[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 222 (Thursday, November 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69283-69284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29407]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-808; A-583-810]


Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts 
From the People's Republic of China and Taiwan

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

ACTION: Notice of revocation of antidumping duty orders: chrome-plated 
lug nuts from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan.

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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 chrome-plated lug nuts from the People's Republic of China 
(``China'') and Taiwan is not likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time. See 65 FR 66558 (November 6, 
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 chrome-plated lug nuts from 
China and Taiwan. 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: 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.

Background

    On August 2, 1999, the Department initiated, and the Commission 
instituted, sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on chrome-
plated lug nuts from China and Taiwan, pursuant to section 751(c) of 
the Act.\1\ 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.\2\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews; 64 FR 
41915 (August 2, 1999), and Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts from China and 
Taiwan, 64 FR 41949 (August 2, 1999).
    \2\ See Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts From the People's Republic of 
Chin and Taiwan; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Sunset Reviews: 
65 FR 11762 (March 6, 2000).
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    On November 6, 2000, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
chrome-plated lug nuts from China and Taiwan would not likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. See Chrome-Plated 
Lug Nuts from China and Taiwan, 65 FR 66558 (November 6, 2000) and 
USITC

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Publication 3362, Investigations Nos. 731-TA-474 and 475 (Review) 
(October 2000).

Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by these orders are one-piece and two-piece 
chrome-plated and nickel-plated lug nuts from China and Taiwan. The 
subject merchandise includes chrome-plated and nickel-plated lug nuts, 
finished or unfinished, which are more than \11/16\ inches (17.45 
millimeters) in height and which have a hexagonal size of at least \3/
4\ inches (19.05 millimeters) but not over one inch (25.4 millimeters), 
plus or minus \1/16\ of an inch (1.59 millimeters). The term 
``unfinished'' refers to unplated and/or unassembled chrome-plated lug 
nuts. The subject merchandise is used for securing wheels to cars, 
vans, trucks, utility vehicles, and trailers. Excluded from the orders 
are zinc-plated lug nuts, finished or unfinished, stainless steel 
capped lug nuts, and chrome-plated lock nuts. The merchandise covered 
by the orders currently classifiable under item 7318.16.00 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). Although 
the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
the written description of the subject merchandise remains dispositive.
    The Department has made several scope rulings on the subject 
merchandise from China and Taiwan. The following products were 
determined to be within the scope of the order:

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      Product within scope             Importer            Citation
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Certain hex size nuts...........  Consolidated        59 FR 54888
                                   International.
Certain nickel-plated lug nuts..  Consolidated        62 FR 9176
                                   International
                                   Automative, Inc.
Imported zinc-plated lug nuts-    Wheel Plus, Inc...  63 FR 59544
 chrome-plated in the United
 States.
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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 chrome-plated 
lug nuts from China and Taiwan. 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 Customs Service to discontinue the 
suspension of liquidation and collection of cash deposit rates 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: November 9, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-29407 Filed 11-15-00; 8:45 am]
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