[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14001-14002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5671]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-821-802]


Continuation of Suspended Antidumping Duty Investigation: Uranium 
From the Russian Federation

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of the determination by the Department of Commerce 
(``the Department'') that termination of the Agreement Suspending the 
Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation 
(``Suspension Agreement'') would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and the determination by the International Trade 
Commission (``ITC'') that termination of the suspended antidumping duty 
investigation on uranium from the Russian Federation (``Russia'') would 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an 
industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time, the 
Department is publishing this notice of continuation of the Suspension 
Agreement on uranium from Russia.

DATES: Effective Date: March 8, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen Price or Sally Gannon, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone (202) 482-4271 or (202) 482-0162, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2011, the ITC instituted, and the Department initiated, 
a sunset review of the Suspension Agreement, pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). See ITC 
Investigation Nos. 731-TA-539-C (Third Review), Uranium from Russia 
Russia; Institution of a Five-Year Review Concerning the Suspended 
Investigation on Uranium From Russia, 76 FR 38694 (July 1, 2011) and 
Initiation of Five-year (Sunset) Reviews, 76 FR 38613 (July 1, 2011). 
As a result of its review, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the 
Act, the Department determined that termination of the Suspension 
Agreement would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping 
and notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margin likely to prevail 
should the Suspension Agreement be terminated. See Uranium From the 
Russian Federation; Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Suspension, 76 FR 68404 (November 4, 2011).
    On March 2, 2012, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, the ITC 
published its determination that termination of the suspended 
investigation on uranium from the Russian Federation 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 Uranium 
from Russia, 77 FR 12880 (March 2, 2012) and USITC Publication 4307 
(February 2012), entitled ``Uranium From Russia, Investigation No. 731-
TA-539-C (Third Review)''. Therefore, pursuant to Section 351.218(f)(4) 
of the Department's regulations, the Department is publishing this 
notice of the continuation of the Suspension Agreement.

Scope

    The merchandise covered by this Suspension Agreement (Section III, 
``Product Coverage'') includes the following products from Russia: 
Natural uranium in the form of uranium ores and concentrates; natural 
uranium metal and natural uranium compounds; alloys, dispersions 
(including cermets), ceramic products, and mixtures containing natural 
uranium or natural uranium compounds; uranium enriched in U235 and its 
compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products, 
and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235 or compounds of 
uranium enriched in U235; and any other forms of uranium within the 
same class or kind. Uranium ore from Russia that is milled into U3O8 
and/or converted into UF6 in another country prior to direct and/or 
indirect importation into the United States is considered uranium from 
Russia and is subject to the terms of this Suspension Agreement. For 
purposes of this Suspension Agreement, uranium enriched in U235 or 
compounds of uranium enriched in U235 in Russia are covered by this 
Suspension Agreement, regardless of their subsequent modification or 
blending. Uranium enriched in U235 in another country prior to direct 
and/or indirect importation into the United States is not considered 
uranium from Russia and is not subject to the terms of this Suspension 
Agreement.

Continuation

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that termination of the suspended investigation would be likely to lead 
to continuation or recurrence, respectively,

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of dumping 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 Suspension Agreement. The effective date of 
continuation will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of 
this Continuation Notice. Pursuant to sections 751(c)(2) of the Act, 
the Department intends to initiate the next five-year sunset review of 
this Suspension Agreement not later than February 2017.
    This five-year (sunset) review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) 
of the Act.

    Dated: March 2, 2012.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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