[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47873-47874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23110]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-580-601]
Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From the Republic of Korea;
Termination of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Termination of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Reviews.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is terminating the
administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on certain
stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea covering the
following periods: January 1, 1991 through December 31, 1991; January
1, 1992 through December 31, 1992; January 1, 1993 through December 31,
1993; and January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 11, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy S. Wei or Zev Primor, Office of
AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 4, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202)
482-5253.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applicable Regulations
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's
regulations are to the current regulations, as amended by the interim
regulations published in the Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR
25130).
Background
On January 31, 1992, Farberware, Inc. (petitioner) requested that
the Department conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty
order on certain stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of
Korea, covering the period January 1, 1991 through December 31, 1991.
We initiated the 1991 review on February 24, 1992 (57 FR 6314). On
January 27, 1993, petitioner requested that the Department conduct an
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain
stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea, covering the
period January 1, 1992 through December 31, 1992. We initiated the 1992
review on March 8, 1993 (58 FR 12931). On January 31, 1994, petitioner
requested that the Department conduct an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain stainless steel cooking ware from the
Republic of Korea, covering the period January 1, 1993 through December
31, 1993. We initiated the 1993 review on February 17, 1994 (59 FR
7979). On January 30, 1995, petitioner requested that the Department
conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
certain stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea,
covering the period January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994.
We initiated the 1994 review on February 15, 1995 (60 FR 8629). On
August 20, 1996, Syratech Corporation (Syratech), by letter, apprised
the Department that it had acquired Farberware's stainless steel
cooking ware production machinery and ``certain other assets,''
including intellectual property. Syratech thereafter licensed the
Farberware name to another firm for use in conjunction with the
production, marketing, and sale of stainless steel cooking ware. On
August 26, 1996, Syratech submitted a letter seeking withdrawal of the
requests for reviews.
Section 353.22(a)(5) of the Department's regulations provides that
the Department may permit a party that requests a review to withdraw
its request not later than 90 days after the date of publication of the
notice of initiation of the review. This regulation also permits the
Department to extend the time limit for withdrawal of a request for
review if it is reasonable to do so.
In light of the totality of circumstances, the Department has
determined Syratech to be the successor in interest to Farberware for
the purpose of these reviews. See Decision Memorandum from Holly A.
Kuga to Jeffrey P. Bialos, August 28, 1996. Because Syratech, as the
successor in interest to Farberware, the party requesting the reviews,
has withdrawn its requests for reviews and has requested that the
Department terminate the pending reviews, the Department has determined
to terminate these reviews. While the withdrawal request was made more
than 90 days after the publication of the initiation notice, the
Department nevertheless finds it reasonable to extend the time period
for withdrawal in the circumstances of this case. Therefore, in
accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5), we have decided to grant the
withdrawal at this time. Accordingly, we are terminating these reviews.
The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service (Customs) to
liquidate all unliquidated entries of certain stainless steel cooking
ware from the Republic of Korea entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after January 1, 1991, at the cash deposit rates.
We will further instruct Customs to collect a cash deposit for imports
from Namil Metal Company at 1.06 percent, the rate determined in the
final results of the 1990 review (59 FR 10788, March 8, 1994), and for
imports from Daelim Trading Company, Ltd. at 8.10 percent, the ``all
others'' rate established in the less than fair value (LTFV)
investigation (52 FR 2139, January 20, 1987). The cash deposit rate for
exporters or manufacturers not covered in this or any previous review
will continue to be 8.10 percent, the ``all others'' rate established
in the LTFV investigation.
This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5).
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Dated: September 3, 1996.
Jeffrey P. Bialos,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-23110 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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