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For the U.S. Department of Commerce:
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
For ROSATOM:
S.V. Kiriyenko,
Director, Federal Atomic Energy Agency,
(ROSATOM).
Appendix 1
Section IV.—Export Limits—The
status of the other paragraphs of section
IV, other than the newly-added
paragraphs, is as follows:
1994 matched sales provisions (IV,
IV.A—IV–E)—hereby deleted.
1992 Sections IV. A–IV.C.1—deleted
in 1994.
1992 Sections IV. C 2–3 and IV.D—
hereby deleted.
1992 Sections IV. E–IV.G—remain in
effect.
1992 Section IV. H, first two
paragraphs—deleted in 1997.
1997 Section H—remains in effect.
1992 Sections IV. I–IV.M.1 remain in
effect.
1996 Section IV.M.2—remains in
effect.
1992 Section IV.M.2—ineffective as of
1997.
Appendix 2
Pursuant to section V.F, the following
documents should accompany any
contract for the sale of Russian Uranium
Products for exportation to the United
States which is submitted to the
Department for approval:
1. A copy of the signed contract
pursuant to which the Russian Uranium
Products shall be imported (showing the
contract date and key terms such as
price, quantity, delivery requirements
and estimated delivery schedule);
2. A description of the physical
material being imported;
3. Identification of the Russian
supplier of the Russian Uranium
Products;
4. For each contract, the maximum
volume of each type of Russian
Uranium Product that may be exported
to the United States pursuant to the
contract each year;
5. For sales pursuant to Section
IV.B.2, the documentation necessary to
demonstrate that deliveries meet the
definition of Initial Cores (e.g., a
combined construction and operating
license (COL), etc.).
Appendix 3
Pursuant to section VIII, the following
additional reporting requirements are
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agreed to by ROSATOM and the
Department:
1. Beginning the Effective Date, no
later than 30 days after the end of each
calendar quarter, to the extent permitted
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by Russian law, ROSATOM shall submit
an updated master export schedule to
the Department showing the following
for each year (from the first year of
validity of the Amendment through
2020) for any material to be delivered in
the United States pursuant to contracts
under this Agreement: (a) Estimated
deliveries, and (b) completed deliveries.
All such reports submitted by
ROSATOM shall be subject to release
under Administrative Protective Order
(‘‘APO’’) to counsel for interested
parties to the proceeding.
2. Beginning the Effective Date, no
later than 30 days after the end of each
semi-annual period, to the extent
permitted by U.S. law, the Department
shall provide semi-annual reports to
ROSATOM, via its U.S. attorney under
APO, of all individual imports (for
consumption and for processing and re-
export) of Russian Uranium Products to
the United States, together with such
additional information as is necessary
and appropriate to monitor
implementation of the Agreement, as
agreed to by ROSATOM and the
Department. For every transaction for
which the Department withholds
information on the basis that its
disclosure is not permitted under U.S.
law, the Department shall submit to
ROSATOM the fullest description
permitted under U.S. law of the
information withheld and the legal basis
for not disclosing it.
3. For purposes of the Department’s
reporting on imports for consumption,
to the extent permitted under U.S. law,
the Department shall provide the
following:
a. Quantity: Indicate units of measure
sold and/or entered, e.g., pounds U308,
Kilograms U, SWU, etc.
b. Date of Importation: The date
Customs confirmed the Department’s
shipment clearance instructions.
c. Date of Export: The date the Export
Certificate is endorsed.
d. Export Certificate: The Export
Certificate number corresponding to
each individual import.
e. Total Sales Value: Indicate
currency used.
f. Importer of Record: Name and
address.
4. For purposes of the Department’s
reporting on imports for processing and
re-export, to the extent permitted under
U.S. law, the Department shall provide
the following:
a. Filing date of request for approval
filed with the Department.
b. Certificate for Re-Export number, as
listed on the Certificate for Re-Export.
c. Date of issuance by ROSATOM of
the Certificate for Re-Export, as listed on
the Certificate for Re-Export.
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d. Date of Export, as listed on the
Certificate for Re-Export.
e. Party requesting approval, as listed
on the request for approval.
f. Customer, as listed on the
Certificate for Re-Export.
g. Total quantity, expressed in KGU,
U308 and, as applicable, SWUs, as
listed on the Certificate for Re-Export.
h. Date of importation, as relied upon
by the Department for purposes of
determining annual usage of the quota.
i. Time frame for re-export (i.e., 12-
month or 36-month), as listed on the
Certificate for Re-Export.
j. Scheduled date for re-export, as
relied upon by the Department for
purposes of determining annual usage of
the quota.
k. Notice of re-export filed with the
Department, including the date of such
notification and the actual date of re-
export.
Appendix 4
[Available in the Department’s Central
Records Unit, HCHB Room 1117].
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(C–533–825)
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film,
Sheet, and Strip from India: Final
Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 6, 2007, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published in the Federal
Register the preliminary results of
administrative review of the
countervailing duty order on
polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet,
and strip (PET Film) from India for the
period January 1, 2005 through
December 31, 2005. See Polyethylene
Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip
from India: Notice of Preliminary
Results and Rescission, in Part, of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review, 72 FR 43607 (August 6, 2007)
(Preliminary Results). Based on the
results of our verification and our
analysis of the comments received, the
Department has revised the subsidy
rates for the respondents; Garware
Polyester Ltd. (Garware) and MTZ
Polyfilms, Ltd. (MTZ). The final subsidy
rates for the reviewed companies are
listed below in the section entitled
‘‘Final Results of Review.’’
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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 11, 2008
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Blum or Sean Carey, 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) 482–0197, or (202)
482–3964, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Since the publication of the
Preliminary Results, the following
events have occurred. As provided in
782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the Department
conducted a verification of the
questionnaire responses submitted by
the Government of India (GOI), Garware,
and MTZ from September 11 through
September 25, 2007. We used standard
verification procedures, including on–
site examination of relevant records and
original source documents. Our
verification results are outlined in the
verification memoranda, public versions
of which are on file in the Central
Records Unit (CRU), room 1117 of the
Main Commerce Building. See
‘‘Verification of the Questionnaire
Responses Submitted by the
Government of India (GOI)’’ (December
7, 2007) (GOI Verification Report);
‘‘Verification of the Questionnaire
Responses Submitted by Garware
Polyester, Ltd. (Garware)’’ (December 7,
2007) (Garware Verification Report);
and ‘‘Verification of the Questionnaire
Responses Submitted by MTZ Polyfilms
Ltd. (MTZ)’’ (December 7, 2007) (MTZ
Verification Report). On December 20,
2007, Dupont Teijin Films, Mitsubishi
Polyester Film of America, and Toray
Plastics (America), Inc. (collectively, the
Petitioners), Garware, and MTZ filed
case briefs. Garware, MTZ and
Petitioners filed rebuttal briefs on
December 28, 2007. Based on a request
by MTZ, a public hearing was held on
January 10, 2008.
Scope of the Order
For purposes of the order, the
products covered are all gauges of raw,
pretreated, or primed Polyethylene
Terephthalate Film, Sheet and Strip,
whether extruded or coextruded.
Excluded are metallized films and other
finished films that have had at least one
of their surfaces modified by the
application of a performance–enhancing
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resinous or inorganic layer of more than
0.00001 inches thick. Imports of PET
film are classifiable in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under item number
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3920.62.00. HTSUS subheadings are
Elfi provided for convenience and customs
purposes. The written description of the
scope of the order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
Following the release of the
verification reports for the GOI, Garware
and MTZ, we gave interested parties an
opportunity to comment on our
Preliminary Results. All issues raised in
the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to
this administrative review are addressed
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the 2005
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review of Polyethylene Terephthalate
Film, Sheet, and Strip from India, from
Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration to
David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary
for Import Administration (February 4,
2008) (Issues and Decision
Memorandum), which is hereby
adopted by this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum also contains a
complete analysis of the programs
covered by this review and the
methodologies used to calculate the
subsidy rates. A list of the comments
raised in the briefs and addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum is
appended to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is on file in the
CRU, and can be accessed directly on
the Web at http://www.trade.gov/ia/.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our verification and analysis
of comments received, we have made
some adjustments in the methodology
that was used in the Preliminary Results
for calculating Garware’s and MTZ’s
subsidy rates under several programs.
All changes are discussed in detail in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
In accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5), we calculated individual
ad valorem subsidy rates for the
producers/exporters, Garware and MTZ,
the only producers/exporters subject to
review for the calendar year 2005, the
period of review (POR) for this
administrative review.
Manufacturer/Exporter Net Subsidy Rate the Advance License Program (ALP)
Garware Polyester Ltd. 10.37%
MTZ Polyfilms Ltd. ........ 33.94%
Assessment and Cash Deposit
Instructions
The Department intends to issue
assessment instructions to U.S. Customs EPCGS Export Obligation
and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days
after the date of publication of these
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final results of review to liquidate
shipments of subject merchandise by
Garware and MTZ entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after January 1, 2005
through December 31, 2005, at 10.37
percent and 33.94 percent, respectively,
ad valorem of the entered value. We
will also instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing
duties, at these rates, on shipments of
the subject merchandise by Garware and
MTZ entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
the date of publication of these final
results of review. For all non–reviewed
companies, the Department has
instructed CBP to assess countervailing
duties at the cash deposit rates in effect
at the time of entry, for entries between
January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005.
The cash deposit rates for all companies
not covered by this review are not
changed by the results of this review.
Return or Destruction of Proprietary
Information
This notice serves as a reminder to
parties subject to the administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under the APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: February 4, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
Appendix I
List Of Issues Addressed In The Issues
And Decision Memorandum
Comment 1: Countervailability
Determination and Cash–Deposit
Adjustment for the Target Plus Scheme
Comment 2: Countervailing the Total
Subsidy Provided by the Pre- and Post–
Shipment Program
Comment 3: The Countervailability of
Comment 4: The Denominator in the
Benefit Calculation for Export
Promotion Capital Goods Scheme
(EPCGS)
Comment 5: Calculation Methodology
for EPCGS
Comment 6: Partial Fulfillment of the
Comment 7: The Interest Rate Used to
Calculate the EPCGS Benefit
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Comment 8: EPCGS Benefits for
Machinery Not Used to Produce Subject
Merchandise
Comment 9: The Treatment of
Countervailing Duties in the Benefit
Calculation for EPCGS
Comment 10: Company Specific
Average Useful Life (AUL) for MTZ
Comment 11: Purchases From a Union
Territory
Comment 12: Adjustments to Cash
Deposit Rates to Account for Program–
Wide Changes
Comment 13: State of Maharashtra
(SOM) Sales Tax Exemption
Comment 14: Timetable for the
Department to Consider Arguments
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A–351–841), (A–570–924), (A–549–825), (A–
520–803)
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film,
Sheet, and Strip from Brazil, the
People’s Republic of China, Thailand,
and the United Arab Emirates:
Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations of Antidumping Duty
Investigations
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 11, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Heaney for Brazil, Erin Begnal for
the People’s Republic of China, Stephen
Bailey for Thailand, and Douglas Kirby
for the United Arab Emirates, AD/CVD
Operations, Offices 6, 7, and 9, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–4475, (202) 482–
1442, (202) 482–0193 and (202) 482–
3782, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations
On October 26, 2007, the Department
of Commerce (the Department) initiated
the antidumping duty investigations of
polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet,
and strip (PET Film) from Brazil, the
People’s Republic of China, Thailand,
and the United Arab Emirates. See
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Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet,
and Strip (PET Film) from Brazil, the
People’s Republic of China, Thailand,
and the United Arab Emirates: Initiation
of Antidumping Duty Investigations, 72
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FR 60801 (October 26, 2007). The notice
of initiation stated that the Department
would issue its preliminary
determinations for these investigations
no later than 140 days after the date of
issuance of the initiation (i.e., March 6,
2008) in accordance with section
733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). Id. at 60806.
On January 23, 2008, DuPont Teijin
Films, Mitsubishi Polyester of America,
SKC Inc. and Toray Plastics (America),
Inc. (collectively, petitioners) made a
timely request pursuant to section
733(c)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.205(e) for a postponement of the
preliminary determinations with respect
to Brazil, the People’s Republic of
China, Thailand, and the United Arab
Emirates. The petitioners requested
postponement of the preliminary
determinations with respect to these
four countries, explaining that they
need time to evaluate questionnaire
responses, the submissions of which
were extended by the Department.
Additionally, petitioners stated that
they intend to file sales–below-cost
allegations with respect to Thailand and
the United Arab Emirates, and
anticipated that the Department will
need time to adequately analyze these
allegations.
For the reasons identified by the
petitioners and because there are no
compelling reasons to deny the request,
the Department is postponing the
deadline for the preliminary
determinations with respect to Brazil,
the People’s Republic of China,
Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates
pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the
Act by 50 days to April 25, 2008. The
deadline for the final determinations
will continue to be 75 days after the
date of the preliminary determinations,
unless extended.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to sections 733(c)(2) and 777(I)
of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: February 4, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–822]
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils
from Mexico; Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 6, 2007, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary
results of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on stainless
steel sheet and strip in coils from
Mexico. See Stainless Steel Sheet and
Strip in Coils from Mexico; Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 72 FR 43600
(August 6, 2007) (Preliminary Results).
This review covers sales of subject
merchandise made by ThyssenKrupp
Mexinox S.A. de C.V. (Mexinox) for the
period July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006.
Based on our analysis of the comments
received, we have made changes in the
margin calculation; therefore, the final
results differ from the preliminary
results. The final weighted–average
dumping margin for the reviewed firm
is listed below in the section entitled
‘‘Final Results of Review.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 11, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maryanne Burke or Robert James, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–5604 and (202)
482–0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 6, 2007, the Department
published in the Federal Register the
preliminary results of the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils
from Mexico for the period July 1, 2005,
to June 30, 2006. See Preliminary
Results. In response to the Department’s
invitation to comment on the
preliminary results of this review,
Allegheny Ludlum Corporation, United
Auto Workers Local 3303, Zanesville
Armco Independent Organization, Inc.
and the United Steelworkers of America
(collectively, petitioners) and Mexinox
filed their case briefs on November 13,
2007.1 Mexinox submitted its rebuttal
1 On September 11, 2007, we issued a
memorandum stating that the Department would
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