[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55361-55362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26975]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-583-810]


Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts From Taiwan; Final Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review

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

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

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SUMMARY: On August 29, 1995, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published the preliminary results of its administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on chrome-plated lug nuts from 
Taiwan. The review covers 21 manufacturers/exporters of the subject 
merchandise and the period September 1, 1993, through August 31, 1994.
    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our 
preliminary results. We received no comments. The final results are 
unchanged from those presented in the preliminary.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 31, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Peterson or Thomas F. Futtner, 
Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-
4195 or 482-3814, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 20, 1991, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the antidumping duty order on chrome-plated lug nuts from 
Taiwan (56 FR 47737). On September 2, 1994, the Department published a 
notice in the Federal Register notifying interested parties of the 
opportunity to request an administrative review of chrome-plated lug 
nuts from Taiwan for the period 

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September 13, 1993, through August 31, 1994 (59 FR 45664). Consolidated 
Automotive, Inc., the petitioner in this case, requested, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 353.22(a), that we conduct an administrative review of 
exports to the United States by Gourmet Equipment (Taiwan) Corp., 
Buxton International, Chu Fong Metallic Electric Co., Transcend 
International, Kuang Hong Industrial Works, San Chien Industrial Works, 
Ltd., Everspring Corporation, Anmax Industrial Co., Ltd., Everspring 
Plastic Corp., Gingen Metal Corp., Goldwinate Associates, Inc., Hwen 
Hsin Enterprises Co., Ltd., Kwan How Enterprises Co., Ltd., Kwan Ta 
Enterprises Co., Ltd., Kuang Hong Industries Ltd., Multigrand 
Industries Inc., San Shing Hardware Works Co., Ltd., Trade Union 
International Inc./Top Line, Uniauto, Inc., Wing Tang Electrical 
Manufacturing Co., and Chu Fong Metallic Industrial Corp., for the 
period September 1, 1993, through August 31, 1994. We published a 
notice of initiation of the antidumping duty administrative review on 
October 13, 1994 (59 FR 51939). On August 29, 1995, the Department 
published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of its 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on chrome-plated 
lug nuts from Taiwan (60 FR 44837). The Department has now completed 
that review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (the Act).

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Unless 
otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute and to the 
Department's regulations are in reference to the provisions as they 
existed on December 31, 1994.

Scope of the Review

    Imports covered by this administrative review are shipments of one-
piece and two-piece chrome-plated lug-nuts, finished or unfinished, 
more than \11/16\ inches (17.45) millimeters) in height and which have 
a hexagonal (hex) size of at least \3/4\ inches (19.05 millimeters) but 
not more than one inch (25.4mm), plus or minus \1/16\ of an inch 
(1.59mm). The term ``unfinished'' refers to unplated and/or assembled 
chrome-plated lug nuts. The subject merchandise is used for securing 
wheels to cars, vans, trucks, utility vehicles, and trailers. Zinc-
plated lug nuts, finished or unfinished, and stainless-steel capped lug 
nuts are not in the scope of this review. Chrome-plated lock nuts are 
also not in the scope of this review. This scope description includes 
the April 4, 1994, scope clarifications.
    During the period of review (POR), chrome-plated lug nuts were 
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheading 
7318.16.00.10. The HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and for 
U.S. Customs purposes. The written description remains dispositive as 
to the scope of this proceeding.

Final Results of the Review

    We invited interested parties to comment on the preliminary 
results. We received no comments on the preliminary results from any 
interested party. The final results are therefore unchanged from those 
presented in the preliminary results, and the margins from the 
preliminary results have not changed for the final results of review.

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                     Manufacturer/exporter                        Margin
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Gourmet Equipment (Taiwan) Corp................................     6.47
Buxton International...........................................     6.93
Chu Fong Metallic Electric Co..................................    10.67
Transcend International........................................    10.67
Kuang Hong Industrial Works....................................    10.67
San Chien Industrial Works, Ltd................................    10.67
Everspring Corp................................................    10.67
Anmax Industrial Co., Ltd......................................    10.67
Everspring Plastic Corp........................................    10.67
Gingen Metal Corp..............................................    10.67
Goldwinate Associates, Inc.....................................    10.67
Hwen Hsin Enterprises Co., Ltd.................................     6.93
Kwan How Enterprises Co., Ltd..................................     6.93
Kwan Ta Enterprises Co., Ltd...................................     6.93
Kuang Hong Industries Ltd......................................     6.93
Multigrand Industries Inc......................................    10.67
San Shing Hardware Works Co., Ltd..............................    10.67
Trade Union International Inc./Top Line........................    10.67
Uniauto, Inc...................................................     6.93
Wing Tang Electrical Manufacturing Co..........................     6.93
Chu Fong Metallic Industrial Corp..............................     6.93
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    The Department shall determine, and the U.S. Customs Service shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. The Department 
shall issue appraisement instructions for each exporter directly to the 
U.S. Customs Service.
    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 
these final results of this administrative review, as provided for by 
section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates for the 
reviewed firms will be those firm's rates established in the final 
results of this administrative review; (2) for 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; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a 
previous review, or in the original less than fair value (LTFV) 
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 (4) the cash deposit rate for all other 
manufacturers or exporters not previously reviewed will be 6.93 
percent, the ``new shipper'' rate established in the first notice of 
final results of administrative review.
    These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect 
until publication of the final results of the next administrative 
review.
    This notice serves as a final 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 notice also serves as final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.35(d). Timely written notification or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and the terms of the APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    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: October 20, 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-26975 Filed 10-30-95; 8:45 am]
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