Antidumping and countervailing duties: Adminstrative review requests,

[Federal Register: November 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 213)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews and requests for revocation in part.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with September anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. The Department also received requests to revoke two antidumping duty orders in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 4, 1999.

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 September anniversary dates. The Department also received timely requests to revoke in part the antidumping duty orders on certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate from Canada and oil country tubular goods from Mexico. The request for revocation with respect certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate from Canada and oil country tubular goods from Mexico was inadvertently omitted from the previous initiation notice. (64 FR 53318, October 1, 1999).

Initiation of Reviews

In accordance with sections 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 September 30, 2000.

Period to be reviewed

Antidumping duty proceedings

ARGENTINA: Silicon Metal, A-357-804...............

9/1/98-8/31/99

Electrometalurgica Andina S.A.I.C. CANADA: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate,

8/1/98-7/31/99 A-122-823........................................

Gerdau MRM Steel \1\ GERMANY:

Large Newspaper Printing Presses and

9/1/97-8/31/98 Components Thereof, Whether Assembled or Unassembled..................................

Koeing & Bauer-Albert AG......................

9/1/98-8/31/99

MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG..................

9/1/98-8/31/99 GERMANY: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, *8/1/97-7/31/98* A-428-816........................................

Novosteel SA..................................

*Inadvertently omitted from previous initiation notice. ITALY: Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin*, A-

8/1/98-7/31/99 475-703..........................................

Ausimont Spa

*Inadvertently omitted from previous initiation notice. JAPAN: Large Newspaper Printing Presses and

9/1/98-8/31/99 Components, Thereof, Whether Assembled or Unassembled......................................

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd. KOREA: Stainless Steel Wire Rod...................

3/5/98-8/31/99

Changwon Specialty Steel Co., Ltd.

Dongbang Special Steel Co., Ltd.

Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. ROMANIA: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate.

8/1/98-7/31/99

Windmill International PTE, Ltd. of Singapore*

*Inadvertently omitted from previous initiation notice. SPAIN: Stainless Steel Wire Rod...................

3/5/98-8/31/99

Roldan, S.A. SWEDEN: Stainless Steel Wire Rod..................

3/5/98-8/31/99

Fagersta Stainless AB THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Freshwater

9/1/98-8/31/99 Crawfish Tail Meat*..............................

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Ningbo Nanlian Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.

Qingdao Rirong Foodstuff Co., Ltd.

Lianyungang Haiwang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd.

Yancheng Haiteng Aquatic Products & Foods Co., Ltd.

Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corp.

Huaiyin

Hua Yin

Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corp. (5)

Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corporation (No. 30), aka Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corp. (30)

Yancheng Baolong Biochemical Products Co., Ltd.

China Everbright Trading Company

Binzhou Prefecture Foodstuffs Import & Export Corp.

Yancheng Foreign Trade Corp.

Jiangsu Cereals, Oils & Foodstuff Import & Export Corp.

Yancheng Baolong Aquatic Foods Co., Ltd.

Huaiyin Ningtai Fisheries Co., Ltd.

Nanlong Delu Aquatic Food Co., Ltd.

Zhenfeng Foodstuff Company

Weishan Hongfa Lake Foodstuff Co., Ltd.

Ever Concord

Hua Yin Foreign Trading

Huaiyin Foreign Trading

Lianyungang Hailong Aquatic Product

Qifaco

Seatrade International

Weishan Jinmuan Foodstuff

Welly Shipping, aka Kenwa Shipping

Yancheng Foreign Trading

Jiangsu Baolong Group

Asia-Europe

Jiangsu Yangheng Aquatic Products Freezing Plant

Yupeng Fishery

*If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of freshwater crawfish tail meat from 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 the single PRC entity of which the named exporters are a part.

Countervailing Duty Proceedings

GERMANY: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate. *1/1/97-12/31/97

Novosteel SA

*Inadvertently omitted from previous initiation notice. ITALY: Stainless Steel Wire Rod................... 1/1/98-12/31/98

Acciaierie Valbruna S.r.l.

Acciaierie di Bolzano SpA ITALY: Certain Pasta.............................. 1/1/98-12/31/98

LaMolisana Industrie Alimentari S.p.A.*

Rummo S.p.A. Molino e Pasificio*

Pasificio Riscossa F.lli Mastromauro S.r.l*

*Inadvertently omitted from initiation notice published on August 30, 1999 (64 FR 47167).

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 1998 (19 CFR 351.213(j)(1-2)).

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.

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: October 28, 1999. Bernard T. Carreau, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II for AD/CVD Enforcement.

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