[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1317-1318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-507]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-533-809]


Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges From India: Final Results 
of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty new shipper review.

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SUMMARY: On October 1, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published the preliminary results of its new shipper review 
of the antidumping duty order on certain stainless steel flanges (SSF) 
from India (61 FR 51261). This review covers exports of this 
merchandise to the United States by one manufacturer/exporter, Viraj 
Forgings Ltd. (Viraj), during the period March 1, 1995 through August 
31, 1995.
    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our 
preliminary results. We received no comments. The review indicates the 
existence of no dumping margins for this firm for this period.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 9, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Killiam or John Kugelman, 
Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; 
telephone: (202) 482-2704 or 482-0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 to the Tariff Act of 1930 (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

    The antidumping duty order on SSF from India was published February 
9, 1994 (59 FR 5994). On October 1, 1996, the Department published in 
the Federal Register the preliminary results of its new shipper review 
of the antidumping duty order on SSF from India (61 FR 51261). The 
Department has now completed this new shipper review in accordance with 
section 751 of the Act.

Scope of the Review

    The products covered by this order are certain forged stainless 
steel flanges both finished and not finished, generally manufactured to 
specification ASTM A-182, and made in alloys such as 304, 304L, 316, 
and 316L. The scope includes five general types of flanges. They are 
weld neck, used for butt-weld line connection; threaded, used for 
threaded line connections; slip-on and lap joint, used with stub-ends/
butt-weld line connections; socket weld, used to fit pipe into a 
machined recession; and blind, used to seal off a line. The sizes of 
the flanges within the scope range generally from one to six inches; 
however, all sizes of the above-described merchandise are included in 
the scope. Specifically excluded from the scope of this order are cast 
stainless steel flanges. Cast stainless steel flanges generally are 
manufactured to specification ASTM A-351. The flanges subject to this 
order are currently classifiable under subheadings 7307.21.1000 and 
7307.21.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes. The written description of the scope of this order remains 
dispositive.
    The review covers one Indian manufacturer/exporter, Viraj, and the 
period March 1, 1995 through August 31, 1995.

Final Results of Review

    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
preliminary results. We received no comments. We have determined that a 
margin of zero percent exists for Viraj for the period March 1, 1995 
through August 31, 1995.
    The Department shall instruct the U.S. Customs Service to assess no 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries.
    Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective 
for all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of these 
final results, as provided for by section 751(a)(1) of the Act:
    (1) The cash deposit rate for Viraj will be zero percent;
    (2) for exporters not covered in this review, but covered in 
previous reviews or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recent period;
    (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, previous 
reviews, or the original LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, 
the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent 
period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and
    (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters 
will continue to be 162.14 percent. This rate is the ``All Others'' 
rate established in the LTFV investigation.
    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR Sec. 353.26 to file a certificate regarding 
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during the review period. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent

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assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APOs) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR Sec. 353.34(d). Timely written 
notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion 
to judicial protective order is hereby requested.
    Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a 
violation which is subject to sanction. This administrative review and 
this notice are in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 
19 CFR Sec. 353.22.
    Dated: December 30, 1996.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-507 Filed 1-8-97; 8:45 am]
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