Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From Brazil: Notice of Amended Final Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-351-828]

Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From

Brazil: Notice of Amended Final Determination of Antidumping Duty

Investigation

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: In the Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than

Fair Value: Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel

Products from Brazil, 64 FR 38756, 38792 (July 19, 1999) (Hot-Rolled

Steel Final Determination) the Department of Commerce (the Department)

made an inadvertent error in the suspension of liquidation section. The

Department is amending its final determination to clarify that we will

instruct Customs to continue the suspension of liquidation of all

entries of hot-rolled, flat-rolled, carbon-quality steel products from

Brazil pursuant to section 734(h)(2)(B) of the Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Chaves at (202) 482-0414 or

Linda Ludwig at (202) 482-3833, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Enforcement Group III, Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (the Act), are to the provisions effective January 1,

1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act by the

Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated,

all citations to the Department's regulations are to the regulations

codified at 19 CFR part 351 (1999).

Background

On July 6, 1999, the Department signed a suspension agreement with

CSN, USIMINAS, and COSIPA suspending this investigation. Also on July

6, 1999, the Department issued its Hot-Rolled Steel Final Determination

as well as the Suspension of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Hot-Rolled

Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products From Brazil, 64 FR 38792,

(July 19, 1999), (Notice of Suspension of Investigation). As correctly

stated in the Notice of Suspension of Investiation, we are continuing

the suspension of liquidation in accordance with section 734(h)(2)(B).

Since the Hot-Rolled Steel Final Determination inadvertently indicated

that suspension of liquidation would be terminated, we are issuing this

amended final determination to correct the error.

Amendment

We are amending the Hot-Rolled Steel Final Determination as

follows: In accordance with section 734(f)(2)(B) of the Act, the

suspension of liquidation of entries of the subject merchandise in

effect since the publication of the affirmative preliminary

determination of the same case on February 19, 1999, shall continue.

See Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair

Value: Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from

Brazil, 64 FR 8299 (February 19, 1999). Pursuant to section 734(f)(3)

of the Act, the suspension of liquidation of entries of the subject

merchandise will terminate at the close of the 20-day period beginning

on the day of publication of the Notice of Suspension of Investigation,

July 19, 1999 (unless an interested party files a petition with the

International Trade Commission for a review of the suspension agreement

under such section). In addition, any cash deposits of entries of

subject merchandise shall be refunded and any bonds shall be released

after the close of such 20-day period.

As provided in section 734(f)(2)(B) of the Act, the Department may

adjust the required security to reflect the effect of the agreement.

Pursuant to this provision, the Department has found that the Agreement

eliminates completely the injurious effect of imports of subject

merchandise. Accordingly, effective as of July 19, 1999, the Department

has adjusted the security required from producers and/or exporters to

zero. The security rates in effect for nonsignatory producers/exporters

remain as published in our final determination.

This amended final determination is issued and published in

accordance with sections 735(d) and (e) of the Act.

Dated: July 30, 1999.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-20343 Filed 8-5-99; 8:45 am]

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