[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 222 (Friday, November 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58513-58514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29364]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration


Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Requests 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 requests 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 October anniversary dates. 
In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating 
those administrative reviews. The Department also received a request to 
revoke one countervailing duty order in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Holly A. Kuga, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, 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 
October anniversary dates. The Department also received a timely 
request to revoke in part the countervailing duty order on certain 
agricultural tillage tools from Brazil.

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)). The Department will issue preliminary results of these 
reviews within 245 days of the last day of the anniversary month of 
each finding/order. The Department will issue notices of final results 
of this review within 120 days of publication in the Federal Register 
of the review-specific notices of preliminary results, unless it 
extends specific due dates in accordance with section 751(a)(3) of the 
Act.

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                                                         Period to be   
            Antidumping duty proceedings                   reviewed     
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JAPAN: Tapered Roller Bearings, 4 Inches and Under                      
    A-588-054......................................      10/1/95-9/30/96
        NSK Ltd., Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., Fuji Heavy                      
         Industries, MC International                                   
JAPAN: Tapered Roller Bearings, Over 4 Inches                           
    A-588-604......................................      10/1/95-9/30/96
        NTN Corporation, NSK Ltd., Koyo Seiko Co.,                      
         Ltd., Fuji Heavy Industries, MC                                
         International                                                  
MALAYSIA: Extruded Rubber Thread                                        
    A-557-805......................................      10/1/95-9/30/96
        Filati Lastex Sdn. Bhd., Filmax Sdn. Bhd.,                      
         Heveafil Sdn. Bhd., Rubberflex Sdn. Bhd.,                      
         Rubfil Sdn. Bhd.                                               
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Lock Washers                            
    A-570-822......................................      10/1/95-9/30/96
        Hangzhou Spring Washer Plant, Zhejiang                          
         Wanxin Group Co., Ltd.                                         
Countervailing Duty Proceedings                                         
BRAZIL: Certain Agricultural Tillage Tools *                            
    C-351-406......................................      1/1/95-12/31/95
        Marchesan Implementos e Maquinas Argicolas                      
         ``TATU'' S.A.                                                  
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 AA*Marchesan has submitted a request for partial revocation of the     
  order under 19 CFR 355.25(a)(3). The Department will examine the      
  request for revocation to determine whether Marchesan meets the       
  threshold requirements for revocation under 19 CFR 355.25(a)(3).      


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    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: November 8, 1996.
Jeffrey P. Bialos,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-29364 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]
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