[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 246 (Friday, December 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67320-67321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32407]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-580-601]


Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From the Republic of Korea: 
Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, and Intent To Revoke Order in Part

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

ACTION: Notice of initiation and preliminary results of changed 
circumstances antidumping duty administrative review, and intent to 
revoke order in part.

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SUMMARY: In response to a request from Peregrine Outfitters, Inc. 
(Peregrine), the Department of Commerce (the Department) is initiating 
a changed circumstances antidumping duty administrative review and 
issuing an intent to revoke in part the antidumping duty order on 
certain stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea. 
Peregrine requested that the Department revoke the order in part with 
regard to imports of stainless steel camping cooking ware from the 
Republic of Korea, as described by Peregrine. Based on the fact that 
Revereware, Inc. (petitioner) has expressed no interest in the 
importation of stainless steel camping cooking ware, as described by 
Peregrine, we intend to partially revoke this order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy S. Wei or Zev Primor, Office 4, 
Office of Antidumping/Countervailing Duty 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:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective 
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, 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 December 9, 1996, Peregrine requested that the Department 
conduct a changed circumstances administrative review to determine 
whether to partially revoke the order on certain stainless steel 
cooking ware from the Republic of Korea with regard to stainless steel 
camping cooking ware. In addition, the petitioner informed the 
Department that it does not object to the changed circumstances review 
and has no interest in the importation or sale of stainless steel 
camping cooking ware as described by Peregrine.

Scope of Review

    The merchandise covered by this changed circumstances review is 
stainless steel camping cooking ware from the Republic of Korea. This 
changed circumstance administrative review covers all manufacturers/
exporters of stainless steel cooking ware meeting the following 
specifications of stainless steel camping cooking ware: (1) Made of 
single-ply stainless steel having a thickness no greater than 6.0 
millimeters; and (2) consists of 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 quart saucepans 
without handles and 2.5, 4.0, 5.0 quart saucepans with folding bail 
handles and with lids that also serve as fry pans. This camping cooking 
ware can be nested inside each other in order to save space when 
packing for camping or backpacking. The order with regard to imports of 
other stainless steel cooking ware is not affected by this request.

Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, and Intent To Revoke Order in Part

    Pursuant to section 751(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), the Department may partially revoke an antidumping duty 
order based on a review under section 751(b) of the Act (i.e., a 
changed circumstances review). Section 751(b)(1) of the Act requires a 
changed circumstances administrative review to be conducted upon 
receipt of a request containing sufficient information concerning 
changed circumstances.
    The Department's regulations at 19 CFR 353.25(d)(2) require that 
the Department conduct a changed circumstances administrative review 
under section 353.22(f) based upon an affirmative statement of no 
interest from the petitioner in the proceeding. Section 353.25(d)(1)(i) 
further provides that the Department may revoke an order or revoke an 
order in part if it determines that the order under review is no longer 
of interest to interested parties. In addition, in the event that the 
Department concludes that expedited action is warranted, 
Sec. 353.22(f)(4) of the regulations permits the Department to combine 
the notices of initiation and preliminary results.
    Therefore, in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 751(d) of the 
Act, 19 CFR 353.25(d), and 353.22(f), we are initiating this changed 
circumstances administrative review and have determined that expedited 
action is warranted. Based on an affirmative statement of no interest 
by petitioner with respect to stainless steel camping cooking ware as 
described by Peregrine, we have preliminarily determined that the 
portion of the order on certain stainless steel cooking ware from the 
Republic of Korea concerning stainless steel camping cooking ware, as 
described in Peregrine's request for a changed circumstances review, no 
longer is of interest to domestic interested parties. Because we have 
concluded that expedited action is warranted, we are combining these 
notices of initiation and preliminary results. Therefore, we are hereby 
notifying the public of our intent to revoke in part the antidumping 
duty order as to imports of this type of stainless steel camping 
cooking ware from the Republic of Korea.
    If final revocation in part occurs, we will instruct the U.S. 
Customs Service to end the suspension of liquidation and to refund, 
with interest, any estimated antidumping duties collected for all 
unliquidated entries of the subject merchandise that are not subject to 
a final result of administrative review. The current requirement for a 
cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties will continue until 
publication of the final results of this changed circumstances review.

Public Comment

    Parties to the proceeding may request disclosure within 5 days of 
the date of publication of this notice and any interested party may 
request a hearing within 10 days of publication. Any hearing, if 
requested, will be held no later than 28 days after the date of 
publication of this notice, or the first working day thereafter. Case 
briefs and/or written comments from interested parties may be submitted 
no later than 14 days after the date of publication of this notice. 
Rebuttal briefs and rebuttals to written comments or briefs, limited to 
the issues raised in those comments, may be filed no later than 21 days 
after the date of publication of this notice. All written comments or 
briefs shall be submitted in accordance with 19 CFR 353.31(e) and shall 
be served on all interested parties on the Department's service list in 
accordance with 19 CFR 353.31(g). Persons interested in attending the 
hearing should contact the

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Department for the date and time of the hearing. The Department will 
publish the final results of this changed circumstances review, 
including the results of its analysis of issues raised in any written 
comments.
    This notice is in accordance with sections 751 (b)(1) and (d) of 
the Act and sections 353.22(f) and 353.25(d) of the Department's 
regulations.

    Dated: December 9, 1996.
Jeffrey P. Bialos,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-32407 Filed 12-19-96; 8:45 am]
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