98-13803. Brake Rotors From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Review  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 28355]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-13803]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    
    International Trade Administration
    [A-570-846]
    
    
    Brake Rotors From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of 
    New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
    
    AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
    Department of Commerce.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce has received a request to conduct a 
    new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
    brake rotors from the People's Republic of China. In accordance with 19 
    CFR 351.214(d), we are initiating this administrative review.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: May 22, 1998.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith or Sunkyu Kim, Import 
    Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
    Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
    20230; telephone (202) 482-1766 or 482-2613, respectively.
    
    Applicable Statute and Regulations
    
        Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
    1930, as amended (``the Act''), are references to the provisions 
    effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to 
    the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless 
    otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce (``the 
    Department'') regulations are to the provisions codified at 19 CFR part 
    351 (62 FR 27295, May 19, 1997).
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    Background
    
        The Department has received a timely request from Yantai Chen Fu 
    Machinery Co., Ltd., (``YCFM''), in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(d), 
    for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on brake rotors 
    from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), which has an April 
    anniversary date. YCFM (``the respondent'') has certified that it did 
    not export brake rotors to the United States during the period of 
    investigation (``POI''), and that it is not affiliated with any 
    exporter or producer which did export brake rotors during the POI.
        In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, as amended, and 
    19 CFR 351.214(b), and based on information on the record, we are 
    initiating the new shipper review as requested.
        It is the Department's usual practice in cases involving non-market 
    economies to require that a company seeking to establish eligibility 
    for an antidumping duty rate separate from the country-wide rate 
    provide de jure and de facto evidence of an absence of government 
    control over the company's export activities. Accordingly we will issue 
    a separate rates questionnaire to the above-named respondent, allowing 
    30 days for response. If the response from the respondent provides 
    sufficient indication that the YCFM is not subject to either de jure or 
    de facto government control with respect to its exports of brake 
    rotors, this review will proceed. If, on the other hand, YCFM does not 
    demonstrate its eligibility for a separate rate, then YCFM will be 
    deemed to be affiliated with other companies that exported during the 
    POI and that did not establish entitlement to a separate rate, and this 
    review will be terminated.
    
    Initiation of Review
    
        In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR 
    351.214(d)(1), we are initiating a new shipper review of the 
    antidumping duty order on brake rotors from the PRC. On May 11, 1998, 
    YCFM agreed to waive the time limits in order that the Department, 
    pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(j)(3), may conduct this review concurrent 
    with the first annual administrative review of this order for the 
    period October 10, 1996-March 31, 1998, which is being conducted 
    pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Act. See, Antidumping Duties, 
    Countervailing Duties; Final Rule, (62 FR 27295, 27395, May 19, 1997). 
    Therefore, we intend to issue the final results of this review not 
    later than 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month.
    
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                                                             Period to be   
                Antidumping duty  proceeding                   reviewed     
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    PRC: Brake Rotors, A-570-846:                                           
      Yantai Chen Fu Machinery Co., Ltd................    10/10/96-03/31/98
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        We will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to allow, at the option 
    of the importer, the posting, until the completion of the review, of a 
    bond or security in lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the 
    merchandise exported by the above listed company. This action is in 
    accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(e) and (j)(3).
        Interested parties that need access to the proprietary information 
    in this new shipper review should submit applications for disclosure 
    under administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 
    353.34(b).
        This initiation and this notice are in accordance with section 
    751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.214(d).
    
        Dated: May 14, 1998.
    Maria Harris Tildon,
    Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
    [FR Doc. 98-13803 Filed 5-21-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
05/22/1998
Department:
International Trade Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
98-13803
Dates:
May 22, 1998.
Pages:
28355-28355 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
A-570-846
PDF File:
98-13803.pdf