[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18581-18582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8989]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Partial Termination of Administrative Review of
Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Australia, Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products
From Germany, and Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products From Korea
In the matter of: (A-602-803)--Certain Corrosion-Resistant
Carbon Steel Flat Products from Australia; (A-428-814)--Certain
Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Germany; and (A-580-
816)--Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from
Korea.
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of partial termination of antidumping duty
administrative review.
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SUMMARY: In response to requests from Australian National Industries
Corporation Ltd. (``ANI'') of Australia; C.D. Walzholz (``Walzholz''),
J.N. Eberle & Cie., GmBH (``Eberle''), and Rochling Kaltwalzwerk, KG
(``Rochling'') of Germany; and Pohang Coated Steel Co., Ltd. (``PCS''),
the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated
administrative reviews of these companies on September 8, 1994. The
Department received timely requests for withdrawal on October 7 (from
Walzholz), November 3 (from ANI), November 16 (from PCS and Dongkuk),
and December 7 (from Rochling). On December 13, 1994, Eberle requested
the Department to extend the time limit for it to withdraw from the
antidumping duty review. Based upon the consideration of the facts of
this case, the Department concluded it would be reasonable to grant
Eberle's request to withdraw at this point in the review process.
Because there were no other requests for review of these companies from
any other interested party, the Department is now terminating these
reviews with respect to all of the companies listed above.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 12, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally Gannon (ANI), Bruce Harsh
(Eberle), Alain Letort (Walzholz), Holly Vineyard (Rochling), or Lisa
Yarbrough (PCS and Dongkuk); Office of Agreements Compliance, Import
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone (202) 482-3793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 30, 1994, the Department received
requests from Walzholz, Eberle, and Rochling, for review of the
antidumping duty orders on certain cold-rolled carbon steel flat
products from Germany, and from PCS for certain corrosion-resistant
carbon steel flat products from the Republic of Korea, to conduct
administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders pursuant to
section 353.22(a)(2) of the Department's regulations (19 CFR
353.33(a)(2)). On August 31, 1994, the Department received a request
from ANI to conduct an administrative review for certain corrosion-
resistant carbon steel flat products from Australia pursuant to the
same regulations mentioned before.
On September 8, 1994, the Department published in the Federal
Register a Notice of Initiation for these reviews (59 FR 46391).
Walzholz (October 7, 1994), ANI (November 3, 1994), PCS (November 16,
1994), and Rochling (December 7, 1994) timely withdrew their requests
for administrative reviews. These withdrawals were made within the time
limits established in section 353.22(a)(5) of the Departments
regulations and so the Department is terminating those reviews.
Further, according to 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5), the Department may
extend the 90-day time limit, from the date of publication of notice of
initiation, to withdraw a request for review if the Department
determines it is reasonable to do so. In this case, Eberle requested
that the Department allow it to withdraw from the review six days after
the deadline. According to Eberle, the Department's extensive
deficiency questionnaire was received and reviewed by the company
officials in Germany after the 90-day time limit had expired. In making
the request to withdraw, Eberle stressed that the cost and the amount
of detailed information that would be required within a relatively
short period were greater than the company had anticipated when it
requested a review. Additionally, petitioners did not object to
Eberle's request. Due to the circumstances of this case, the relative
proximity of Eberle's request to the expiration deadline, and because
this decision does not encourage manipulation of the review process in
an attempt to achieve lower (or higher) margins, the Department has
determined that it would be reasonable to grant the withdrawal at this
time.
Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 353.22(a)(5) of the Department's
regulations, the Department will terminate these administrative reviews
for ANI, Walzholz, Rochling, Eberle, and PCS.
Because we are terminating these reviews, we shall instruct the
Customs Service to liquidate entries for Walzholz, Rochling, Eberle,
and PCS at the cash deposit rate established during the original fair-
value investigation. With regard to ANI, we will instruct Customs to
return all cash deposits to ANI which Customs erroneously collected for
merchandise exported by ANI that is specifically excluded from the
order on corrosion-resistant steel flat products, i.e., clad products
in straight lengths of 0.1875 inch or more in composite thickness and
of a width which exceeds 150 millimeters or measures at least twice the
thickness. (See 58 FR 44161, August 19, 1993.)
Furthermore, because PCS (as a related company to Pohang Iron and
Steel Company, Ltd.) was previously [[Page 18582]] investigated, the
cash deposit rate for PCS will continue to be the company-specific rate
found for Pohang Iron and Steel Company in the original (for cold-
rolled and corrosion-resistant flat products only). Because Walzholz,
Rochling, and Eberle were not previously investigated companies, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the ``all other rate'' assigned
to their respective countries.
This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5).
Dated: April 5, 1995.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.
[FR Doc. 95-8989 Filed 4-11-95; 8:45 am]
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