[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6349-6350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3620]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-588-702]


Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe and Tube Fittings From Japan; 
Termination of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Termination of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review.

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SUMMARY: In response to a request from Taikei Industries Co., Ltd. 
(Taikei) and Daido Steel Co., Ltd. (Daido), the Department of Commerce 
(the Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on stainless steel butt-weld pipe and tube fittings (SSPFs) 
from Japan. The review, initiated on April 14, 1995, covers imports of 
SSPFs from Japan by Taikei and Daido during the period March 1, 1994, 
through February 28, 1995. We received a timely request for withdrawal 
from this review from Taikei on July 7, 1995. On November 9, 1995, 
Daido requested that the Department formally terminate the 
administrative review since the products it sold to the United States 
during the period of review were outside the scope of the order on 
SSPFs from Japan. Because no other interested parties requested a 
review of these companies, we are terminating this review.
    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute and to the 
Department's regulations are references to the provisions as they 
existed after January 1, 1995.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Genovese or Joseph Hanley, 
Office of Antidumping Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone: (202) 
482-4697/3058.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 29, 1995, Daido and Taikei requested that the Department 
conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on SSPFs 
from Japan for the period March 1, 1994, through February 28, 1995. On 
April 14, 1995, in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(c), we initiated an 
administrative review of this order.
    On July 7, 1995, we received a timely request for withdrawal from 
the review from Taikei. On August 24, 1995, Daido requested that the 
Department determine that the merchandise produced by Daido and sold in 
the United States during the period of review is not subject to the 
antidumping duty order on SSPFs from Japan since such merchandise does 
not fall within the scope of the antidumping duty order on SSPFs from 
Japan.
    On October 24, 1995, the Department issued its ruling on Daido's 
scope inquiry and determined that Daido's products produced and 
exported to the United States during the period of review do not fall 
within the scope of the antidumping duty order on SSPFs from Japan. 
Subsequently, on November 9, 1995, Daido requested that the Department 
formally terminate the review of SSPFs from Japan for the period March 
1, 1994, through February 28, 1995.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5) of the Department's regulations, 
the Department may allow a party that requests an administrative review 
to withdraw such request not later than 90 days after the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the administrative review. 
19 CFR 353.22 (a)(5). The regulations further provide that the 
Department may extend this time limit 

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if the Department determines it is reasonable to do so. Although 
Daido's request for termination was submitted beyond the 90-day time 
limit, termination of the review is reasonable under the circumstances 
of this case, i.e., because the Department has determined that 
merchandise produced by Daido and sold to the United States during the 
period of review is not within the scope of the antidumping duty order 
on SSPF's from Japan. Moreover, there were no requests for review from 
other interested parties. Accordingly, we are terminating this review.
    This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5).

    Dated: February 9, 1996.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.
[FR Doc. 96-3620 Filed 2-16-96; 8:45 am]
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