64668 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 210 / Monday, October 30, 2000 / Notices

7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.60.15,

7304.29.60.30, 7304.29.60.45,

7304.29.60.60, 7304.29.60.75,

7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00,

7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00,

7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90,

7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00,

7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10,

7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and

7306.20.80.50.

Although the HTSUS subheadings are

provided for convenience and customs

purposes, our written description of the

scope of this proceeding is dispositive.

The Department has determined that

couplings, and coupling stock, are not

within the scope of the antidumping

order on OCTG from Mexico. See Letter

to Interested Parties; Final Affirmative

Scope Decision, August 27, 1998.

Analysis of Comments Received

All issues raised in the substantive

responses 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 October 23, 2000,

which is hereby adopted and

incorporated by reference into 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. The

paper copy and electronic version of the

Decision Memo are identical in content.

Preliminary Results of Review

We preliminarily determine that

revocation of the antidumping duty

order on OCTG from Mexico would be

likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of dumping at the following

percentage weighted-average margins:

Manufacturers/exporters Margin

(percent)

TAMSA ..................................... 21.70

Hylsa ......................................... 21.70

All Others .................................. 21.70

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 December 18, 2000, in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.310(d).

Interested parties may submit case briefs

no later than December 11, 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

December 15, 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 briefs, no later than February

28, 2001.

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

notice are in accordance with sections

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

Dated: October 23, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–27810 Filed 10–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C–475–817]

Oil Country Tubular Goods From Italy;

Preliminary Results of Sunset Review

of Countervailing Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of preliminary results of

full Sunset Review: oil country tubular

goods from Italy.

SUMMARY: On July 3, 2000, the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) initiated a sunset review

of the countervailing duty order on oil

country tubular goods (‘‘OCTG’’) from

Italy (65 FR 41053) pursuant to section

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

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

substantive responses filed by 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 countervailing duty

order would likely lead to continuation

or recurrence of subsidies at the levels

indicated in the Preliminary Results of

Review section of this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 30, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

P. Maloney, Jr. or James Maeder, 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)

482–1503 or (202) 482–3330,

respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Statute and Regulations

This review is being 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 (2000) 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’’).

Background

On July 3, 2000, the Department

initiated a sunset review of the

countervailing duty order on oil country

tubular goods from Italy (65 FR 41053),

pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff

Act of 1930, as amended, (‘‘the Act’’).

The Department received a notice of

intent to participate on behalf of U.S.

Steel Group, a unit of USX Corporation,

IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., Lone Star Steel

Company, Maverick Tube Corporation,

Newport Steel and Koppel Steel

Divisions of NS Group, Grant-Prideco,

and North Star Steel Ohio (collectively,

‘‘domestic interested parties’’), within

the applicable deadline (July 18, 2000)

specified in section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of

the Sunset Regulations. Domestic

interested parties claimed interestedparty status under section 771(9)(C) of

the Act, as U.S. manufacturers of the

domestic like product. U.S. Steel Group,

IPSCO Steel, Inc., Maverick Tube

Corporation, Koppel Steel Corporation,

and North Star Steel Ohio were

petitioners in the investigation and have

been involved in this proceeding since

its inception.

On August 1, 2000, we received a

response from the European Union

Delegation of the European Commission

(‘‘EC’’) expressing its willingness to

participate in this review as the

authority responsible for defending the

interest of the Member States of the

European Union (‘‘EU’’) (see August 1,

2000, Response of the EC at 3). On

August 1, 2000, we received a response

from the Government of Italy (‘‘GOI’’)

expressing its willingness to participate

in this review as the authority

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 210 / Monday, October 30, 2000 / Notices 64669

1See August 22, 2000, Memorandum for Jeffrey

A. May, Re: Oil Country Tubular Goods from Italy;

Adequacy of Respondent Interested Parties’

Response to the Notice of Initiation.

responsible for defending the interests

of the Italian steel industry. The GOI

and EC note that they have in the past

participated in this proceeding (see

August 1, 2000, Response of the EC at

3, and the August 1, 2000, Response of

the GOI at 2).

On August 2, 2000, we received

complete substantive responses from

domestic interested parties, within the

30-day deadline specified in the Sunset

Regulations under section

351.218(d)(3)(i), and a complete

substantive response from Dalmine

S.p.A. (‘‘Dalmine’’), a foreign producer

and exporter of the subject merchandise,

and a respondent interested party under

section 771(9)(A) of the Act.

We received rebuttal comments from

domestic interested parties and

Dalmine, on August 7, 2000. Pursuant to

19 CFR 351.218 (e)(2)(i), the Department

determined to conduct a full (240-day)

sunset review of this order.1

Scope of Review

The merchandise covered by this

review is OCTG, hollow steel products

of circular cross-section, including only

oil well casing and tubing pipe, of iron

(other than cast iron) or steel (both

carbon and alloy), whether seamless or

welded, whether or not conforming to

American Petroleum Institute (API) or

non-API specifications, whether

finished or unfinished (including green

tubes and limited service OCTG

products). This scope does not cover

casing or tubing pipe containing 10.5

percent or more of chromium, or drill

pipe. The OCTG subject to this order are

currently classified in the Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS) under item numbers:

7304.20.10.10, 7304.20.10.20,

7304.20.10.30, 7304.20.10.40,

7304.20.10.50, 7304.20.10.60,

7304.20.10.80, 7304.20.20.10,

7304.20.20.20, 7304.20.20.30,

7304.20.20.40, 7304.20.20.50,

7304.20.20.60, 7304.20.20.80,

7304.20.30.10, 7304.20.30.20,

7304.20.30.30, 7304.20.30.40,

7304.20.30.50, 7304.20.30.60,

7304.20.30.80, 7304.20.40.10,

7304.20.40.20, 7304.20.40.30,

7304.20.40.40, 7304.20.40.50,

7304.20.40.60, 7304.20.40.80,

7304.20.50.15, 7304.20.50.30,

7304.20.50.45, 7304.20.50.60,

7304.20.50.75, 7304.20.60.15,

7304.20.60.30, 7304.20.60.45,

7304.20.60.60, 7304.20.60.75,

7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00,

7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00,

7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90,

7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00,

7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10,

7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and

7306.20.80.50. Although the HTSUS

subheadings are provided for

convenience and customs purposes, our

written description of the scope of this

proceeding is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

All issues raised in the substantive

responses and rebuttals 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 October 23, 2000,

which is hereby adopted by this notice.

The issues discussed in the attached

Decision Memo include the likelihood

of continuation or recurrence of

countervailable subsidies and the net

subsidy 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.ia.ita.doc.gov/frn,

under the heading ‘‘Italy.’’ The paper

copy and electronic version of the

Decision Memo are identical in content.

Preliminary Results of Review

We preliminarily determine that

revocation of the countervailing duty

order on oil country tubular goods from

Italy would be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of

countervailable subsidies at the rate

listed below:

Producers/exporters

Net

countervailable

subsidy

(percent)

All Producers/exporters from

Italy ................................... 1.47

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 December 18, 2000, in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.310(d).

Interested parties may submit case briefs

no later than December 11, 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

December 15, 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 briefs, no later than February

28, 2001.

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

notice are in accordance with sections

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

Dated: October 23, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–27809 Filed 10–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Closed Meeting of the U.S. Automotive

Parts Advisory Committee (APAC)

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The APAC will have a closed

meeting on November 13, 2000, at the

U.S. Department of Commerce to

discuss U.S.-made automotive parts

sales in Japanese and other Asian

markets.

DATES: November 13, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Robert Reck, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 4036, Washington, DC

20230, telephone: 202–482–1418.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.

Automotive Parts Advisory Committee

(the ‘‘Committee’’) advises U.S.

Government officials on matters relating

to the implementation of the Fair Trade

in Automotive Parts Act of 1998 (Public

Law 105–261).

The Committee: (1) Reports to the

Secretary of Commerce on barriers to

sales of U.S.-made automotive parts and

accessories in Japanese and other Asian

markets; (2) reviews and considers data

collected on sales of U.S.-made auto

parts and accessories in Japanese and

other Asian markets; (3) advises the

Secretary of Commerce during

consultations with other Governments

on issues concerning sales of U.S.-made

automotive parts in Japanese and other

Asian markets; (4) assists in establishing

priorities for the initiative to increase

sales of U.S.-made auto parts and

accessories to Japanese markets, and

otherwise provide assistance and

direction to the Secretary of Commerce

in carrying out the intent of that section;

and (5) assists the Secretary of

Commerce in reporting to Congress by

submitting an annual written report to