[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13837-13838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7485]
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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 February anniversary dates. In accordance with
the Department's regulation's we are initiating those administrative
reviews.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 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 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 February anniversary
dates.
Initiative of Reviews
In accordance with section 19 CFR 351.211(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 February 28, 1999.
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Period to be
reviewed
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Antidumping Duty Proceedings
India: Stainless Steel Bar, A-533-810............... 2/1/97-1/31/98
Bhansali Bright Bars Pvt. Ltd.
Venus Wire Industries Limited
Indonesia: Melamine Institutional Dinnerware, A-560-
801................................................ 8/22/96-1/31/98
P.T. Mayer Crocodile
P.T. Multi Raya Indah Abah
Japan: Stainless Steel Bar, A-588-833............... 2/1/97-1/31/98
Aichi Steel Works, Ltd.
The People's Republic of China: Axes/adzes,* A-570-
803................................................ 2/1/97-1/31/98
Shandong Machinery Import & Export Corp.
Fuijian Machinery & Equipment Import & Export
Corp.
Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Corp.
Liaoning Machinery Import & Export Corp.
Shandong Huarong General Group Corp.
The People's Republic of China: Bars/wedges,* A-570-
803................................................ 2/1/97-1/31/98
Shandong Machinery Import & Export Corp.
Fuijian Machinery & Equipment Import & Export
Corp.
Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Corp.
Liaoning Machinery Import & Export Corp.
Shandong Huarong General Group Corp.
The People's Republic of China: Hammers/sledges,* A-
570-803............................................ 2/1/97-1/31/98
Shandong Machinery Import & Export Corp.
Fuijian Machinery & Equipment Import & Export
Corp.
Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Corp.
Liaoning Machinery Import & Export Corp.
Shandong Huarong General Group Corp.
The People's Republic of China: Picks/mattocks,* A-
570-803............................................ 2/1/97-1/31/98
Shandong Machinery Import & Export Corp.
Fuijian Machinery & Equipment Import & Export
Corp.
Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Corp.
Liaoning Machinery Import & Export Corp.
Shandong Huarong General Group Corp.
* If one of the above named companies does not
qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of
certain heavy forged hand tools form the People's
Republic of China who have not qualified for a
separate rate are deemed to be covered by this
review as part of a single PRC entity of which the
named exporters are a part.
The People's Republic of China: Paint Brushes,* A-
570-501............................................ 2/1/97-1/31/98
Hunan Provincial Native Produce and Animal By-
Products Import and Export Corporation
* If the above named company does not qualify for a
separate rate, all other exporters of paint brushes
from the People's Republic of China who have not
qualified for separate rate are deemed to be
covered by this review as part of the single PRC
entity of which the named exporter is a part.
The People's Republic of China: Managanese Metal,* A-
570-501............................................ 2/1/97-1/31/98
China National Electronics Import & Export Hunan
Co.
China Human International Economic Development
(Group) Corporation
China Metallurgical Import & Export Hunan
Corporation and Hunan Nonferrous Metals Import
& Export Assoc. Co.
Minmetals Precious & Rare Minerals Import &
Export Co.
* If the above named company does not qualify for a
separate rate, all other exporters of manganese
metal from the People's Republic of China who have
not qualified for separate rate are deemed to be
covered by this review as part of the single PRC
entity of which the named exporter is a part.
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Countervailing Duty Proceedings
None.
Suspension Agreements
None.
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 subject 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: March 17, 1998.
Richard W. Moreland,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-7485 Filed 3-20-98; 8:45 am]
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