[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47403-47404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19547]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-351-819, A-427-811, and A-533-808]


Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless Steel Wire Rod 
From Brazil, France, and India

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

ACTION: Notice of Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless 
Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, France, and India.

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SUMMARY: On February 3, 2000, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department''), pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``the Act''), determined that revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on stainless steel wire rod from Brazil, 
France, and India, is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping (65 FR 5319; 5317; 5315).
    On July 21, 2000, the International Trade Commission (``the 
Commission''), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel wire rod 
from Brazil, France, and India would be likely to lead to continuation 
or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time (65 FR 45409). Therefore, pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4), the Department is publishing notice of the 
continuation of the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel wire rod 
from Brazil, France, and India.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  August 2, 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 Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5050 
or (202) 482-3330, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 1999, the Department initiated, and the Commission 
instituted, sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on stainless 
steel wire rod from Brazil, France, and India pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act (64 FR 35588 and 64 FR 35697). As a result of its 
reviews, the Department found that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and 
notified the Commission of the magnitude of the margins likely to 
prevail were the orders to be revoked. See Final Results of Expedited 
Sunset Reviews: Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, France, 
and India, 65 FR 5319; 5317; 5315 (February 3, 2000).
    On July 21, 2000, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
stainless steel wire rod from Brazil, France, and India would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry 
in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. See Certain 
Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, France, and India, 65 FR 45409 
(July 21, 2000) and USITC Pub. 3321, Investigations Nos. 731-TA-636-638 
(Review) (July 2000).

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Scope

    Imports covered by these orders are shipments of stainless steel 
wire rods (``SSWR'') from Brazil, France, and India. SSWR are products 
which are hot-rolled or hot-rolled annealed and/or pickled rounds, 
squares, octagons, hexagons or other shapes, in coils. SSWR are made of 
alloy steels containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 
10.5 percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements. These 
products are only manufactured by hot-rolling and are normally sold in 
coiled form, and are of solid cross-section. The majority of SSWR sold 
in the United States are round in cross-section shape, annealed and 
pickled. The most common size is 5.5 millimeters in diameter. The SSWR 
subject to these reviews are currently classifiable under subheadings 
7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0020, 7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0040, 
7221.00.0045, 7221.00.0060, 7221.00.0075, and 7221.00.0080 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). The HTSUS 
item numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. 
The written product description of the scope of this order remains 
dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the 
Commission that revocation of these antidumping duty orders would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 
751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of 
the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel wire rod from Brazil, 
France, and India. The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs 
Service to continue to collect antidumping duty deposits at the rate in 
effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The 
effective date of continuation of these orders will be the date of 
publication in the Federal Register of this Notice of Continuation. 
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6) of the Act, the Department 
intends to initiate the next five-year review of these orders not later 
than July 2005.

    Dated: July 27, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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