Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 1, 2000 / Notices 65295

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C–475–812]

Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from

Italy; Final Results of Full Sunset

Review of Countervailing Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of full

sunset review: Grain-oriented electrical

steel from Italy.

SUMMARY: On June 23, 2000, the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) published in the Federal

Register (65 FR 39129) the preliminary

results of the full sunset review of the

countervailing duty order on grainoriented electrical steel (‘‘GOES’’) from

Italy, 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 from 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:

Becky Hagen or James Maeder, Office of

Policy for Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and

Constitution, NW., Washington, DC

20230; telephone: (202) 482–1277 or

(202) 482–3330, respectively.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 1, 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 of Review

The merchandise subject to this

review is Italian GOES, which is a flatrolled alloy steel product containing by

weight at least 0.6 percent of silicon, not

more than 0.08 percent of carbon, not

more than 1.0 percent of aluminum, and

no other element in an amount that

would give the steel the characteristics

of another alloy steel, of a thickness of

no more than 0.56 millimeter, in coils

of any width, or in straight lengths

which are of a width measuring at least

ten times the thickness. The

merchandise is currently classifiable in

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

(‘‘HTS’’) under item numbers

7225.10.0030, 7226.10.1030,

7226.10.5015, and 7226.10.5065.

Although HTS subheadings are

provided for convenience and customs

purposes, our written description of the

scope of this proceeding is dispositive.

Background

On June 23, 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

order on GOES from Italy (65 FR 39129)

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 order would likely

result in continuation or recurrence of a

net countervailable subsidy at the rate of

24.46 percent for all Italian GOES

producers/exporters.

On July 27, 2000, Acciai Speciali

Terni S.p.A. and Acciai Speciali Terni

USA, Inc. (together ‘‘AST’’) requested a

hearing in the sunset review. On August

7, 2000, within the deadline specified in

19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i), we received a

case brief on behalf of AST; on August

14, 2000, we received a rebuttal brief

from domestic interested parties. The

hearing was held on September 26,

2000.

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 October 26, 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

countervailable 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 http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/,

under the heading ‘‘Italy.’’ 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:

Producer/exporter Margin

(percent)

All Italian producers/exporters .... 24.2

Nature of the Subsidy

In the Sunset Policy Bulletin (63 FR

18876), the Department states that,

consistent with section 752(a)(6) of the

Act, the Department will provide to the

Commission information concerning the

nature of the subsidy, and whether the

subsidy is a subsidy described in Article

3 or Article 6.1 of the Subsidies

Agreement. Although the programs at

issue do not fall within Article 3 of the

Subsidies Agreement, some or all of

them could be found to be inconsistent

with Article 6.1. For example, the net

countervailable subsidy may exceed five

percent. The Department, however, has

no information with which to make

such a calculation; nor do we believe it

appropriate to attempt such a

calculation in the course of a sunset

review. Moreover, we note that, as of

January 1, 2000, Article 6.1 has ceased

to apply (see Article 31 of the Subsidies

Agreement). As such, we are providing

the Commission with program

descriptions in our Decision

Memorandum.

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.

65296 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 1, 2000 / Notices

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

notice are in accordance with sections

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

Dated: October 26, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–28043 Filed 10–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Applications for Duty-Free Entry of

Scientific Instruments

Pursuant to section 6(c) of the

Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub.

L. 89–651; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part

301), we invite comments on the

question of whether instruments of

equivalent scientific value, for the

purposes for which the instruments

shown below are intended to be used,

are being manufactured in the United

States.

Comments must comply with 15 CFR

301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and

be filed within 20 days with the

Statutory Import Programs Staff, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

DC 20230. Applications may be

examined between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00

P.M. in Room 4211, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

Docket Number: 00–033. Applicant:

University of Florida, Department of

Geological Sciences, 241 Williamson

Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL

32611. Instrument: Multi-Sensor Core

Logger. Manufacturer: GEOTEK Ltd.,

United Kingdom. Intended Use: The

instrument is intended to be used to

rapidly, accurately and automatically

collect information on physical

properties of sediment cores collected

from locations such as the bottom of

lakes, the ocean, and wetlands. The

objective of the research is to provide

further information (P-wave velocity,

density, magnetic susceptibility,

sediment core thickness and high

resolution visible images) about past

conditions recorded in sediment cores.

The data will be combined with the

geochemical, isotopic, botanical, and

sedimentological data that are already

collected on these sediment cores. In

addition, the instrument will be used for

educational purposes in Paleolimnology

(GLY 6932) the study of past lake

systems and the records of climate,

biology, vegetation, etc. preserved in

lake sediments. The class introduces

methods of study of past climates of the

Quaternary period. Application

accepted by Commissioner of Customs:

October 17, 2000.

Docket Number: 00–034. Applicant:

University of Rochester, Lab for Laser

Energetics, 250 East River Road,

Rochester, NY 14623. Instrument:

Scanning Nearfield Optical Microscope.

Manufacturer: WITec, Germany.

Intended Use: The instrument is

intended to be used for studies of both

inorganic crystals and glasses as used in

advanced optical technologies and

organic substances such as polymers

and biopolymers that may be present in

optical materials either as undesired

impurities or for the purpose of

enhancing the materials’ performance.

The analysis tasks are of the spatially

resolved spectroscopy type: (a) Raman

Imaging, (b) single-molecule emission

and (c) nonlocal fluorescence

spectroscopy. In addition, the

instrument will be used for educational

purposes in ‘‘Nanooptics’’ a graduate

level course that introduces doctorallevel students to the principles and

applications of subwavelength optical

phenomena and applications.

Application accepted by Commissioner

of Customs: October 17, 2000.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 00–28044 Filed 10–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Exemption for Certain Textile and

Apparel Articles from Designated

Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act

Beneficiary Countries from Existing

Quota, Guaranteed Access Levels

(GALs), Visa and GAL Certification

Requirements

October 30, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs exempting

certain textile and apparel articles from

quota, Guaranteed Access Levels

(GALs), visa and GAL certification

requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 211 of the Trade and

Development Act of 2000 (19 U.S.C. 2703);

Presidential Proclamation 7351 of October 2,

2000; Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of

1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive

Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended.

Section 211 of the Trade and

Development Act of 2000 provides duty

and quota-free treatment for certain

textile and apparel articles imported

from designated Caribbean Basin Trade

Partnership Act (CBTPA) beneficiary

countries. On October 2, 2000, the

President designated Costa Rica,

Dominican Republic, El Salvador,

Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica and Panama,

among others, as CBTPA beneficiary

countries (Proclamation 7351, 65 FR

59329, published on October 4, 2000).

Effective October 2, 2000, the U.S.

Trade Representative determined that

these countries, among others, have

implemented and follow, or are making

substantial progress towards

implementing and following, the

customs procedures required by the

CBTPA, and the U.S. Trade

Representative amended the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTS) to provide the tariff

treatment authorized under the CBTPA

for goods from these countries (65 FR

60236, published on October 10, 2000).

The CBTPA provides that textile and

apparel articles that qualify for CBTPA

benefits shall enter the United States

free of duty and free of any quantitative

restriction, limitation, or consultation

level. Therefore, CITA directs the U.S.

Customs Service no longer to impose

specific limits on textile and apparel

articles from Costa Rica, Dominican

Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti,

Jamaica and Panama that qualify for

preferential treatment under Section 211

of the Trade and Development Act of

2000, and no longer to impose

Guaranteed Access Levels (GALs), visa

and GAL certification requirements for

these articles.

Benefits under Section 211 for certain

knit apparel from all beneficiary

countries are limited in each of the oneyear periods, beginning on October 1,

2000 and ending on September 30, 2008

(19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A)(iii)(I, II).

Similarly, benefits under this provision

for t-shirts are also limited during this

period (19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A)(iii)(III,

IV). Applicable quota and visa