[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67044-67045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33471]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty
administrative reviews.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce has received requests to conduct
administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty
orders and findings with November anniversary dates. In accordance with
the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative
reviews.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 23, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly A. Kuga, Office of AD/CVD
Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone: (202) 482-4737.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department of Commerce has received timely requests, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b) (1997), for administrative reviews of
various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with
November anniversary dates.
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Initiaiton of Reviews
In accordance with section 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we are
initiating administrative reviews of the following antidumping and
countervailing duty orders and findings. We intend to issue the final
results of these reviews not later than November 30, 1998.
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Period to be
reviewed
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Antidumping Duty Proceedings
South Korea: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe
A-580-809........................................ 11/1/96-10/31/97
Hyundai Pipe Co., Ltd.
Korea Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
SeAH Steel Corporation, Ltd.
Shinbo Steel Co., Ltd.
The People's Republic of China: Fresh Garlic A-570-
831.............................................. 11/1/96-10/31/97
Fook Huat Tong Kee Pte. Ltd.
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
None.
Suspension Agreements
Singapore: Certain Refrigeration Compressors C-559-
001.............................................. 4/1/96-3/31/97
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During any administrative review covering all or part of a period
falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of
the publication of an antidumping duty order under section 351.211 or a
determination under section 351.218(d) (sunset review), the Secretary,
if requested by a domestic interested party within 30 days of the date
of publication of the notice of initiation of the review, will
determine whether antidumping duties have been absorbed by an exporter
or producer subject to the review if the subject merchandise is sold in
the United States through an importer that is affiliated with such
exporter or producer. The request must include the name(s) of the
exporter or producer for which the inquiry is requested.
For transition orders defined in section 751(c)(6) of the Act, the
Secretary will apply paragraph (j)(1) of this section to any
administrative review initiated in 1996 or 1998 (19 CFR 351.213(j)(1-
2)).
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(b)
and 355.34(b).
These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)), and
19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: December 17, 1997.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-33471 Filed 12-22-97; 8:45 am]
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