[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1317-1318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-507]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-533-809]
Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges From India: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty new shipper review.
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SUMMARY: On October 1, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary results of its new shipper review
of the antidumping duty order on certain stainless steel flanges (SSF)
from India (61 FR 51261). This review covers exports of this
merchandise to the United States by one manufacturer/exporter, Viraj
Forgings Ltd. (Viraj), during the period March 1, 1995 through August
31, 1995.
We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our
preliminary results. We received no comments. The review indicates the
existence of no dumping margins for this firm for this period.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 9, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Killiam or John Kugelman,
Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230;
telephone: (202) 482-2704 or 482-0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applicable Statute and Regulations
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective
date of the amendments to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise
indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to the
current regulations, as amended by the interim regulations published in
the Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR 25130).
Background
The antidumping duty order on SSF from India was published February
9, 1994 (59 FR 5994). On October 1, 1996, the Department published in
the Federal Register the preliminary results of its new shipper review
of the antidumping duty order on SSF from India (61 FR 51261). The
Department has now completed this new shipper review in accordance with
section 751 of the Act.
Scope of the Review
The products covered by this order are certain forged stainless
steel flanges both finished and not finished, generally manufactured to
specification ASTM A-182, and made in alloys such as 304, 304L, 316,
and 316L. The scope includes five general types of flanges. They are
weld neck, used for butt-weld line connection; threaded, used for
threaded line connections; slip-on and lap joint, used with stub-ends/
butt-weld line connections; socket weld, used to fit pipe into a
machined recession; and blind, used to seal off a line. The sizes of
the flanges within the scope range generally from one to six inches;
however, all sizes of the above-described merchandise are included in
the scope. Specifically excluded from the scope of this order are cast
stainless steel flanges. Cast stainless steel flanges generally are
manufactured to specification ASTM A-351. The flanges subject to this
order are currently classifiable under subheadings 7307.21.1000 and
7307.21.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes. The written description of the scope of this order remains
dispositive.
The review covers one Indian manufacturer/exporter, Viraj, and the
period March 1, 1995 through August 31, 1995.
Final Results of Review
We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the
preliminary results. We received no comments. We have determined that a
margin of zero percent exists for Viraj for the period March 1, 1995
through August 31, 1995.
The Department shall instruct the U.S. Customs Service to assess no
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries.
Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective
for all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of these
final results, as provided for by section 751(a)(1) of the Act:
(1) The cash deposit rate for Viraj will be zero percent;
(2) for exporters not covered in this review, but covered in
previous reviews or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recent period;
(3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, previous
reviews, or the original LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent
period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and
(4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters
will continue to be 162.14 percent. This rate is the ``All Others''
rate established in the LTFV investigation.
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR Sec. 353.26 to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during the review period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
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assessment of double antidumping duties.
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APOs) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR Sec. 353.34(d). Timely written
notification of the return/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 which is subject to sanction. This administrative review and
this notice are in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and
19 CFR Sec. 353.22.
Dated: December 30, 1996.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-507 Filed 1-8-97; 8:45 am]
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