[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 159 (Thursday, August 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42416-42417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20890]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Request for Revocation

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

ACTION: Notice of initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty 
administrative reviews and request for revocation.

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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 July 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 duty order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly A. Kuga, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 
(202) 482-4737.

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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 
July anniversary dates. The Department also received a timely request 
to revoke the antidumping duty order on high-tenacity rayon filament 
yarn from Germany.

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 July 31, 1997.

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                                                          Period to be  
                                                            reviewed    
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             Antidumping Duty Proceedings                               
                                                                        
BRAZIL: Silicon Metal, A-351-806.....................     7/1/95-6/30/96
    Cia Brasileira Carbureto de Caleis                                  
    Companhia Brasileira Carbureto de Calcio                            
    Companhia Ferroligas Minas Gerais--Minasligas                       
    RIMA Industrial S/A                                                 
    Eletrosilex Belo Horizonte                                          
GERMANY: Rayon Yarn,\1\ A-428-810....................     6/1/95-5/31/95
    Akzo Nobel Faser AG                                                 
GERMANY: Solid Urea, A-428-605.......................     7/1/95-6/30/96
    SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz GmbH                                 
JAPAN: Electric Cutting Tools, A-588-823.............     7/1/95-6/30/96
    Makita Corporation                                                  
RUSSIA: Ferrovanadium, A-821-807.....................     1/4/95-6/30/96
    Galt Alloys, Inc., Odermet Limited                                  
THAILAND: Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings, A-549-807.........     7/1/95-6/30/96
    TTU Industrial Corp., Ltd.                                          
THAILAND: Canned Pineapple, A-549-813................    1/11/95-6/30/96
    Dole Thailand                                                       
    Siam Food Products Public Company, Ltd.                             
    The Thai Pineapple Public Company, Ltd.                             
    Thai Pineapple Canning Industry Corp., Ltd.                         
    Thai Bonanza International Corp., Ltd.                              
    Vita Food Factory                                                   
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: \2\ Industrial                          
 Nitrocellulose, A-570-802...........................     7/1/95-6/30/96
    China North Industries Guangzhou Corp.                              
    Luzhou Chemical Plant                                               
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: \3\ Sebacic Acid, A-                    
 570-825.............................................     7/1/95-6/30/96
    Guangdong Chemicals Import & Export Corporation                     
    Sinochem International Chemicals Company                            
    Sinochem Jiangsu Import & Export Corporation                        
    Tianjin Chemicals Import & Export Corporation                       
                                                                        
           Countervailing Duty Proceedings                              
                                                                        
None.                                                                   
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\1\ Inadvertently omitted from previous initiation notice.              
\2\ All other exporters of industrial nitrocellulose from the People's  
  Republic of China are conditionally covered by this review.           
\3\ All other exporters of sebacic acid from the People's Republic of   
  China are conditionally covered by this review.                       

    If requested within 30 days of the date of publication of this 
notice, the Department will determine, where appropriate, whether 
antidumping duties have been absorbed by an exporter or producer 
subject to any of these reviews if the subject merchandise is sold in 
the United States through an importer which is affiliated with such 
exporter or producer.
    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(b) 
and 355.34(b).
    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: August 11, 1996.
Jeffrey P. Bialos,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-20890 Filed 8-14-96; 8:45 am]
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