[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58045-58046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24848]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-823-805]


Final Results of Full Sunset Review: Silicomanganese From Ukraine

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of full sunset review: silicomanganese 
from Ukraine.

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SUMMARY: On May 30, 2000, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published a notice of preliminary results of the full 
sunset review of the suspended antidumping investigation on 
silicomanganese from Ukraine (65 FR 34440) 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 did not receive comments from either domestic or respondent 
interested parties. As a result of this review, the Department finds 
that termination of the suspended antidumping investigation would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at levels 
indicated in the Final Results of Review section of this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Martha V. Douthit, Office of Policy 
for Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5050 or (202) 482-3330, 
respectively.

Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Act are references 
to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the 
amendments made to the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 
(``URAA''). In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to 
the Department regulations are to 19 CFR Part 351 (1999). 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 Five-year (``Sunset'') 
Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders; Policy Bulletin, 
63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998) (``Sunset Policy Bulletin'').

Background

    On May 30, 2000, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
published in the Federal Register a notice of preliminary results of 
the full sunset review of the suspended antidumping investigation on 
silicomanganese from Ukraine, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. In 
our preliminary results, we found that termination of the suspended 
antidumping investigation would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping, and we preliminarily determined the following 
dumping margin likely to prevail if the suspended antidumping 
investigation were terminated:

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                                                                Margin
                   Manufacturers/Exporters                     (percent)
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Country-wide................................................      163.00
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    We did not receive a case brief on behalf of either domestic or 
respondent interested parties within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.309(c)(1)(i).

Scope of Review

    The merchandise covered by this sunset review is silicomanganese. 
Silicomanganese, which is sometimes called ferrosilicon manganese, is a 
ferroalloy composed principally of manganese, silicon, and iron, and 
normally containing much smaller proportions of minor elements, such as 
carbon, phosphorous, and sulfur. Silicomanganese generally contains by 
weight not less than four percent iron, more than 30 percent manganese, 
more than eight percent silicon, and not more than three percent 
phosphorous. All compositions, forms, and sizes of silicomanganese are 
included within the scope of this review, including silicomanganese 
slag, fines, and briquettes. Silicomanganese is used primarily in steel 
production as a source of both silicon and manganese. This sunset 
review covers all silicomanganese, regardless of its tariff 
classification. Most silicomanganese is currently classifiable under 
subheading 7202.30.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (``HTSUS''). Some silicomanganese may also currently be 
classifiable under HTSUS subheading 7202.99.5040. Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our 
written description of the subject merchandise remains dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    The Department did not receive case briefs from either domestic or 
respondent interested parties. Therefore, we have not made any changes 
to our

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preliminary results of May 30, 2000 (65 FR 34440).

Final Results of Review

    As a result of this review, the Department finds that termination 
of the suspended antidumping investigation on silicomanganese from 
Ukraine would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping at the level listed below:

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                                                                Margin
                   Manufacturers/Exporters                     (percent)
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Country-wide................................................      163.00
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    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or disposition of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 of the 
Department's regulations. Timely written notification of the return or 
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order 
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms 
of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
    This five-year (``sunset'') review and notice are in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: September 21, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-24848 Filed 9-26-00; 8:45 am]
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