[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 144 (Thursday, July 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38549-38550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18400]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-588-032]


Large Power Transformers From Japan; Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of preliminary results of antidumping duty 
administrative review.

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SUMMARY: In response to a request by the petitioner, the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the 
antidumping finding on large power transformers from Japan. The review 
covers exports of one manufacturer of this merchandise to the United 
States. The review period is June 1, 1993, through May 31, 1994. The 
review indicates that no shipments of the subject merchandise took 
place during the review period. Interested parties are invited to 
comment on these preliminary results.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Chu, Kris Campbell, or Michael 
R. Rill, Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 7, 1994, the Department published in the Federal Register a 
notice of ``Opportunity to Request Administrative Review'' (59 FR 
29411) of the antidumping finding on large power transformers from 
Japan. In accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(a), the petitioner requested 
that the Department conduct an administrative review. We initiated the 
review on July 15, 1994 (59 FR 36160), covering the period June 1, 
1993, through May 31, 1994. The Department is conducting this review in 
accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Tariff Act).

Scope of the Review

    Imports covered by the review are shipments of large power 
transformers; that is, all types of transformers rated 10,000 kVA 
(kilovolt-amperes) or above, by whatever name designated, used in the 
generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric 
power. The term ``transformers'' includes, but is not limited to, shunt 
reactors, autotransformers, rectifier transformers, and power rectifier 
transformers.
    Not included are combination units, commonly known as rectiformers, 
if the entire integrated assembly is imported in the same shipment and 
entered on the same entry and the assembly has been ordered and 
invoiced as a unit, without a separate price for the transformer 
portion of the assembly.
    This merchandise is currently classifiable under the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule (HTS) item numbers 8504.22.00, 8504.23.00, 8504.34.33, 
8504.40.00, and 8504.50.00. The HTS item numbers are provided for 
convenience and Customs purposes. The written description remains 
dispositive.
    The review covers one manufacturer/exporter of transformers, Fuji 
Electric Co., Ltd. (Fuji). The review period is June 1, 1993, through 
May 31, 1994.
Preliminary Results of Review

    Fuji reported that it made no shipments to the U.S. during the 
period of review. The Department confirmed with the U.S. Customs 
Service that no subject merchandise exported by Fuji was entered into 
the United States during the period of review. Therefore, we 
preliminarily determine that there were no shipments subject to this 
review and that Fuji's cash deposit rate will continue to be 5.90 
percent, which is the rate established in the final results of the last 
relevant review period in which Fuji made shipments.
    Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective 
for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 
751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act: (1) For the reviewed company and 
previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the 
cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate 
published for the most recent period; (2) if the exporter is not a firm 
covered in this review, a prior review, or the original less-than-fair-
value investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate 
will be the rate established for the most recent period for the 
manufacturer of the merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rate for all 
other manufacturers or exporters is 10.63 percent (see Federal Register 
on August 23, 1993 (59 FR 44498)). These deposit requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until publication of the final results 
of the next administrative review. 

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    Any interested party may request a hearing within 10 days of 
publication of this notice. Any hearing, if requested, will be held 
approximately 44 days after the publication of this notice. Interested 
parties may submit written comments (case briefs) within 30 days of the 
date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal comments (rebuttal 
briefs), which must be limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may 
be filed not later than 37 days after the date of publication. The 
Department will publish a notice of final results of this 
administrative review, including the results of its analysis of issues 
raised in any such written comments.
    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 353.26 to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This administrative review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR 
353.22.

    Dated: July 19, 1995.
Paul L. Joffe,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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