94-31623. Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Silicomanganese From Brazil

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Silicomanganese From Brazil

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 22, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Frederick or John Brinkmann, 
Office of Antidumping Duty Investigations, Import Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone [phone] or [phone], 
respectively.

Scope of Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is silicomanganese. 
Silicomanganese, which is sometimes called ferrosilicon manganese, is a 
ferroalloy composed principally of manganese, silicon, and iron, and 
normally containing much smaller proportions of minor elements, such as 
carbon, phosphorous and sulfur. Silicomanganese generally contains by 
weight not less than four percent iron, more than 30 percent manganese, 
more than eight percent silicon and not more than three percent 
phosphorous. All compositions, forms and sizes of silicomanganese are 
included within the scope of this investigation, including 
silicomanganese slag, fines and briquettes. Silicomanganese is used 
primarily in steel production as a source of both silicon and 
manganese. This investigation covers all silicomanganese, regardless of 
its tariff classification. Most silicomanganese is currently 
classifiable under subheading 7202.30.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Some silicomanganese may also 
currently be classifiable under HTSUS subheading 7202.99.5040. Although 
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, our written description of the scope is dispositive.

Antidumping Duty Order

    On December 14, 1994, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, 
the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) notified the Department 
that imports of silicomanganese from Brazil materially injure a U.S. 
industry. Therefore, in accordance with section 736 of the Act, the 
Department will direct United States Customs officers to assess, upon 
further advice by the administering authority pursuant to section 
736(a)(1) of the Act, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which 
the foreign market value of the merchandise exceeds the United States 
price for all entries of silicomanganese from Brazil. These antidumping 
duties will be assessed on all unliquidated entries of silicomanganese 
from Brazil entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after June 17, 1994, the date on which the Department published its 
preliminary determination notice in the Federal Register (59 FR 14852).
    On or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, U.S. Customs officers must require, at the same time as 
importers would normally deposit estimated duties, the following cash 
deposits for the subject merchandise:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average 
               Manufacturer/producer/exporter                   margin  
                                                              percentage
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Companhia Paulista de Ferro-Ligas and Sibra Eletro                      
 Siderurgica Brasileira S/A.................................       64.93
All Others..................................................       17.60
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    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to 
silicomanganese from Brazil, pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. 
Interested parties may contact the Central Records Unit, Room B-099 of 
the Main Commerce Building, for copies of an updated list of 
antidumping duty orders currently in effect.
    This order is published in accordance with section 736(a) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 353.21.

    Dated: December 19, 1994.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-31623 Filed 12-20-94; 3:01 pm]
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