Brass Sheet and Strip From France, Germany, Italy, and Japan: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-427-602; A-428-602; A-475-601; A-588-704] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 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 (AD) orders on brass sheet and strip from France, Germany, Italy, and Japan would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, the Deparment is publishing a notice of continuation of the AD orders. DATES: Applicable October 31, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aimee Phelan, AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0697. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 6, 1987, the Department published in the Federal Register the AD orders on brass sheet and strip from France, Germany, and Italy. [ 1 ] On September 23, 1988, the Department amended the AD order with respect to brass sheet and strip from Germany. [ 2 ] Similarly, on May 21, 1991, the Department amended the AD order with respect to brass sheet and strip from Italy. [ 3 ] On August 12, 1988, the Department issued an AD order on imports of brass sheet and strip from Japan. [ 4 ] On March 3, 2017, the Department published the not…