[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 178 (Thursday, September 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54272-54273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15280]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(A-351-824, A-823-805, A-570-828)


Silicomanganese from Brazil, Ukraine, and the People's Republic 
of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) 
that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on silicomanganese from 
Brazil, Ukraine, and the People's Republic of China (PRC) would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and of material 
injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time, the Department is publishing notice of the 
continuation of these antidumping duty orders.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 14, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janis Kalnins or Minoo Hatten, Office 
5, AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1392 and (202) 
482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 3, 2006, the Department initiated and the ITC instituted 
the second sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on 
silicomanganese from Brazil, Ukraine, and the PRC pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). See Initiation of 
Five-year (Sunset) Reviews, 71 FR 91 (January 3, 2006).
    As a result of our review, the Department found that revocation of 
the antidumping duty orders would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and notified the ITC of the magnitude of the 
margins likely to prevail were the orders to be revoked. See 
Silicomanganese from Brazil, Ukraine, and the People's Republic of 
China; Five-year Sunset Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders; Final 
Results, 71 FR 26927 (May 9, 2006). On September 1, 2006, the ITC 
determined pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act that revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on silicomanganese from Brazil, Ukraine, and 
the PRC 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 Silicomanganese from Brazil, China, and Ukraine, 
71 FR 52145 (September 1, 2006), and ITC Publication 3879 (August 2006) 
entitled Silicomanganese from Brazil, China, and Ukraine: Investigation 
Nos. 731-TA-311-314, 317, and 379 (Second Review).

Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these orders is silicomanganese. 
Silicomanganese, which is sometimes called ferrosilicon manganese, is a 
ferroalloy composed principally of manganese, silicon and iron, and 
normally contains much smaller proportions of minor elements, such as 
carbon, phosphorus, and sulfur. Silicomanganese generally contains by 
weight not less than 4 percent iron, more than 30 percent manganese, 
more than 8 percent silicon, and not more than 3 percent phosphorous. 
All compositions, forms, and sizes of silicomanganese are included 
within the orders, including silicomanganese slag, fines, and 
briquettes. Silicomanganese is used primarily in steel production as a 
source of both silicon and manganese.
    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. These orders cover all silicomanganese, 
regardless of its tariff classification. Although the HTSUS subheadings 
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written 
description of these orders remains dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and ITC that 
revocation of these antidumping duty orders 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

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duty orders on silicomanganese from Brazil, Ukraine, and the PRC.
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect 
antidumping duty cash 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 sections 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6) of the Act, the Department 
intends to initiate the next five-year review of these orders not later 
than January 2011.
    This notice is in accordance with sections 751(c) and 777(i)(1) of 
the Act.

    Dated: September 7, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-15280 Filed 9-13-06; 8:45 am]
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