[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4762-4763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2082]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-602]


Brass Sheet and Strip From Germany: Final Results of the Full 
Third Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

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

DATES: Effective Date: January 31, 2012.

SUMMARY: On March 1, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated its third sunset review of the antidumping duty 
order on brass sheet and strip from Germany, pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). Based on adequate 
substantive responses filed on behalf of both the domestic interested 
parties and the respondent interested parties, the

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Department determined to conduct a full sunset review of this 
antidumping order pursuant to 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(2)(i). As a result of our analysis, the Department finds 
that revocation of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet and strip 
from Germany would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mahnaz Khan or Yasmin Nair, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-0914 
and (202) 482-3813, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 1, 2011, the Department initiated the third sunset review 
of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet and strip from Germany, 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review, 76 FR 11202 (March 1, 2011). The Department 
received a notice of intent to participate from domestic interested 
parties, GBC Metals, LLC, of Global Brass and Copper, Inc., doing 
business as Olin Brass; Heyco Metals, Inc.; Luvata North America, Inc.; 
PMX Industries, Inc.; Revere Copper Products, Inc.; and International 
Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, United Auto Workers 
(Local 2367 and Local 1024), and United Steelworkers AFL-CIO CLC 
(collectively, ``Petitioners''), within the deadline specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).
    On March 31, 2011, the Department received a substantive response 
from Petitioners, and a substantive response from respondent interested 
parties in Germany, Wieland-Werke AG, Schwermetall Halbzeugwerk GmbH & 
Co. KG, and Messingwerk Plettenberg Herfeld & Co., KG (collectively, 
``Respondents'') within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). Based on the finding that the substantive responses 
were adequate, we determined to conduct a full sunset review of this 
antidumping duty order. See Memorandum from Susan H. Kuhbach, Director, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, to Edward C. Yang, Acting Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for AD/CVD Operations entitled ``Adequacy Determination: 
Third Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Brass Sheet and Strip from Germany,'' dated June 7, 2011.
    On September 26, 2011, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary results of this full third sunset review of 
the AD order on brass sheet and strip from Germany. See Brass Sheet and 
Strip from Germany: Preliminary Results of the Third Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 59386 
(September 26, 2011) and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.
    The Department invited interested parties to comment on the 
Preliminary Results. On November 15, 2011, we received case briefs from 
Petitioners and Respondents. On November 21, 2011, we received rebuttal 
briefs from Petitioners and Respondents. No hearing was held because 
none was requested.

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the order is brass sheet and strip, other 
than leaded and tinned brass sheet and strip. The chemical composition 
of the covered product is currently defined in the Copper Development 
Association (``C.D.A.'') 200 Series or the Unified Numbering System 
(``U.N.S.'') C2000. The order does not cover products the chemical 
compositions of which are defined by other C.D.A. or U.N.S. series. In 
physical dimensions, the product covered by the order has a solid 
rectangular cross section over 0.006 inches (0.15 millimeters) through 
0.188 inches (4.8 millimeters) in finished thickness or gauge, 
regardless of width. Coiled, wound-on-reels (traverse wound), and cut-
to-length products are included. The merchandise is currently 
classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS'') item numbers 7409.21.00 and 7409.29.00.
    Although the HTSUS item numbers are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the order 
remains dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the 
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Brass Sheet and Strip from Germany; Final 
Results'' from Gary Taverman, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration (``Decision 
Memorandum'''), which is hereby adopted by, and issued concurrently 
with, this notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memorandum are 
the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the 
magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the order is revoked. 
Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this 
review and the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum 
which is on file in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main 
Department building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and electronic version of the 
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty order on brass 
sheet and strip from Germany would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average percentage 
margins:

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                                                                Margin
             Manufacturers/producers/exporters                (percent)
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Wieland-Werke AG...........................................         3.81
All Others.................................................         7.30
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
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.
    We are issuing and publishing the final results of this review in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: January 25, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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