[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24932-24933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10091]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-602, A-428-806, A-475-601, A-588-704]


Brass Sheet and Strip From France, Italy, Germany and Japan: 
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'') that revocation of the antidumping duty 
(``AD'') orders on brass sheet and strip from France, Germany, Italy 
and Japan would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, 
and the determinations by the International Trade Commission (the 
``ITC'') that revocation of the AD orders would likely lead to a 
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States, the Department is publishing this notice of the 
continuation of the AD orders.

DATES: Effective Date: April 26, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mahnaz Khan or Yasmin Nair, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 1, Import 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 and 2, 2011, respectively, the Department and the ITC 
initiated the third sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on 
brass sheet and strip from France, Italy, Germany and Japan, pursuant 
to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). 
See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 76 FR 11202 (March 1, 
2011); and Brass Sheet and Strip from France, Germany, Italy, and 
Japan, Investigations Nos. 731-TA-313, 314, 317, and 379 (Third 
Review), 76 FR 11509 (March 2, 2011). As a result of this sunset 
review, the Department determined that revocation of the antidumping 
duty orders on brass sheet and strip from France, Italy, Germany and 
Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping 
and notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail 
should the orders be revoked. See Brass Sheet and Strip from France, 
Italy and Japan: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of 
the Antidumping Duty Orders, 76 FR 39849 (July 7, 2011); and Brass 
Sheet and Strip from Germany: Final Results of the Full Third Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 4762, (January 
31, 2012).
    On April 19, 2012, pursuant to section 752(a) of the Act, the ITC 
published its determination that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on brass sheet and strip from France, Germany, Italy and Japan 
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to 
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. 
See Brass Sheet and Strip from France, Germany, Italy and Japan, 
Investigation Nos. 731 TA 313, 314, 317 and 379 (Third Review), 77 FR 
23508 (April 19, 2012).

Scope of the Orders

    The product covered by the orders 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 orders do 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 orders 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

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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 orders 
remains dispositive.

Continuation of the Order

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of these 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 brass sheet and strip from France, Italy, Germany and 
Japan.
    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 section 
751(c)(2) of the Act, the Department intends to initiate the next five-
year review of this order not later than 30 days prior to the fifth 
anniversary of the effective date of continuation.
    This five-year sunset review and this notice are in accordance with 
section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) 
of the Act.

    Dated: April 20, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-10091 Filed 4-25-12; 8:45 am]
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