97-15869. Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, and Revocation in Part of Countervailing Duty Order  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 32767-32768]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-15869]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    
    International Trade Administration
    [C-580-602]
    
    
    Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From the Republic of Korea: 
    Final Results of Changed Circumstances Countervailing Duty 
    Administrative Review, and Revocation in Part of Countervailing Duty 
    Order
    
    AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
    Department of Commerce.
    
    ACTION: Notice of final results of changed circumstances countervailing 
    duty administrative review, and revocation in part of countervailing 
    duty order.
    
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    SUMMARY: On May 12, 1997, the Department published a notice of 
    initiation of a changed circumstances countervailing duty 
    administrative review and preliminary results of review with intent to 
    revoke, in part, the countervailing duty order on certain stainless 
    steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea. We are now revoking this 
    order in part, with regard to stainless steel camping cooking ware, as 
    described in the Scope of Review, based on the fact that domestic 
    parties have expressed no interest in the importation or sale of this 
    stainless steel camping cooking ware imported from the Republic of 
    Korea.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: June 17, 1997.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy S. Wei or James Terpstra, Office 
    of AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 4, Import Administration, International 
    Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
    Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
    4737.
    
    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 made 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
    
        On January 24, 1997, at the request of Peregrine Outfitters, Inc. 
    (Peregrine), the Department revoked in part the antidumping duty order 
    on certain stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea with 
    respect to stainless steel camping cooking ware (62 FR 3662).
        On March 31, 1997, Peregrine subsequently requested that the 
    Department conduct a changed circumstances administrative review to 
    determine whether to partially revoke the countervailing duty order on 
    certain stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea (52 FR 
    2140, January 20, 1987) with respect to imports of stainless steel 
    camping cooking ware. Imports of other types of stainless steel cooking 
    ware are not affected by this request. In addition, the petitioner 
    informed the Department in writing that it did not object to the 
    changed circumstances review and had no interest in the importation or 
    sale of stainless steel camping cooking ware produced in the Republic 
    of Korea, as described by Peregrine.
        We preliminarily determined that petitioner's affirmative statement 
    of no interest constituted changed circumstances sufficient to warrant 
    a partial revocation of this order. Consequently, on May 12, 1997, the 
    Department published a notice of initiation and preliminary results of 
    changed circumstances countervailing duty administrative review and 
    intent to revoke this order in part (62 FR 25926). We gave interested 
    parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results of this 
    changed circumstances review. We received no comments.
    
    Scope of Review
    
        The merchandise covered by this changed circumstances review is 
    stainless steel camping cooking ware from the Republic of Korea. This 
    changed circumstances administrative review covers all manufacturers/
    exporters of stainless steel cooking ware meeting the following 
    specifications of stainless steel camping cooking ware: (1) made of 
    single-ply stainless steel having a thickness no greater than 6.0 
    millimeters; and (2) consisting of 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 quart saucepans 
    without handles and 2.5, 4.0, and 5.0 quart saucepans with folding bail 
    handles and with lids that also serve as fry pans. These camping 
    cooking ware items can be nested inside each other in order to save 
    space when packing for camping or backpacking. The order with regard to 
    imports of other stainless steel cooking ware is not affected by this 
    request.
    
    Final Results of Review; Partial Revocation of Countervailing Duty 
    Order
    
        The affirmative statement of no interest by petitioner in stainless 
    steel camping cooking ware from the Republic of Korea constitutes 
    changed circumstances sufficient to warrant partial revocation of this 
    order. Therefore, the Department is partially revoking the order on 
    certain stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea with 
    regard to cooking ware which meets the specifications of stainless 
    steel camping cooking ware from the Republic of Korea, in accordance 
    with sections 751 (b) and (d) of the Act and 19 CFR 355.25(d)(1).
        The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service (Customs) to 
    proceed with liquidation, without regard to countervailing duties, of 
    all unliquidated entries of stainless steel camping cooking ware from 
    the Republic of Korea that are not subject to final results of 
    administrative review. The Department will further instruct Customs to 
    refund with interest any estimated duties collected with respect to 
    unliquidated entries of stainless steel camping cooking ware from the 
    Republic of Korea that are not subject to final results of 
    administrative review.
        This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
    administrative protection orders (APOs) of their responsibility 
    concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
    APO in accordance with 19 CFR 355.34(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 sanctionable violation.
        This changed circumstances administrative review, partial 
    revocation of the countervailing duty order and notice are in 
    accordance with sections 751 (b)(1) and (d) of the Act
    
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    and Secs. 355.22(h) and 355.25(d) of the Department's regulations.
    
        Dated: June 10, 1997.
    Robert S. LaRussa,
    Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
    [FR Doc. 97-15869 Filed 6-16-97; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Effective Date:
6/17/1997
Published:
06/17/1997
Department:
International Trade Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of final results of changed circumstances countervailing duty administrative review, and revocation in part of countervailing duty order.
Document Number:
97-15869
Dates:
June 17, 1997.
Pages:
32767-32768 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
C-580-602
PDF File:
97-15869.pdf