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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-351-505Final Results of Full Sunset Review: Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From Brazil

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of full sunset review: malleable cast iron pipe fittings from brazil.

SUMMARY: On July 29, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') published a notice of preliminary results of the full sunset review of the antidumping duty order on malleable cast iron pipe fittings from Brazil (64 FR 41089) pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). We provided interested parties an opportunity to comment on our preliminary results. We did not receive comments from any interested party. As a result of this review, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott E. Smith or Melissa G. Skinner, Office of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 6397 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

Effective Date: November 30, 1999.

Statute and Regulations

This review was conducted pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Act. The Department's procedures for the conduct of sunset reviews are set forth in Procedures for Conducting Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998) (``Sunset Regulations'') and in 19 CFR Part 351 (1998) in general. Guidance on methodological or analytical issues relevant to the Department's conduct of sunset reviews is set forth in the Department's Policy Bulletin 98:3--Policies Regarding the Conduct of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders; Policy Bulletin, 63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998) (``Sunset Policy Bulletin'').

Scope

Imports covered by this order are shipments of certain malleable cast iron pipe fittings, other than grooved, from Brazil. These products are currently classifiable under item numbers 7307.19.90.30, 7307.19.90.60, and 7307.19.90.80 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS item numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written description remains dispositive.

Background

On July 29, 1999, the Department issued the Preliminary Results of Full Sunset Review: Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings from Brazil (64 FR 41089) (``Preliminary Results''). In our preliminary results, we found that revocation of the order would likely result in the continuation or recurrence of dumping. In addition, we preliminarily determined that the magnitude of the margin of dumping likely to prevail if the order were revoked was 5.64 percent for Industria de Fundicao Tupy, S.A. (``Tupy'') as well as for all other producers and/ or exporters. No interested party commented on our Preliminary Results.

Final Results of Review

As a result of this review, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping for the reasons set forth in our Preliminary Results of review. Furthermore, for the reasons set forth in our Preliminary Results of review, we find that the margins calculated in the original investigation are probative of the behavior of Brazilian producers/exporters of the subject merchandise. As such, the Department will report to the Commission the company-specific and all others rates from the original investigation listed below:

Margin Manufacturer/exporter

(percent)

Tupy......................................................... 5.64 All Other Producers/Exporters................................ 5.64

This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 of the Department's regulations. Timely notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

This five-year (``sunset'') review and notice are in accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: November 18, 1999. Joseph A. Spetrini, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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