73 FR 2 pgs. 449-450 - Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Low Enriched Uranium From France
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 2Pages: 449 - 450
Docket number: [A-427-818]
FR document: [FR Doc. 07-6279 Filed 1-02-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-427-818]
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Low Enriched Uranium From France
AGENCY:
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
As a result of the determination by the Department of Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty order on Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) from France would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is publishing a notice of continuation for this antidumping duty order.
DATES:
Effective Date: January 3, 2008.
Contact Information: Douglas Kirby or Dana Mermelstein, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3782 or (202) 482-1391, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department initiated and the ITC instituted sunset reviews of the antidumping duty order on LEU from France, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). See Initiation of Five-Year ("Sunset") Reviews , 72 FR 100 (January 3, 2007) ( Notice of Initiation ).
As a result of its review, the Department found that a revocation of the antidumping duty order would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping, and therefore notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail were the order to be revoked. See Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review: Countervailing Duty Order on Low Enriched Uranium from France , 72 FR 26603 (May 10, 2007).
On December 13, 2007, the ITC determined, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, that a revocation of the antidumping duty order on LEU from France would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time: See Low Enriched Uranium from France ; 72 FR 71954 (December 19, 2007), and USITC Publication 3967 (December 2007), (Inv. No. 731-TA-909) (Review).
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is all low enriched uranium (LEU). LEU is enriched uranium hexafluoride (UF 6 ) with a U235 product assay of less than 20 percent that has not been converted into another chemical form, such as UO 2 , or fabricated into nuclear fuel assemblies, regardless of the means by which the LEU is produced (including LEU produced through the down-blending of highly enriched uranium).
Certain merchandise is outside the scope of this order. Specifically, this order does not cover enriched uranium hexafluoride with a U235 assay of 20 percent or greater, also known as highly enriched uranium. In addition, fabricated LEU is not covered by the scope of this order. For purposes of this order, fabricated uranium is defined as enriched uranium dioxide (UO 2 ), whether or not contained in nuclear fuel rods or assemblies. Natural uranium concentrates (U 3 O 8 ) with a U235 concentration of no greater than 0.711 percent and natural uranium concentrates converted into uranium hexafluoride with a U235 concentration of no greater than 0.711 percent are not covered by the scope of this order.
Also excluded from this order is LEU owned by a foreign utility end-user and imported into the United States by or for such end-user solely for purposes of conversion by a U.S. fabricator into uranium dioxide (UO 2 ) and/or fabrication into fuel assemblies so long as the uranium dioxide and/or fuel assemblies deemed to incorporate such imported LEU (i) remain in the possession and control of the U.S. fabricator, the foreign end-user, or their designed transporter(s) while in U.S. customs territory, and (ii) are re-exported within eighteen (18) months of entry of the LEU for consumption by the end-user in a nuclear reactor outside the United States. Such entries must be accompanied by the certifications of the importer and end-user.
The merchandise subject to this order is currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheading 2844.20.0020. Subject merchandise may also enter under 2844.20.0030, 2844.20.0050, and 2844.40.00. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.
Continuation of Order
As a result of these determinations by the Department and the ITC that a revocation of the antidumping duty order would likely lead to a 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 order on LEU from France.U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect antidumping duty cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation of this order will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of continuation. Pursuant to sections 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6)(A) of the Act, the Department intends to initiate the next five-year review of this order no later than November 2012.
This five-year (sunset) review and this notice are in accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: December 26, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 07-6279 Filed 1-02-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-M