[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31046-31047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14055]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-602; A-428-602; A-475-601; A-588-704]


Brass Sheet and Strip From France, Germany, Italy, and Japan: 
Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping 
Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
(AD) orders on brass sheet and strip from France, Germany, Italy and 
Japan would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping. 
Further, the magnitude of the margins of dumping that are likely to 
prevail is identified in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of 
this notice.

DATES: Effective July 5, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aimee Phelan, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0697.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 6, 1987, the Department published the AD orders on brass 
sheet and strip from France and Italy.\1\ On May 21, 1991, the 
Department published the amended AD order with respect to brass sheet 
and strip from Italy.\2\ On January 9, 1987, the Department published 
the final determination of the less-than-fair value investigation with 
respect to brass sheet and strip from Germany and on September 23, 
1987, the Department published the amended AD order with respect to 
imports of brass sheet and strip from Germany.\3\ On August 12, 1988, 
the Department issued an AD order on imports of brass sheet and strip 
from Japan.\4\ On March 3, 2017, the Department published the notice of 
initiation of the fourth sunset reviews of these AD orders on brass 
sheet and strip \5\ from France, Germany, Italy, and Japan pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Brass Sheet and Strip from 
France, 52 FR 6995 (March 6, 1987); Antidumping Duty Order: Brass 
Sheet and Strip from Italy, 52 FR 6997 (March 6, 1987).
    \2\ See Amendment to Final Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value and Amendment of Antidumping Duty Order in Accordance 
with Decision Upon Remand: Brass Sheet and Strip from Italy, 56 FR 
23272 (May 21, 1991).
    \3\ See Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value; 
Brass Sheet and Strip from the Federal Republic of Germany, 52 FR 
822 (January 9, 1987), amended at Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Amendment to Antidumping Duty Order: Brass 
Sheet and Strip from the Federal Republic of Germany, 52 FR 35750 
(September 23, 1987).
    \4\ See Antidumping Duty Order of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 
Brass Sheet and Strip from Japan, 53 FR 30454 (August 12, 1988).
    \5\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 82 FR 
12438 (March 3, 2017) (Initiation).
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    On March 17, 2017, the Department received a notice of intent to 
participate on behalf of Aurubis Buffalo, Inc., GBC Metals, LLC (doing 
business as, Olin Brass), Heyco Metals, Inc., PMX Industries, Inc. and 
Revere Copper Products, Inc. (collectively, the domestic interested 
parties) within the 15-day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). 
The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers, producers, or 
wholesalers in the United States of a domestic like product.
    On March 31, 2017, the Department received complete substantive 
responses to the Initiation from the domestic interested parties within 
the 30-day period, specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\6\ We received 
no substantive responses from respondent interested parties. As a 
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted expedited (120-day) 
sunset reviews of the AD orders on brass sheet and strip from France, 
Germany, Italy and Japan.
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    \6\ See Letters from domestic interested parties regarding 
``Brass Sheet and Strip From France--Domestic Interested Parties' 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated March 31, 
2017; ``Brass Sheet and Strip From Germany--Domestic Interested 
Parties' Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated March 
31, 2017; ``Brass Sheet and Strip From Italy--Domestic Interested 
Parties' Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated March 
31, 2017; and ``Brass Sheet and Strip From Japan--Domestic 
Interested Parties' Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' 
dated March 31, 2017.
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Scope of the Orders

    The product covered by the orders is brass sheet and strip, other 
than leaded and tinned brass sheet and strip, from France, Germany, 
Italy, and Japan. 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 
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.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these sunset reviews, including the likelihood 
of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the 
margins of dumping likely to prevail if the orders are revoked, are 
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\ The Issues

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and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and 
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main 
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet 
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn.
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    \7\ See Memorandum from Deputy Assistant Secretary Gary Taverman 
to Acting Assistant Secretary Ronald K. Lorentzen entitled, ``Issues 
and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited 
Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Brass Sheet 
and Strip from France (A-427-602), Germany (A-428-602), Italy (A-
475-601), and Japan (A-588-704)'' dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
the Department determines that revocation of the AD orders on brass 
sheet and strip from France, Germany, Italy, and Japan would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the 
magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail if the AD orders 
are revoked would be up to 42.24 percent, 55.60 percent, 22.00 percent, 
and 57.98 percent, respectively.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to the parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of propriety information disclosed 
under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written 
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 subject 
to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing the final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: June 28, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary For Enforcement and Compliance.
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