements Act of

1979 (as amended) (‘‘the Act’’) requires

the Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) to determine, in

consultation with the Secretary of

Agriculture, whether any foreign

government is providing a subsidy with

respect to any article of cheese subject

to an in-quota rate of duty, as defined

in section 702(g)(b)(4) of the Act, and to

publish an annual list and quarterly

updates of the type and amount of those

subsidies. We hereby provide the

Department’s quarterly update of

subsidies on cheeses that were imported

during the period January 1, 2000

through March 31, 2000.

The Department has developed, in

consultation with the Secretary of

Agriculture, information on subsidies

(as defined in section 702(g)(b)(2) of the

Act) being provided either directly or

indirectly by foreign governments on

articles of cheese subject to an in-quota

rate of duty. The appendix to this notice

lists the country, the subsidy program or

programs, and the gross and net

amounts of each subsidy for which

information is currently available.

The Department will incorporate

additional programs which are found to

constitute subsidies, and additional

information on the subsidy programs

listed, as the information is developed.

The Department encourages any

person having information on foreign

government subsidy programs which

benefit articles of cheese subject to an

in-quota rate of duty to submit such

information in writing to the Assistant

Secretary for Import Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230.

This determination and notice are in

accordance with section 702(a) of the

Act.

Dated: June 27, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

APPENDIX.—SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ON CHEESE SUBJECT TO AN IN-QUOTA RATE OF DUTY

Country Program(s) Gross 1 Subsidy

($/lb)

Net 2 Subsidy

($/lb)

Austria .......................................... European Union Restitution Payments ............................................. $0.17 $0.17

Belgium ........................................ EU Restitution Payments .................................................................. 0.06 0.06

Canada ........................................ Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese ............................... 0.24 0.24

Denmark ...................................... EU Restitution Payments .................................................................. 0.11 0.11

Finland ......................................... EU Restitution Payments .................................................................. 0.23 0.23

France .......................................... EU Restitution Payments .................................................................. 0.13 0.13

Germany ...................................... EU Restitution Payments .................................................................. 0.17 0.17

Greece ......................................... EU Restitution Payments .................................................................. 0.00 0.00

Ireland .......................................... EU Restitution Payments .................................................................. 0.14 0.14

Italy .............................................. EU Restitution Payments .................................................................. 0.13 0.13

Luxembourg ................................. EU Restitution Payments .................................................................. 0.07 0.07

Netherlands .................................. EU Restitution Payments .................................................................. 0.10 0.10

Norway ......................................... Indirect (Milk) Subsidy ....................................................................... 0.31 0.31

Consumer Subsidy ............................................................................ 0.14 0.14

Total ............................................. ............................................................................................................ 0.45 0.45

Portugal ........................................ EU Restitution Payments .................................................................. 0.10 0.10

Spain ............................................ EU Restitution Payments .................................................................. 0.09 0.09

Switzerland .................................. Deficiency Payments ......................................................................... 0.12 0.12

U.K. .............................................. EU Restitution Payments .................................................................. 0.11 0.11

1 Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).

2 Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).

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1See Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty

Determinations: Pure Magnesium and Alloy

Magnesium from Canada, 57 FR 30946 (July 13,

1992).

[FR Doc. 00–16956 Filed 7–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C–122–815 (alloy), C–122–815 (pure)]

Pure Magnesium and Alloy Magnesium

From Canada; Final Results of Full

Sunset Reviews Reviews of

Countervailing Duty Orders

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of full

sunset reviews: Pure magnesium and

alloy magnesium from Canada.

SUMMARY: On February 29, 2000, the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) published in the Federal

Register (65 FR 10766) the preliminary

results of the full sunset review of the

countervailing duty orders on pure

magnesium and alloy magnesium from

Canada, pursuant to section 751(c) of

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

Act’’). We provided interested parties an

opportunity to comment on our

preliminary results and received

comments filed on behalf of domestic

and respondent interested parties. As a

result of this review, the Department

finds that revocation of the

countervailing duty orders would be

likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of a countervailable subsidy.

The net countervailable subsidy and the

nature of the subsidy are identified in

the Final Results of Review section of

this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathryn B. McCormick or James

Maeder, Office of Policy for Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th & Constitution, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)

482–1930 or (202) 482–3330,

respectively.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 5, 2000.

Statute and Regulations

These reviews were conducted

pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of

the Act. The Department’s procedures

for the conduct of sunset reviews are set

forth in Procedures for Conducting Fiveyear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998)

(‘‘Sunset Regulations’’) and in 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 Fiveyear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Orders; Policy Bulletin, 63 FR 18871

(April 16, 1998) (‘‘Sunset Policy

Bulletin’’).

Scope

The products covered by these orders

are pure magnesium and alloy

magnesium from Canada. Pure

magnesium contains at least 99.8

percent magnesium by weight and is

sold in various slab and ingot forms and

sizes. Magnesium alloys contain less

than 99.8 percent magnesium by weight

with magnesium being the largest

metallic element in the alloy by weight,

and are sold in various ingot and billet

forms and sizes. The merchandise is

currently classifiable under items

8104.11.0000 and 8104.19.0000 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

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

HTSUS subheadings are provided for

convenience and customs purposes, our

written description of the scope remains

dispositive. Secondary and granular

magnesium are not included in the

scope of these orders.

Background

On February 29, 2000, the Department

of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’)

published in the Federal Register a

notice of preliminary results of the full

sunset review of the countervailing duty

orders on pure magnesium and alloy

magnesium (65 FR 10766) pursuant to

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

as amended (‘‘the Act’’). In our

preliminary results, we found that

revocation of the orders would likely

result in continuation or recurrence of a

countervailable subsidy. In addition, we

preliminarily determined the net

countervailable subsidy likely to prevail

if the orders were revoked to be 1.84

percent ad valorem for Norsk Hydro

Canada Inc. (‘‘NHCI’’) and 4.48 percent

ad valorem for ‘‘all others.’’

On April 14, 2000, within the

deadline specified in 19 CFR

351.209(c)(1)(i), we received a case brief

on behalf of the Magnesium Corporation

of America (‘‘Magcorp’’) and respondent

interested parties, NHCI and the

Government of Quebec (‘‘GOQ’’). On

April 24, 2000, within the deadline

specified in 19 CFR 351.309(d), the

Department received rebuttal comments

from Magcorp and the GOQ. On March

17, 2000, we received a request for a

hearing on behalf of the GOQ.

Subsequently, on April 28, 2000, the

GOQ withdrew its request and the

Department canceled the hearing.

We note that the Department issued

the preliminary results of countervailing

duty administrative reviews covering

the period January 1, 1998 through

December 31, 1998 on May 4, 2000 (65

FR 25910).

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 27, 2000, which is hereby

adopted by this notice. The issues

discussed in the Decision Memo include

the likelihood of continuation or

recurrence of countervailable subsidies

and the net countervailable subsidy

likely to prevail were the orders

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/, under the

heading ‘‘Canada.’’ The paper copy and

electronic version of the Decision Memo

are identical in content.

Final Results of Review

As a result of this review, the

Department finds that revocation of the

countervailing duty orders would be

likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of a countervailable subsidy

at the rates listed below:

Manufacturer/Exporter

Margin

(percent)

Norsk Hydro Canada Inc. (‘‘Norsk’’) 1.84

All Others ........................................ 4.48

Timminco, which was found to have an

estimated net subsidy of zero in the

original investigations, remains

excluded from the orders.1

The program included in our

calculation of the net countervailable

subsidy likely to prevail if the orders

were revoked does not fall within the

definition of an export subsidy under

Article 3.1(a) of the Subsidies

Agreement.

This notice serves as the only

reminder to parties subject to