[Federal Register: November 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 221)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-822-801, A-447-801, A-451-801, A-485-601, A-821-801, A-842-801, A-
843-801, A-823-801, A-844-801]

 
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders: Solid Urea From Belarus, 
Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, 
and Uzbekistan

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

ACTION: Notice of continuation of antidumping orders: solid urea from 
Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, 
Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

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SUMMARY: On September 3, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department''), pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act 
from 1930, as amended (``the Act''), determined that revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on solid urea from Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, 
Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan and the 
antidumping duty order on solid urea from Romania would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping (64 FR 4835 (September 3, 
1999) and 64 FR 48360 (September 3, 1999), respectively). On November 
4, 1999, the International Trade Commission (``the Commission''), 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, determined that revocation of 
the antidumping duty orders on solid urea from Belarus, Estonia, 
Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and 
Uzbekistan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time (64 FR 60225 (November 4, 1999)). Therefore, pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(4), the Department is publishing notice of the 
continuation of the antidumping duty orders on solid urea from Belarus, 
Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, 
and Uzbekistan.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 17, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha V. Douthit or Melissa G. 
Skinner, Office of Policy for Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5050 
or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 1, 1999, the Department initiated, and the Commission 
instituted, sunset reviews (64 FR 9970 and 64 FR 10020, respectively) 
of the antidumping duty orders on solid urea from Belarus, Estonia, 
Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and 
Uzbekistan pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of these 
reviews, the Department found that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and 
notified the Commission of the magnitude of the margin likely to 
prevail were the orders to be revoked (see Final Results of Expedited 
Sunset Reviews: Solid Urea from Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, 
Russia, Ukraine, Tajkistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, 64 FR 48358 
(September 3, 1999), and Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review: 
Solid Urea from Romania, 64 FR 48360 (September 3, 1999)).
    On November 4, 1999, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
solid urea from Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, 
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in 
the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time (see Solid Urea 
from Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, 
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, 64 FR 60225 (November 4, 1999), 
and USITC Pub. 3248, Investigations Nos. 731-TA-339 and 340-A-I 
(Review) October 1999).

Scope

    The merchandise subject to these antidumping duty orders is solid 
urea. This merchandise was previously subject to an antidumping duty 
order on solid urea from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 
(``U.S.S.R''). However, with the dissolution of the U.S.S.R., the order 
was subsequently

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transferred to all 15 republics (57 FR 28828, June 29, 1992). This 
merchandise is currently classifiable under the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule (``HTS'') of the United States item number 3201.10.00. The HTS 
item number is provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The 
written description remains dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the 
Commission that revocation of these antidumping duty orders would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 
751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of 
the antidumping duty orders on solid urea from Belarus, Estonia, 
Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and 
Uzbekistan. The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to 
continue to collect antidumping duty deposits at the rate in effect at 
the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The effective 
date of continuation of these orders will be the date of publication in 
the Federal Register of this Notice of Continuation.
    Pursuant to section 751(c)(6)(A) of the Act, the Department intends 
to initiate the next five-year review of these orders not later than 
October 2004.

    Dated: November 10, 1999.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-30042 Filed 11-16-99; 8:45 am]
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