[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 110 (Thursday, June 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30694-30695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14379]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-821-807]


Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order: Ferrovanadium and 
Nitrided Vanadium From Russia

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

ACTION: Notice of continuation of antidumping duty order: ferrovanadium 
and nitrided vanadium from Russia.

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SUMMARY: On October 10, 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 order on ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from 
Russia would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping 
(65 FR 60168). On May 23, 2001, the International Trade Commission 
(``the Commission''), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, determined 
that revocation of the antidumping duty order on ferrovanadium and 
nitrided

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vanadium from Russia would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time (66 FR 28540). Therefore, pursuant 
to 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(4), the Department is 
publishing this notice of the continuation of the antidumping duty 
order on ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from Russia.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 7, 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 June 5, 2000, the Department initiated (65 FR 35604), and the 
Commission instituted (65 FR 35668), a sunset review of the antidumping 
duty order on ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from Russia, pursuant 
to section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of its review, the Department 
found that revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the 
Commission of the magnitude of the margin likely to prevail were the 
order revoked. See Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of 
Antidumping Duty Order, Ferrovanadium and Nitrided Vanadium From 
Russia, 65 FR 60168 (October 10, 2000).
    On May 23, 2001, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from Russia 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 Ferrovanadium 
and Nitrided Vanadium From Russia, 66 FR 28540 (May 23, 2001) and USITC 
Publication 3420 (May 2001), Investigation No. 731-TA-702 (Review).

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to this order are ferrovanadium and 
nitrided vanadium, regardless of grade, chemistry, form or size, unless 
expressly excluded from the scope of this order. Ferrovanadium includes 
alloys containing ferrovanadium as the predominant element by weight 
(i.e., more weight than any other element, except iron in some 
instances) and at least 4 percent by weight of iron. Nitrided vanadium 
includes compounds containing vanadium as the predominant element, by 
weight, and at least 5 percent, by weight, of nitrogen. Excluded from 
the scope of the order are vanadium additives other than ferrovanadium 
and nitrided vanadium, such as vanadium-aluminum master alloys, 
vanadium chemicals, vanadium waste and scrap, vanadium-bearing raw 
materials, such as slag, boiler residues, fly ash, and vanadium oxides.
    The products subject to this order are currently classifiable under 
subheadings 2850.00.20, 7202.92.00, 7202.99.50.40, 8112.40.30.00, and 
8112.40.60.00 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 
is dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determination by the Department, and the 
Commission, that revocation of the antidumping duty order 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 order on ferrovanadium and nitrided vanadium from 
Russia. The effective date of continuation of this order 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 this order not later 
than May 2006.

    Dated: May 31, 2001.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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