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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
As a result of this sunset
review, the Department of Commerce
(the Department) finds that termination
of the Agreement Suspending the
Antidumping Investigation on Uranium
from the Russian Federation
(Suspension Agreement) and the
suspended investigation would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping. The magnitude of the
dumping margin likely to prevail is
indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of
Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Effective June 9, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sally C. Gannon or Jill Buckles,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0162 or
(202) 482–6230, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
On February 3, 2017, the Department
published the notice of initiation of the
fourth sunset review of the Suspension
Agreement and suspended antidumping
duty investigation on uranium from the
Russian Federation, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).1 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i), the Department
received timely and complete notices of
intent to participate in this sunset
reviews from Louisiana Energy Services,
LLC (LES), Power Resources, Inc. (PRI)
and Crow Butte Resources, Inc. (Crow
Butte), and Centrus Energy Corp. and
United States Enrichment Corporation
(USEC) (collectively, Centrus) on
February 21, 2017, and from ConverDyn
on February 24, 2017. On March 6,
2017, the Department received complete
substantive responses from LES, PRI
and Crow Butte, and Centrus
(collectively, the domestic interested
parties) within the 30-day period
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).2
The Department did not receive
substantive responses from any
respondent interested party. As a result,
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2),
the Department conducted an expedited
International Trade Administration
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Uranium From the Russian Federation;
Final Results of the Expedited Fourth
Sunset Review of the Suspension
Agreement
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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1 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews,
82 FR 9193 (February 3, 2017) (Initiation).
2 See ‘‘Uranium from Russia: Louisiana Energy
Services, LLC’s Substantive Response to the Notice
of Initiation’’ from Louisiana Energy Services dated
March 6, 2017; ‘‘Uranium from the Russian
Federation: Substantive Response to the Notice of
Initiation’’ from Power Resources and Crow Butte
Resources dated March 6, 2017; ‘‘Uranium from the
Russian Federation: Substantive Response to Notice
of Initiation of Five-Year Review’’ from Centrus
Energy Corp. and United States Enrichment
Corporation dated March 6, 2017.
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sunset review of this Suspension
Agreement.
Scope of the Agreement
The product covered by the
Suspension Agreement is natural
uranium in the form of uranium ores
and concentrates; natural uranium metal
and natural uranium compounds;
alloys, dispersions (including cermets),
ceramic products, and mixtures
containing natural uranium or natural
uranium compounds; uranium enriched
in U235 and its compounds; alloys,
dispersions (including cermets), ceramic
products, and mixtures containing
uranium enriched in U235 or
compounds of uranium enriched in
U235; and any other forms of uranium
within the same class or kind.
Uranium ore from Russia that is
milled into U3O8 and/or converted into
UF6 in another country prior to direct
and/or indirect importation into the
United States is considered uranium
from Russia and is subject to the terms
of this Suspension Agreement.
For purposes of this Suspension
Agreement, uranium enriched in U235 or
compounds of uranium enriched in U235
in Russia are covered by this
Suspension Agreement, regardless of
their subsequent modification or
blending. Uranium enriched in U235 in
another country prior to direct and/or
indirect importation into the United
States is not considered uranium from
Russia and is not subject to the terms of
this Suspension Agreement.3
HEU is within the scope of the
underlying investigation, and HEU is
covered by this Suspension Agreement.
For the purpose of this Suspension
Agreement, HEU means uranium
enriched to 20 percent or greater in the
isotope uranium-235.
Imports of uranium ores and
concentrates, natural uranium
compounds, and all forms of enriched
uranium are currently classifiable under
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheadings:
2612.10.00, 2844.10.20, 2844.20.00,
respectively. Imports of natural uranium
metal and forms of natural uranium
other than compounds are currently
classifiable under HTSUS subheadings:
2844.10.10 and 2844.10.50. HTSUS
3 The second amendment of two amendments to
the Suspension Agreement effective on October 3,
1996, in part included within the scope of the
Suspension Agreement for Russian uranium which
had been enriched in a third country prior to
importation into the United States. According to the
amendment, this modification remained in effect
until October 3, 1998. See Amendments to the
Agreement Suspending the Antidumping
Investigation on Uranium from the Russian
Federation, 61 FR 56665, 56667 (November 4,
1996).
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subheadings are provided for
convenience and Customs purposes.
The written description of the scope of
this proceeding is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of continuation
or recurrence of dumping and the
magnitude of the margin of dumping
likely to prevail if the Suspension
Agreement is terminated, are addressed
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.4 The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and is
available in the Central Records Unit,
room B8024 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to section 752(c) of the Act,
the Department determines that
termination of the Suspension
Agreement and suspended investigation
on uranium from the Russian Federation
would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping, and that the
magnitude of the margin of dumping
likely to prevail if the suspension
agreement is terminated would be
115.82 percent.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APO)
of their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely written notification of the return
or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a violation subject to sanction.
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Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results and notice in accordance with
4 See Memorandum from Sally C. Gannon,
Director for Bilateral Agreements, to Ronald K.
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Fourth Sunset Review of the
Agreement Suspending the Antidumping
Investigation on Uranium from the Russian
Federation; Final Results,’’ (June 5, 2017) (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: June 5, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Certain Pasta From Italy: Notice of
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On March 17, 2017, the
Department of Commerce (Department)
published the preliminary results of the
changed circumstances review (CCR) of
the antidumping duty order on certain
pasta from Italy and preliminarily
determined that Francesco Tamma
S.p.A. (Tamma) is not the successor-ininterest to Tamma Industrie Alimentary
Capitanata S.r.l. (TIAC), the company
affiliated with Delverde, S.r.l.
(Delverde), which was excluded from
the order on pasta from Italy. We
received comments from interested
parties. Based on our analysis, for the
final results, the Department continues
to find that Tamma is not the successorin-interest to TIAC.
DATES: Effective June 9, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy
Zhang, Office III, AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1168.
AGENCY:
Background
On July 24, 1996, the Department
published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty order on pasta from
Italy, which included Delverde and its
affiliate TIAC (collectively, Delverde/
TIAC).1 Pursuant to a decision by the
Court of International Trade, on remand,
the Department determined that
Delverde/TIAC had a de minimis
dumping margin and should be
excluded from the order on pasta from
Italy.2 In accordance with a decision
1 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order and
Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value: Certain Pasta from Italy, 61 FR
38547 (July 24, 1996) (Pasta Order).
2 See Notice of Amendment of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
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from the World Trade Organization
(WTO), the United States Trade
Representative subsequently directed
the Department to revise the all-others
rate for the Pasta Order to 15.45 percent
ad valorem.3
In 2014, the Department conducted a
CCR of Delverde Industrie Alimentari
S.p.A. (Delverde S.p.A.) and found that
Delverde S.p.A. was not the successorin-interest to Delverde based on aspects
of the bankruptcy of Delverde, changes
in management, changes in supplier
relationships, and changes in
production facilities.4 Thus, the
Department found that Delverde S.p.A.
was not entitled to the exclusion from
the Pasta Order that was originally
granted to Delverde, a defunct entity.5
On July 29, 2016, American Italian
Pasta Company, Dakota Growers Pasta
Company, and New World Pasta
Company (the petitioners) filed a
request for the Department to initiate a
CCR of Tamma to determine whether
Tamma is the successor-in-interest to
TIAC, the company excluded from the
Pasta Order that was previously
affiliated with the now defunct
Delverde.6 On September 13, 2016, we
initiated a CCR with respect to Tamma.7
On March 21, 2017, the Department
issued the Preliminary Results of this
CCR, in which it determined that
Tamma is not the successor-in-interest
to TIAC, the company in the Delverde/
TIAC entity, which was excluded from
the Pasta Order.8
Pursuant to Court Decision and Revocation in Part:
Certain Pasta from Italy, 66 FR 65889 (December
21, 2001).
3 See Implementation of the Findings of the WTO
Panel in US—Zeroing (EC): Notice of
Determinations Under Section 129 of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act and Revocations and Partial
Revocations of Certain Antidumping Duty Orders,
72 FR 25261, 25263 (May 4, 2007) (Pasta Section
129 Implementation Determination).
4 See Certain Pasta from Italy: Notice of
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, 79 FR 28481 (May 16, 2014);
unchanged in Certain Pasta from Italy: Notice of
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, 79 FR 76339 (September 19,
2014) and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum (Delverde CCR).
5 See Delverde CCR.
6 See Petitioners’ letter titled, ‘‘Request for 2015–
2016 Administrative Reviews of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Certain Pasta from Italy,’’ dated July
29, 2016. This letter requests an administrative
review and changed circumstances review of
Tamma. On August 11, 2016, the petitioners refiled
this review request to clarify the specific company
names requested for review.
7 See Certain Pasta from Italy: Initiation of
Changed Circumstances Review, 81 FR 62864
(September 13, 2016) (Initiation Notice).
8 See Certain Pasta from Italy: Notice of
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, 82 FR 14501 (March 21,
2017) (Preliminary Results) and the accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-821-802]
Uranium From the Russian Federation; Final Results of the
Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Suspension Agreement
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce
(the Department) finds that termination of the Agreement Suspending the
Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation
(Suspension Agreement) and the suspended investigation would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The magnitude of the
dumping margin likely to prevail is indicated in the ``Final Results of
Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective June 9, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally C. Gannon or Jill Buckles,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-0162 or (202) 482-6230, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 3, 2017, the Department published the notice of
initiation of the fourth sunset review of the Suspension Agreement and
suspended antidumping duty investigation on uranium from the Russian
Federation, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).\1\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i), the
Department received timely and complete notices of intent to
participate in this sunset reviews from Louisiana Energy Services, LLC
(LES), Power Resources, Inc. (PRI) and Crow Butte Resources, Inc. (Crow
Butte), and Centrus Energy Corp. and United States Enrichment
Corporation (USEC) (collectively, Centrus) on February 21, 2017, and
from ConverDyn on February 24, 2017. On March 6, 2017, the Department
received complete substantive responses from LES, PRI and Crow Butte,
and Centrus (collectively, the domestic interested parties) within the
30-day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\2\ The Department
did not receive substantive responses from any respondent interested
party. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted an expedited
sunset review of this Suspension Agreement.
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\1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 82 FR 9193
(February 3, 2017) (Initiation).
\2\ See ``Uranium from Russia: Louisiana Energy Services, LLC's
Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation'' from Louisiana
Energy Services dated March 6, 2017; ``Uranium from the Russian
Federation: Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation'' from
Power Resources and Crow Butte Resources dated March 6, 2017;
``Uranium from the Russian Federation: Substantive Response to
Notice of Initiation of Five-Year Review'' from Centrus Energy Corp.
and United States Enrichment Corporation dated March 6, 2017.
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Scope of the Agreement
The product covered by the Suspension Agreement is natural uranium
in the form of uranium ores and concentrates; natural uranium metal and
natural uranium compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets),
ceramic products, and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural
uranium compounds; uranium enriched in U\235\ and its compounds;
alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products, and mixtures
containing uranium enriched in U\235\ or compounds of uranium enriched
in U\235\; and any other forms of uranium within the same class or
kind.
Uranium ore from Russia that is milled into
U3O8 and/or converted into UF6 in
another country prior to direct and/or indirect importation into the
United States is considered uranium from Russia and is subject to the
terms of this Suspension Agreement.
For purposes of this Suspension Agreement, uranium enriched in
U\235\ or compounds of uranium enriched in U\235\ in Russia are covered
by this Suspension Agreement, regardless of their subsequent
modification or blending. Uranium enriched in U\235\ in another country
prior to direct and/or indirect importation into the United States is
not considered uranium from Russia and is not subject to the terms of
this Suspension Agreement.\3\
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\3\ The second amendment of two amendments to the Suspension
Agreement effective on October 3, 1996, in part included within the
scope of the Suspension Agreement for Russian uranium which had been
enriched in a third country prior to importation into the United
States. According to the amendment, this modification remained in
effect until October 3, 1998. See Amendments to the Agreement
Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian
Federation, 61 FR 56665, 56667 (November 4, 1996).
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HEU is within the scope of the underlying investigation, and HEU is
covered by this Suspension Agreement. For the purpose of this
Suspension Agreement, HEU means uranium enriched to 20 percent or
greater in the isotope uranium-235.
Imports of uranium ores and concentrates, natural uranium
compounds, and all forms of enriched uranium are currently classifiable
under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheadings: 2612.10.00, 2844.10.20, 2844.20.00, respectively. Imports
of natural uranium metal and forms of natural uranium other than
compounds are currently classifiable under HTSUS subheadings:
2844.10.10 and 2844.10.50. HTSUS
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subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs purposes. The
written description of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review, including the likelihood
of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the
margin of dumping likely to prevail if the Suspension Agreement is
terminated, are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\ The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and
is available in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn.
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\4\ See Memorandum from Sally C. Gannon, Director for Bilateral
Agreements, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Fourth Sunset Review of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping
Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation; Final
Results,'' (June 5, 2017) (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Review
Pursuant to section 752(c) of the Act, the Department determines
that termination of the Suspension Agreement and suspended
investigation on uranium from the Russian Federation would likely lead
to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the
margin of dumping likely to prevail if the suspension agreement is
terminated would be 115.82 percent.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation subject
to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: June 5, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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