[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2647-2648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1397]


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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 December anniversary 
dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are 
initiating those administrative reviews. The Department also received 
requests to revoke one antidumping finding and one antidumping duty 
order in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Holly A. Kuga, Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 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 
December anniversary dates. The Department also received timely 
requests to revoke in part the antidumping finding on elemental sulphur 
from Canada and the antidumping duty order on certain welded stainless 
steel pipe from Taiwan.

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)). We intend to issue the final results of these reviews 
not later than December 31, 1997.

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                                                               Period to
                                                                   be   
                                                                reviewed
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                 Antidumping Duty Proceedings                           
                                                                        
CANADA: Elemental Sulphur                                               
A-122-047                                                       12/1/95-
                                                                11/30/96
  Mobile Oil Canada, Ltd.                                               
JAPAN: Light Scattering Instruments \1\                                 
A-588-813                                                       11/1/95-
                                                                10/31/96
  Otsuka Electronics                                                    
JAPAN: Polychloroprene Rubber                                           
A-588-046                                                       12/1/95-
                                                                11/30/96
  Denki Kagujo, K.K.                                                    
  Denki/Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd.                                           
  Mitsui Bussan, K.K.                                                   
  Showa Neoprene, K.K.                                                  
  Showa/Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd.                                           
  Suzugo Corporation                                                    
  Tosoh Corporation (formerly Toyo Soda)                                
  Tosoh/Hoeii Sangyo Co., Ltd.                                          
MEXICO: Porcelain-on-Steel Cookware                                     
A-201-504                                                       12/1/95-
                                                                11/30/96
  Cinsa, S.A. de C.V.                                                   
  Esmaltaciones de Norte America, S.A. de C.V.                          
TAIWAN: Welded Stainless Steel Pipes                                    
A-583-815                                                       12/1/95-
                                                                11/30/96
  Ta Chen Stainless Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.                                

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THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Cased Pencils \2\                       
A-570-827                                                       12/1/95-
                                                                11/30/96
  Anhui Stationery Company, Ltd.                                        
  China First Pencil Company, Ltd.                                      
  Shanghai Three Star Stationery Company, Ltd.                          
  Guagdong Stationery & Sporting Goods                                  
  Beijing Pencil Factory                                                
  Dalian Pencil Factory                                                 
  Donghua Pencil Factory                                                
  Harvin Pencil Factory                                                 
  Jiangsu Pencil Factory                                                
  Jinan Pencil Factory                                                  
  Juihai Pencil Factory                                                 
  Julong Pencil Factory                                                 
  Quindao Pencil Factory                                                
  Shenyiang Pencil Factory                                              
  Songnan Pencil Factory                                                
  China First Pencil Company, Ltd.                                      
  Shanghai Three Star Stationery Com.                                   
  Shanghai Foreign Trade Corporation                                    
  Guandong Stationery & Sporting Goods I/E Corporation                  
  Shanghai Lansheng Co., Ltd. (aka Stationery & Sporting                
   Goods I/E Corporation                                                
  Shanghai Machinery & Equipment I/E Corporation                        
  Tianjin Pencil Factory                                                
  Xinbang Joint Venture Pencil Factory                                  
  AEMPAC Systems (Hong Kong)                                            
  Anhui I/E Group Corporation                                           
  Anhui Light Industrial Products I/E Corp.                             
  Anhui Provincial I/E Corporation                                      
  Applause Products                                                     
  Atico International                                                   
  Atico Overseas                                                        
  Beijing Light Industrial Products I/E Corporation                     
  CS Container Line (Hong Kong)                                         
  Cargo Service (Hong Kong)                                             
  Cargo Systems                                                         
  Changzhou Foreign Economic Technical & Trading Company                
  Changzhou Foreign Trade Group                                         
  Chiangshu Foreign Trading                                             
  China Fujian Foreign Trade Center                                     
  China National Light Industrial Products I/E Corporation              
   (all branches)                                                       
  China North Industries Tianjin Corporation                            
  Dalian Light Industrial Products I/E Corp.                            
  China Shenzhen SEZ Foreign Trade                                      
  EI Ocean (Hong Kong)                                                  
  Far East Enterprises                                                  
  Fuji Industrial (Hong Kong)                                           
  Gansu Provincial Machinery                                            
  Golden Way Trading Company                                            
  Guangzhou Foreign Trade Group                                         
  Hianan Provincial Foreign Trade                                       
  Haiwang Enterprises Company, Ltd.                                     
  Han Maritime                                                          
  Jin Hai Jei Air International Forwarding                              
  Heilongiang Light Industrial Products I/E Corporation                 
  Ideal Consolidators (Hong Kong)                                       
  Ideal Ocean Lines (Hong Kong)                                         
  Inteks Transport International                                        
  Jacky Maeder (Hong Kong)                                              
  Jiangsu Light Industrial Products I/E Group Corporation               
  Jilin Provincial Machinery & Equipment I/E Corporation                
  King Sun (Hong Kong)                                                  
  Kwok Luen Plastic Manufacturing                                       
  Lailon Enterprises (Hong Kong)                                        
  LEP Guangzhou Delegation Office                                       
  LEP Transport International                                           
  Liaoning Light Industrial Products I/E Corp.                          
  Licken Industrial (Hong Kong)                                         
  Maritime International                                                
  Onan Shipping (Hong Kong)                                             
  Orwave                                                                
  Panalpina                                                             
  Panalpina (Hong Kong)                                                 
  Perpetual Product Development                                         
  Po Shing Industrial                                                   
  Premier Shipping                                                      
  Qingdao Light Industrial Products I/E Corporation                     
  Regent C&C Shanghai Office                                            
  Regent Express                                                        
  Shandong Light Industrial Products I/E Corporation                    
  Shantou Light Industrial Products I/E Corporation                     
  Shantou Stationery & Sporting Goods I/E Corporation                   
  Shanxi Light Industrial Products I/E Corporation                      
  Shenyiang Light Industrial Products I/E Corporation                   
  Shum Yip (Shenzen) Industry & Trade Development Corporation           
  Translink Transportation                                              
  Sichuan Light Industrial Products I/E Corporation                     
  Sui Jun International (Hong Kong)                                     
  THI (Hong Kong)                                                       
  The Merton Company, Ltd. (Hong Kong)                                  
  Tianjin Beifing Corporation                                           
  Tianjin Stationery & Sporting Goods I/E Corporation                   
  Tony Trading (Hong Kong)                                              
  Trade Power (Taiwan)                                                  
  Trinity Mark Industries                                               
  Tru Blue Products                                                     
  UT Consolidators (Hong Kong)                                          
  Wah Luen Stationery Supplies                                          
  Y.K. Shipping International                                           
  Yangjiang Light Industrial Products I/E Corporation                   
  Zhenjiang Foreign Trade Corporation                                   
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking              
 Ware \3\                                                               
A-570-506                                                       12/1/95-
                                                                11/30/96
  Clover Enamelware Enterprise/Lucky Enamelware Factory                 
   Limited                                                              
                                                                        
               Countervailing Duty Proceedings                          
                                                                        
None.                                                                   
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\1\ Inadvertently omitted from previous initiation notice.              
\2\ All other exporters of certain cased pencils from the People's      
  Republic of China are conditionally covered by this review.           
\3\ All other exporters of porcelain-on-steel cooking ware from the     
  People's Republic of China are conditionally covered by this review.  

    If requested within 30 days of the date of publication of this 
notice, the Department will determine 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: January 15, 1997.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Group III.
[FR Doc. 97-1397 Filed 1-16-97; 9:06 am]
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