[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 Departments 
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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