[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3670-3672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1994]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration


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

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Holly A. Kuga, 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) 482-4737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Department has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 
CFR 353.22(a) and 355.22(a) (1994), for administrative reviews of 
various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with 
December anniversary dates. The Department also received a timely 
request to revoke in 

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part the antidumping findings on elemental sulphur from Canada.

Initiation of Reviews

    In accordance with sections 19 CFR 353.22(c) and 355.22(c), we are 
initiating administrative reviews of the following antidumping and 
countervailing duty orders and findings. The Department is not 
initiating an administrative review of any exporters and/or producers 
who were not named in a review request because such exporters and/or 
producers were not specified as required under section 353.22(a) (19 
CFR 353.22(a)). We intend to issue the final results of these reviews 
not later than December 31, 1996.

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                                                        Period to be    
                                                          reviewed      
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Antidumpting Duty Proceedings:                                          
  Brazil:                                                               
    Silicomanganese                                                     
    A-351-824                                                           
        Companhia Paulista De Ferroligas..........     06/17/94-11/30/95
  Canada:                                                               
    Elemental Sulphur                                                   
    A-122-047                                                           
        Mobil Oil Canada, Ltd., Husky Oil Ltd.....     12/01/94-11/30/95
  Japan:                                                                
    Polychloroprene Rubber                                              
    A-588-046                                                           
        Denki Kaguku, K.K., Denki Kaguku Koggo,                         
         K.K./Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd., Mitsui Bussan                      
         K.K., Showa Neoprene K.K./Hoei Sangyo                          
         Co., Ltd., Suzugo Corporation, Toyo Soda                       
         Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Toyo Soda                             
         Manufacturing Co./Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd...     12/01/94-11/30/95
  Mexico:                                                               
    Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware                                     
    A-201-504                                                           
        Cinsa, S.A. de C.V., Esmaltaciones de                           
         Norte America, S.A. de C.V...............     12/01/94-11/30/95
  The People's Republic of China:                                       
    Certain Cased Pencils                                               
    A-570-827                                                           
        Beijing Pencil Factory, Dalian Pencil                           
         Factory, Donghua Pencil Factory, Harvin                        
         Pencil Factory, Jiangsu Pencil Factory,                        
         Jinan Pencil Factory, Juihai Pencil                            
         Factory, Julong Pencil Factory, Quindao                        
         Pencil Factory, Shenyiang Pencil Factory,                      
         Anhui Stationery Company, Ltd., (aka Beng                      
         Bu Pencil Factory).......................     12/21/94-11/30/95
        Songnan Pencil Factory, China First Pencil                      
         Company, Ltd., Shanghai Three Star                             
         Stationary Com., Shanghai Foreign Trade                        
         Corporation, Guandong Stationary &                             
         Sporting Goods I/E Corporation, Shanghai                       
         Lansheng Co., Ltd. (aka Stationary &                           
         Sporting Goods I/E Corporation), Shanghai                      
         Machinery & Equipment I/E Corporation,                         
         Tianjin Pencil Factory, Xinbang Joint                          
         Venture Pencil Factory, AEMPAC Systems                         
         (Hong Kong), Anhui I/E Group Corporation,                      
         Anhui Ligh Industrial Products I/E Corp.,                      
         Anhui Provincial I/E Corporation,                              
         Applause Products, Atico International,                        
         Atico Overseas, Beijing Ligh Industrial                        
         Products I/E Corporation, CS Container                         
         Line (Hong Kong), Cargo Service (Hong                          
         Kong), Cargo Systems, Changzhou Foreign                        
         Economic Technical & Trading Company,                          
         Changzhou Foreign Trade Group, Chiangshu                       
         Foreign Trading, China Fujian Foreign                          
         Trade Center, China National Light                             
         Industrial Products I/E Corporation (all                       
         branches), China North Industrias Tianjin                      
         Corporation, Dalian Light Industrial                           
         Products I/E Corp., China Shenzhen SEZ                         
         Foreign Trade, EI Ocean (Hong Kong), Far                       
         East Enterprises, Fuji Industrial (Hong                        
         Kong), Gansu Provincial Machinery, Golden                      
         Way Trading Company, Guangzhou Foreign                         
         Trade Group, Hianan Provincial Foreign                         
         Trade, Haiwang Enterprises Company, Ltd.,                      
         Han Maritime.............................     12/21/94-11/30/95
        Jin Hai Jei Air International Forwarding,                       
         Heilongjiang Light Industrial Products                         
         I.E Corporation, Ideal Consolidators                           
         (Hong Kong), Ideal Ocean Lines (Hong                           
         Kong), Inteks Transport International,                         
         Jacky Maeder (Hong Kong), Jiangsu Light                        
         Industrial Products I/E Group                                  
         Corporation, Jilin Provincial Machinery &                      
         Equipment I/E Corporation, King Sun (Hong                      
         Kong), Kwok Luen Plastic Manufacturing,                        
         Lailon Enterprises (Hong Kong), LEP                            
         Guangzhou Delegation Office, LEP                               
         Transport International, Liaoning Light                        
         Industrial Products I/E Corp., Licken                          
         Industrial (Hong Kong), Maritime                               
         International, Onan Shipping (Hong Kong),                      
         Orwave, Panalpina, Panalpina (Hong Kong),                      
         Perpetual Product Development, Po Shing                        
         Industrial, Premier Shipping, Qingdao                          
         Light Industrial Products I/E                                  
         Corporation, Regent C&C Shanghai Office,                       
         Regent Express, Shandong Light Industrial                      
         Products I/E Corporation, Shantou Light                        
         Industrial Products I/E Corporation,                           
         Shantou Stationary & Sporting Goods I/E                        
         Corporation, Shanxi Light Industrial                           
         Products I/E Corporation, Shenyiang Light                      
         Industrial Products I/E Corporation, Shum                      
         Yip (Shenzen) Industry & Trade                                 
         Development Corporation..................     12/21/94-11/30/95
        Translink Transportation, Sichuan Light                         
         Industrial Products I/E Corporation, Sui                       
         Jun International (Hong Kong), THI (Hong                       
         Kong), The Merton Company, Ltd. (Hong                          
         Kong), Tianjin Beifing Corporation,                            
         Tianjin Stationary & Sporting Goods I/E                        
         Corporation, Tony Trading (Hong Kong),                         
         Trade Power (Taiwan), Trinity Mark                             
         Industries, Tru Blue Products, UT                              
         Consolidators (Hong Kong), Wah Luen                            
         Stationary Supplies, Y.K. Shipping                             
         International, Yangjiang Light Industrial                      
         Products I/E Corporation, Zhenjiang                            
         Foreign Trade Corporation................     12/21/94-11/30/95
                                                                        
  All other exporters of certain cased pencils from the People's        
Republic of China are conditionally covered by this review.             
                                                                        
  The People's Republic of China:                                       
    Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware                                     
    A-570-506                                                           
        Clover Enamelware Enterprise, Ltd., Lucky                       
         Enamelware Factory Limited...............     12/01/94-11/30/95
                                                                        
  All other exporters of porcelain-on-steel cooking ware from the       
People's Republic of China are conditionally covered by this review.    
                                                                        
  Taiwan:                                                               
    Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe                                 
    A-583-815                                                           
        Ta Chen Stainless Pipe....................     12/01/94-11/30/95

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Countervailing Duty Proceedings:                                        
    None                                                                
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    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(b) 
and 355.34(b).

    As explained in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for 
Import Administration dated January 11, 1996, due to the partial 
shutdown of the Federal Government from December 16, 1995 through 
January 6, 1996, the Department has exercised its discretion to toll 
this deadline for the duration of the partial shutdown. All deadlines 
have been extended by 22 days, i.e., one day for each day (or partial 
day) the Department was closed. This notice is published in accordance 
with the extended deadline for initiation of these reviews. The reviews 
will proceed in accordance with the normal statutory and regulatory 
deadlines.

    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 353.22(c)(1) and 355.22(c)(1).

    Dated: January 26, 1996.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

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