[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.
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