[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 27294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12597]
[[Page 27294]]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Brass Sheet and Strip From Brazil, Canada, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, and Sweden 1
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
\1\ The investigation numbers are as follows: Brazil (701-TA-269
(Review) and 731-TA-311 (Review)), Canada (731-TA-312 (Review)),
France (701-TA-270 (Review) and 731-TA-313 (Review)), Germany (731-
TA-317 (Review)), Italy (731-TA-314 (Review)), Japan (731-TA-379
(Review)), Korea (731-TA-315 (Review)), the Netherlands (731-TA-380
(Review)), and Sweden (731-TA-316 (Review)).
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ACTION: Notice of Commission determinations to conduct full five-year
reviews concerning the countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders
on brass sheet and strip from Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with
full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the
countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders on brass sheet and
strip from Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, the
Netherlands, and Sweden would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A
schedule for the reviews will be established and announced at a later
date.
For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews and
rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part
201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207). Recent
amendments to the Rules of Practice and Procedure pertinent to five-
year reviews, including the text of subpart F of part 207, are
published at 63 FR 30599, June 5, 1998, and may be downloaded from the
Commission's World Wide Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/rules.htm.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 6, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Carpenter (202-205-3172),
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 6, 1999, the Commission determined
that it should proceed to full reviews in the subject five-year reviews
pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act. The Commission, in
consultation with the Department of Commerce, grouped these reviews
because they involve similar domestic like products. See 19 U.S.C.
1675(c)(5)(D); 63 F.R. 29372, 29374 (May 29, 1998).
With regard to brass sheet and strip from Canada and the
Netherlands, the Commission found that both the domestic interested
party group response and the respondent interested party group
responses to its notice of institution 2 were adequate and
voted to conduct full reviews.
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\2\ The notice of institution for all of the subject reviews was
published in the Federal Register on Feb. 1, 1999 (64 FR 4892).
With regard to brass sheet and strip from Brazil, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Korea, and Sweden, the Commission found that the domestic
interested party group response was adequate and the respondent
interested party group responses were inadequate.3 The
Commission also found that other circumstances warranted conducting
full reviews.4
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\3\ Commissioner Askey found that the respondent interested
party group response with respect to Sweden was adequate.
\4\ Commissioner Crawford dissenting.
A record of the Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement on
adequacy, and any individual Commissioner's statements will be
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's web
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site.
Authority: These reviews are being conducted under authority of
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.
Issued: May 10, 1999.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-12597 Filed 5-18-99; 8:45 am]
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