[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 197 (Friday, October 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64121-64122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22432]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-821-802]


Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium 
From the Russian Federation: Rescission of 2017-2018 Administrative 
Review

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding an 
administrative review of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping 
Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation (Agreement) for 
the period of review (POR) from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 
2018. Commerce finalized an amendment to the Agreement, rendering the 
administrative review of the pre-existing Agreement moot.

DATES: Applicable October 5, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally C. Gannon or Jill Buckles, 
Bilateral Agreements Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0162 or (202) 
482-6230, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 16, 1992, Commerce signed an agreement with the Russian 
Federation's Ministry for Atomic Energy (MINATOM), the predecessor to 
the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (ROSATOM), under section 
734(l) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), suspending the 
antidumping duty investigation on uranium from the Russian 
Federation.\1\ The Agreement was amended five times from 1994 to 
2008.\2\ On February 22, 2019, Commerce formally opened consultations 
with ROSATOM with respect to a possible sixth amendment to extend the 
Agreement's term.\3\
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    \1\ See Antidumping; Uranium from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; Suspension of 
Investigations and Amendment of Preliminary Determinations, 57 FR 
49220, 49235 (October 30, 1992).
    \2\ See Amendment to Agreement Suspending the Antidumping 
Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation, 59 FR 15373 
(April 1, 1994); Amendments to the Agreement Suspending the 
Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation, 61 
FR 56665 (November 4, 1996); Amendment to Agreement Suspending the 
Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation, 62 
FR 37879 (July 15, 1997); and Amendment to the Agreement Suspending 
the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian 
Federation, 73 FR 7705 (February 11, 2008).
    \3\ See Letter to ROSATOM from P. Lee Smith, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Policy & Negotiations, ``Consultations on the 
Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from 
the Russian Federation,'' dated February 22, 2019.
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    On October 1, 2018, Commerce notified interested parties of the 
opportunity to request an administrative review of the Agreement.\4\ On 
October 11, 2018, domestic interested party Louisiana Energy Services 
LLC (LES) submitted a request for an administrative review of the 
Agreement.\5\ On December 11, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal 
Register a notice initiating an administrative review of the Agreement 
for the POR October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.\6\ On December 
18, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register preliminary 
results of this administrative review and the postponement of the final 
results in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.214(h)(2).\7\ On June 17, 2020, Commerce issued post-preliminary 
results in this review.\8\
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    \4\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 83 FR 49358 (October 1, 2018).
    \5\ See Letter from LES, ``Uranium from Russia: Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated October 11, 2019.
    \6\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 63615 (December 11, 2018).
    \7\ See Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on 
Uranium From the Russian Federation: Preliminary Results of 2017-
2018 Administrative Review and Postponement of Final Results, 84 FR 
69357 (December 18, 2019).
    \8\ See Memorandum to Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary 
for Enforcement and compliance, from Joseph A. Laroski Jr., Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, ``Post-Preliminary 
Analysis Memorandum in the 2017-2018 Administrative Review of the 
Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from 
the Russian Federation,'' dated June 17, 2020.
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    On October 5, 2020, Commerce and ROSATOM signed a final amendment 
to the Agreement.\9\ Commerce will also issue its final statutory 
memorandum and memorandum addressing comments regarding the amendment 
which provide detailed explanations regarding how the amended agreement 
meets its statutory requirements and how Commerce responds to 
additional comments from parties on the amendment.
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    \9\ See Commerce Memorandum, ``Placing the 2020 Amendment to the 
Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from 
the Russian Federation on the Record,'' dated October 5, 2020.

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Rescission of the Administrative Review

    Because Commerce has finalized a new amendment revising the terms 
and conditions of the Agreement, the administrative review of the pre-
existing Agreement for the October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018 
POR is now moot. The review pertains to a version of the Agreement that 
no longer exists. Accordingly, we are hereby rescinding this review.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: October 5, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-22432 Filed 10-8-20; 8:45 am]
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