[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49964-49965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20829]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-814; C-122-815]


Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Pure Magnesium From 
Canada and Countervailing Duty Orders on Pure and Alloy Magnesium From 
Canada

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

ACTION: Notice of continuation of antidumping duty order on pure 
magnesium from Canada and countervailing duty orders on pure and alloy 
magnesium from Canada.

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SUMMARY: On July 5, 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

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that revocation of the antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from 
Canada and the countervailing duty orders on pure and alloy magnesium 
from Canada, are likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping and net countervailable subsidies, respectively. See Pure 
Magnesium from Canada; Final Results of Full Sunset Review of 
Antidumping Order, 65 FR 41436 (July 5, 2000), and Pure and Alloy 
Magnesium from Canada; Final Results of Full Sunset Reviews of 
Countervailing Duty Orders, 65 FR 41444 (July 5, 2000), respectively. 
On August 2, 2000, the International Trade Commission (``the 
Commission''), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from Canada 
and the countervailing duty orders on pure and alloy magnesium from 
Canada 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 Magnesium from Canada, 65 FR 47517 (August 2, 
2000). Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4), the Department is 
publishing notice of the continuation of the antidumping duty orders on 
pure magnesium from Canada and the countervailing duty orders on pure 
and alloy magnesium from Canada.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 16, 2000.
    For Further Information Contact: Kathryn B. McCormick 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) 482-1930 
or (202) 482-3330, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 2, 1999, the Department initiated, and the Commission 
instituted, sunset reviews of the antidumping duty order on pure 
magnesium from Canada and countervailing duty orders on pure and alloy 
magnesium from Canada (64 FR 41915 and 64 FR 41961, respectively), 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of its reviews, the 
Department found on July 5, 2000, that revocation of the antidumping 
duty order on pure magnesium from Canada (65 FR 41436) and the 
countervailing duty orders on pure and alloy magnesium from Canada (65 
FR 41444) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping 
and countervailable subsidies, respectively, and notified the 
Commission of the magnitude of the margin and net countervailable 
subsidies likely to prevail were the order revoked.
    On August 2, 2000, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order and 
countervailing duty orders on magnesium from Canada 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 Magnesium 
from Canada, 65 FR 47517 (August 2, 2000) and USITC Publication 3324 
(July 2000), Investigation Nos. 701-TA-309-A-B and 731-TA-528 (Review).

Scope

    Antidumping Duty Order: The merchandise subject to this antidumping 
duty order is pure magnesium from Canada. Pure magnesium is currently 
classifiable under item number 8104.11.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). Pure unwrought magnesium 
contains at least 99.8 percent magnesium by weight and is sold in 
various slab and ingot forms and sizes. Granular and secondary 
magnesium are excluded from the scope of this order.
    Countervailing Duty Orders: The products covered by these 
countervailing duty orders are pure magnesium and alloy magnesium from 
Canada. Pure magnesium contains at least 99.8 percent magnesium by 
weight and is sold in various slab and ingot forms and sizes. Magnesium 
alloys contain less than 99.8 percent magnesium by weight with 
magnesium being the largest metallic element in the alloy by weight, 
and are sold in various ingot and billet forms and sizes. The 
merchandise is currently classifiable under HTSUS item numbers 
8104.11.0000 and 8104.19.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (``HTSUS''). Secondary and granular magnesium are not 
included in the scope of these orders.
    Although the above HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes, our written descriptions of the scopes remain 
dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the 
Commission that revocation of the antidumping duty order on pure 
magnesium from Canada and countervailing duty orders on pure and alloy 
magnesium from Canada, would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, 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 order on pure magnesium from Canada and 
countervailing duty orders on pure and alloy magnesium from Canada. The 
Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to continue to 
collect antidumping and countervailing duty deposits at the rates 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 section 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6) of the Act, the Department 
intends to initiate the next five-year reviews of these orders not 
later than July 2005.

    Dated: August 9, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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