[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 27294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12597]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Brass Sheet and Strip From Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, 
Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, and Sweden 1

AGENCY: United  States International Trade Commission.

    \1\ The investigation numbers are as follows: Brazil (701-TA-269 
(Review) and 731-TA-311 (Review)), Canada (731-TA-312 (Review)), 
France (701-TA-270 (Review) and 731-TA-313 (Review)), Germany (731-
TA-317 (Review)), Italy (731-TA-314 (Review)), Japan (731-TA-379 
(Review)), Korea (731-TA-315 (Review)), the Netherlands (731-TA-380 
(Review)), and Sweden (731-TA-316 (Review)).
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ACTION: Notice of Commission determinations to conduct full five-year 
reviews concerning the countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders 
on brass sheet and strip from Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, 
Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with 
full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the 
countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders on brass sheet and 
strip from Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, the 
Netherlands, and Sweden would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A 
schedule for the reviews will be established and announced at a later 
date.

    For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews and 
rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 
201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207). Recent 
amendments to the Rules of Practice and Procedure pertinent to five-
year reviews, including the text of subpart F of part 207, are 
published at 63 FR 30599, June 5, 1998, and may be downloaded from the 
Commission's World Wide Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/rules.htm.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 6, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Carpenter (202-205-3172), 
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain 
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need 
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact 
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information 
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its 
internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 6, 1999, the Commission determined 
that it should proceed to full reviews in the subject five-year reviews 
pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act. The Commission, in 
consultation with the Department of Commerce, grouped these reviews 
because they involve similar domestic like products. See 19 U.S.C. 
1675(c)(5)(D); 63 F.R. 29372, 29374 (May 29, 1998).

    With regard to brass sheet and strip from Canada and the 
Netherlands, the Commission found that both the domestic interested 
party group response and the respondent interested party group 
responses to its notice of institution 2 were adequate and 
voted to conduct full reviews.
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    \2\ The notice of institution for all of the subject reviews was 
published in the Federal Register on Feb. 1, 1999 (64 FR 4892).

    With regard to brass sheet and strip from Brazil, France, Germany, 
Italy, Japan, Korea, and Sweden, the Commission found that the domestic 
interested party group response was adequate and the respondent 
interested party group responses were inadequate.3 The 
Commission also found that other circumstances warranted conducting 
full reviews.4
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    \3\ Commissioner Askey found that the respondent interested 
party group response with respect to Sweden was adequate.
    \4\ Commissioner Crawford dissenting.

    A record of the Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement on 
adequacy, and any individual Commissioner's statements will be 
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's web 
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site.

    Authority: These reviews are being conducted under authority of 
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: May 10, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-12597 Filed 5-18-99; 8:45 am]
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