Superalloy Degassed Chromium From Japan: Final Results of Sunset Review and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order, 80457-80458 [2010-32172]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80457-80458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32172]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-866]


Superalloy Degassed Chromium From Japan: Final Results of Sunset 
Review and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: On November 1, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated the sunset review of the antidumping duty order 
on superalloy degassed chromium (SDC)

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from Japan. See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 
67082 (November 1, 2010) (Initiation Notice). Because no domestic 
interested party responded to the notice of initiation of the sunset 
review by the applicable deadline, the Department is revoking the 
antidumping duty order on SDC from Japan.

DATES: Effective Date: December 22, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerrold Freeman at (202) 482-0180 or 
Minoo Hatten at (202) 482-1690, AD/CVD Operations, Office 5, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 22, 2005, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the antidumping duty order on SDC from Japan. See Antidumping 
Duty Order: Superalloy Degassed Chromium from Japan, 70 FR 76030 
(December 22, 2005).
    On November 1, 2010, the Department initiated a sunset review of 
the antidumping duty order on SDC from Japan pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). See Initiation Notice. 
We received no response to the notice of initiation from domestic 
interested parties by the applicable deadline date. See 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i). As a result, the Department has concluded that no 
domestic party intends to participate in the sunset review. See 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(A). On November 22, 2010, we notified the 
International Trade Commission, in writing, that we intend to revoke 
the antidumping duty order on SDC from Japan. See 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(2).

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the order is all forms, sizes, and grades of 
SDC from Japan. SDC is a high-purity form of chrome metal that 
generally contains at least 99.5 percent, but less than 99.95 percent, 
chromium. SDC contains very low levels of certain gaseous elements and 
other impurities (typically no more than 0.005 percent nitrogen, 0.005 
percent sulphur, 0.05 percent oxygen, 0.01 percent aluminum, 0.05 
percent silicon, and 0.35 percent iron). SDC is generally sold in 
briquetted form, as ``pellets'' or ``compacts,'' which typically are 
1.5 inches x 1 inch x 1 inch or smaller in size and have a smooth 
surface. SDC is currently classifiable under subheading 8112.21.00 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The order 
covers all chromium meeting the above specifications for SDC regardless 
of tariff classification.
    Certain higher-purity and lower-purity chromium products are 
excluded from the scope of the order. Specifically, the order does not 
cover electronics-grade chromium, which contains a higher percentage of 
chromium (typically not less than 99.95 percent), a much lower level of 
iron (less than 0.05 percent), and lower levels of other impurities 
than SDC. The order also does not cover ``vacuum melt grade'' chromium, 
which normally contains at least 99.4 percent chromium and contains a 
higher level of one or more impurities (nitrogen, sulphur, oxygen, 
aluminum and/or silicon) than specified above for SDC.
    Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the order is 
dispositive.

Revocation

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3), if no domestic interested party files a 
notice of intent to participate, the Department shall issue a final 
determination revoking the order within 90 days of the initiation of 
the review. Because no domestic interested party filed a timely notice 
of intent to participate in this sunset review, the Department finds 
that no domestic interested party is participating in this sunset 
review. Therefore, we are revoking the antidumping duty order on SDC 
from Japan. The effective date of revocation is December 22, 2010, the 
fifth anniversary of the antidumping duty order.

Effective Date of Revocation

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(2)(i), the Department intends to issue instructions to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, 15 days after publication of this 
notice, to terminate the suspension of liquidation of the merchandise 
subject to the order which was entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after December 22, 2010. Entries of subject 
merchandise prior to the effective date of revocation will continue to 
be subject to the suspension of liquidation and antidumping duty 
deposit requirements. The Department is not conducting any 
administrative reviews of this order currently but it will conduct an 
administrative review of the order with respect to subject merchandise 
entered prior to the effective date of revocation in response to 
appropriately filed requests for review.
    This five-year (sunset) review and notice are published in 
accordance with sections 751(c) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: December 16, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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