[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19919-19920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9635]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-351-825, A-533-810, A-588-833, A-469-805]
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless Steel Bar From
Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of continuation of antidumping duty orders: stainless
steel bar from Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain.
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SUMMARY: On May 4, 2000, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department''), pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 (c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), determined that revocation of
the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from Brazil, India,
Japan, and Spain is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping (65 FR 25909). On April 4, 2001, 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 bar from Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain is likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time (66 FR 17927).
Therefore, pursuant to 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(4),
the Department is publishing notice of the continuation of the
antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from Brazil, India,
Japan, and Spain.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 18, 2001.
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 December 30, 1999, the Department initiated (64 FR 73510), and
the Commission instituted (64 FR 73579), sunset reviews of the
antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from Brazil, India,
Japan, and Spain, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. 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 Stainless Steel Bar From
Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain; Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Expedited Sunset Reviews, 65 FR 25909 (May 4, 2000).
On April 4, 2001, the Commission determined, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on
stainless steel bar from Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain would likely
lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in
the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. See Stainless
Steel Bar From Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain, 66 FR 17927 (April 4,
2001) and USITC Publication 3404 (March 2001), Investigation Nos. 731-
TA-678-679 and 681-682 (Review).
Scope of the Orders
Imports covered by these orders are shipments of Stainless Steel
Bar (``SSB''), specifically articles of stainless steel in straight
lengths that have been either hot-rolled, forged, turned, cold-drawn,
cold-rolled or otherwise cold-finished, or ground, having a uniform
solid cross section along their whole length in the shape of circles,
segments of circles, ovals, rectangles (including squares), triangles,
hexagons, octagons, or other convex polygons. SSB includes cold-
finished SSB's that are turned or ground in straight lengths, whether
produced from hot-rolled bar or from
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straightened and cut rod or wire, and reinforcing bars that have
indentations, ribs, grooves, or other deformations produced during the
rolling process.
Except as specified above, the term does not include stainless
steel semi-finished products, cut length flat-rolled products (i.e.,
cut length rolled products which if less than 4.75 mm in thickness have
a width measuring at least 10 times the thickness, or if 4.75 mm or
more in thickness having a width which exceeds 150 mm and measures at
least twice the thickness), wire (i.e., cold-formed products in coils,
of any uniform solid cross section along their whole length, which do
not conform to the definition of flat-rolled products), and angles,
shapes and sections.
The SSB subject to these reviews are currently classifiable under
subheadings 7222.10.00.05, 7222.10.00.50, 7222.20.00.05, 7222.20.00.45,
7222.20.00.75, and 7222.30.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description
of the scope of these orders is dispositive.
With respect to the order on the subject imports from Japan the
Department has made two scope rulings. The following products were
determined to be within the scope of the order:
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Product within scope Company Citation
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Keystone 2000...................... Keystone Stainless Inc 63 FR 6722 (February 10, 1998).
M35FL steel bar.................... Tohoku Steel Co....... 64 FR 50273 (September 16, 1999).
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Determination
As a result of the determination by the Department and the
Commission that revocation of the antidumping duty orders would likely
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 bar from Brazil, India, Japan, and
Spain. 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) of the Act, the Department
intends to initiate the next five-year review of these orders not later
than March 2006.
Richard W. Moreland is temporarily fulfilling the duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Dated: April 11, 2001.
Richard W. Moreland,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-9635 Filed 4-17-01; 8:45 am]
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