[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 14889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6364]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-475-811, A-588-831, C-475-812]
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty
Order: Grain-Oriented Silicon Electrical Steel From Italy and Japan
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of continuation of antidumping duty orders and
countervailing duty order: grain-oriented silicon electrical steel from
Italy and Japan.
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SUMMARY: On July 5, 2000, and November 1, 2000, the Department of
Commerce (``the Department''), pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), determined that
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on grain-oriented silicon
electrical steel (``GOES'') from Italy and Japan (65 FR 41433) and the
countervailing duty order on GOES from Italy (65 FR 65295) would be
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, or
countervailable subsidy, as applicable.
On March 1, 2001, the International Trade Commission (``the
Commission''), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, determined that
revocation of the antidumping duty orders and the countervailing duty
order on GOES from Italy and Japan would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time (66 FR 12958 (March
1, 2001)). Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4), the Department
is publishing this notice of continuation of the antidumping duty
orders and the countervailing duty order on GOES from Italy and Japan.
Effective Date: March 14, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha V. Douthit or James P. Maeder,
Office of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14 Street and Constitution
Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5050 or (202)
482-3330, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Background
On December 1, 1999, the Department initiated (64 FR 67247), and
the Commission instituted (64 FR 67318), sunset reviews of the
antidumping duty orders and the countervailing duty order on GOES from
Italy and Japan pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of
these reviews, the Department found that revocation of the antidumping
duty orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping
and notified the Commission of the magnitude of the margins likely to
prevail were the orders revoked.\1\ In addition, the Department found
that revocation of the countervailing duty order would likely lead to
continuation of a countervailable subsidy and notified the Commission
of the net subsidy likely to prevail, as well as the nature of the
subsidy.\2\
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\1\ Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel From Italy and Japan; Final
Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders, 65
FR 41433 (July 5, 2000).
\2\ Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from Italy; Final Results of
Full Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 65 FR 65295
(November 1, 2000).
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On March 1, 2001, the Commission determined, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty orders and
the countervailing duty order on GOES from 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.\3\
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\3\ Grain-Oriented Silicon Electrical Steel From Italy and
Japan, 66 FR 12958 (March 1, 2001) and USITC Publication 3396
(February 2001), Investigation Nos. 701-TA-355 and 701-TA-659-660
(Review).
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Scope of the Orders
The scope of these orders includes GOES, which is a flat-rolled
alloy steel product containing by weight at least 0.6 percent of
silicon, not more than 0.08 percent of carbon, not more than 1.0
percent of aluminum, and no other element in an amount that would give
the steel the characteristics of another alloy steel, of a thickness of
no more than 0.56 millimeters, in coils of any width, or in straight
lengths which are of a width measuring at least 10 times the thickness,
as currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (``HTS'') under item numbers 7225.10.0030, 7226.10.1030,
7226.10.5015, and 7226.10.5056. Although the HTS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written descriptions
of the scope of these orders are dispositive.
Determination
As a result of the determinations by the Department and the
Commission that revocation of the antidumping duty orders and the
countervailing duty order would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping or countervailable subsidies, 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 and the countervailing duty order on GOES from
Italy and Japan. The effective date of continuation of this order will
be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this Notice of
Continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6)(A) of the
Act, the Department intends to initiate the next five-year review of
this order not later than February 2006.
Effective January 20, 2001, Bernard T. Carreau is fulfilling the
duties of the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Dated: March 8, 2001.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-6364 Filed 3-13-01; 8:45 am]
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