[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 84 (Monday, May 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 25305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10803]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-603; A-421-701; A-401-601]


Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Brass Sheet and Strip From 
the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, and Sweden

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

ACTION: Notice of revocation of antidumping duty orders: Brass sheet 
and strip from the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), the United States International Trade Commission 
(``the Commission'') determined that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on brass sheet and strip from the Republic of Korea (``Korea''), 
the Netherlands, and Sweden are not likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time (65 FR 20832 (April 18, 2000)). 
Therefore, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(1), the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is 
revoking the antidumping duty orders on brass sheet and strip from 
Korea, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Pursuant to section 
751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2), the effective 
date of revocation is January 1, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eun W. Cho or Carole Showers, Office 
of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1698 
or (202) 482-3217, respectively.
    On February 1, 1999, the Department initiated, and the Commission 
instituted, sunset reviews (64 FR 4840 and 64 FR 4892, respectively) of 
the antidumping duty orders on brass sheet and strip from Korea, the 
Netherlands, and Sweden, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. As a 
result of the reviews, the Department found that revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and notified the Commission of the magnitude of 
the margins likely to prevail were the antidumping orders revoked.\1\
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    \1\ See Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews: Brass Sheet 
and Strip from Brazil, France, and Korea, 64 FR 48351 (September 3, 
1999); Final Results of Full Sunset Review: Brass Sheet and Strip 
from the Netherlands, 65 FR 735 (January 6, 2000); and Final Results 
of Expedited Sunset Review: Brass Sheet and Strip from Sweden, 64 FR 
49444 (September 13, 1999).
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    On April 18, 2000, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
brass sheet and strip from Korea, the Netherlands, and Sweden would not 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an 
industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. 
(see, Brass Sheet and Strip from Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, 
Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, and Sweden, 65 FR 20832 (April 
18, 2000) and USITC Publication 3290, Investigations Nos. 701-TA-269 & 
270 (Review), and 731-TA-311-317 and 379-380 (Review) (April 2000)).

Scope

    Imports covered by this order are brass sheet and strip, other than 
leaded and tin brass sheet and strip, from Korea, the Netherlands, and 
Sweden. The chemical composition of the products under order is 
currently defined in the Copper Development Association (``CDA'') 200 
Series or the Unified Numbering System (``UNS'') C20000 series. This 
order does not cover products the chemical composition of which are 
defined by other CDA or UNS series. The physical dimensions of the 
products covered by this order are brass sheet and strip of solid 
rectangular cross section over 0.006 inch (0.15 millimeter) through 
0.188 inch (4.8 millimeters) in gauge, regardless of width. Coiled, 
wound-on-reels (traverse-wound), and cut-to-length products are 
included. The merchandise subject to this order is currently 
classifiable under item numbers 7409.21.00.50, 7409.21.00.75, 
7409.21.00.90, 7409.29.00.50, 7409.29.00.75, and 7409.29.0090 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). Although 
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject to this 
order is dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determination by the Commission that revocation 
of these antidumping duty orders is not likely to lead to continuation 
or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States, 
the Department, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(1), is revoking the antidumping duty orders on brass sheet 
and strip from Korea, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Pursuant to section 
751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(ii), this 
revocation is effective January 1, 2000.
    The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to 
discontinue the suspension of liquidation and collection of cash 
deposits rate on entries of the subject merchandise entered or 
withdrawn from warehouse on or after January 1, 2000 (the effective 
date). The Department will complete any pending administrative reviews 
of these orders and will conduct administrative reviews of subject 
merchandise entered prior to the effective date of revocation in 
response to appropriately filed requests for review.

    Dated: April 25, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-10803 Filed 4-28-00; 8:45 am]
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