65294 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 1, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–421–805]

Final Results of Full Sunset Review:

Aramid Fiber Formed of Poly ParaPhenylene Terephthalamide From the

Netherlands

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of

Expedited Sunset Review: Aramid Fiber

formed of Poly Para-Phenylene

Terephthalamide from the Netherlands.

SUMMARY: On June 23, 2000, the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) published a notice of

preliminary results of the full sunset

review of the antidumping duty order

on aramid fiber formed of poly paraphenylene terephthalamide (‘‘aramid

fiber’’) from the Netherlands (64 FR

39124) 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. We received

comments from both domestic and

respondent interested parties. No public

hearing was requested by the parties. As

a result of this review, the Department

finds that revocation of the antidumping

order would likely lead to continuation

or recurrence of dumping at the levels

indicated in the Final Results of Review

section of this notice.

Effective Date: November 1, 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 and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;

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

3330, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

The Applicable 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 June 23, 2000, the Department

published in the Federal Register a

notice of preliminary results of the full

sunset review of the antidumping order

on aramid fiber from the Netherlands

(65 FR 39124), pursuant to section

751(c) of the Act. In our preliminary

results, we found that revocation of the

order would likely result in

continuation or recurrence of dumping

with weighted-average dumping

margins of 2.90 percent for Akzo and

66.92 percent for all other Dutch

producers and exporters of the subject

merchandise.

On August 7, 2000, the domestic

interested party, E.I. Dupont de

Nemours & Company (‘‘DuPont’’),

submitted a case brief within the

deadline specified in 19 CFR

351.309(c)(1)(i). On August 14, 2000, the

respondent interested party, Twaron

Products V.o.F. and Twaron Products,

Inc. (formerly, Azko) (collectively,

‘‘Twaron’’), submitted rebuttal briefs

within the deadline specified in 19 CFR

351.309(c)(1)(i). The Department

provided interested parties an

opportunity to request a public hearing,

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.310. In

this sunset review, no public hearing

was requested or held.

Scope of Review

The products covered by this review

are all forms of aramid fiber from the

Netherlands. These consist of aramid

fiber 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

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, Assistant Secretary for

Import Administration, dated October

26, 2000, which is hereby adopted by

this notice. The issues discussed in the

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 room

B–099 of the main Commerce Building.

In addition, a complete version of the

Decision Memorandum can be accessed

directly on the Web at http://

ia.ita.doc.gov. The paper copy and

electronic version of the Decision Memo

are identical in content.

Final Results of Review

We determine that revocation of the

antidumping duty order on aramid fiber

from the Netherlands would be likely to

lead to continuation or recurrence of

dumping at the percentage weightedaverage margins listed below:

Manufacturer/exporter Margin

(percent)

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

All Others .................................... 66.92

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 materials 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: October 26, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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