[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19988-19989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10670]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews

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

action: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews.

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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 March anniversary dates. 
In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating 
those administrative reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 24, 1997.

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 
C.F.R. 353.22(a) and 355.22(a)(1994), for administrative reviews of 
various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with 
March anniversary dates.

Initiation of Reviews

    In accordance with sections 19 C.F.R. 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) and 355.22(a) (19 CFR 355.22(a). We intend to issue the 
final results not later than March 31, 1998.

                                                                        
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                                                         Period to be   
                                                           reviewed     
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                      Antidumping Duty Proceedings                      
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Brazil: Ferrosilicon; A-351-820--Companhia                              
 Brasileira Carbureto de Calcio, Cia de Ferro Ligas                     
 da Babia-Ferbasa, Companhia Ferroligas Minas Gerais-                   
 Minasligas.........................................      3/1/96-2/28/97
Finland: Rayon Staple Fiber; A-405-071--Kemira                          
 Fibres.............................................      3/1/96-2/28/97
Germany: Brass Sheet and Strip; A-428-602--Wieland-                     
 Werke AG...........................................      3/1/96-2/28/97
South Korea: Steel Wire Rope; A-580-811--Boo Kook                       
 Corporation, Chun Kee Steel & Wire Rope Co., Ltd.,                     
 Chung Woo Rope Co., Ltd., Dong-Il Steel                                
 Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hanboo Wire Rope, Inc.,                       
 Jinyang Wire Rope, Inc., Kumbo Rope, Kumho Wire                        
 Rope Mfg. Co., Ltd., Manho Rope Manufacturing Co.,                     
 Ltd., Myung Jin Co., Seo Jin Rope, Ssang Yong Cable                    
 Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Ssang Yong Steel Wire Co.,                    
 Ltd., Sungsan Special Steel Processing, Sung Jin,                      
 Sungjin Company, TSK (Korea) Co., Ltd., Yeonsin                        
 Metal..............................................      3/1/96-2/28/97
Thailand: Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipe                     
 and Tube; A-549-502--Saha Thai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.      3/1/96-2/28/97
United Kingdom: Certain Hot-Rolled Lead and Bismuth                     
 Steel Products; A-412-810--British Steel PLC and                       
 its affiliates (e.g., British Steel Engineering                        
 Steels Ltd. and British Steel Engineering Steels                       
 Holding Ltd.), Glynwed Steels Limited..............      3/1/96-2/28/97
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                     Countervailing Duty Proceedings                    
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Pakistan: Shop Towels; C-535-001--Bita Textile                          
 Corporation, Creation (Pvt.) Ltd., Eastern Textiles                    
 (Pvt.) Ltd., Fine Fabrico, Galaxy Enterprises,                         
 Iantex Industries, Iftikhar Corporation, Ishrat                        
 Brothers, Jawad Brothers, Jawwad Industries,                           
 Mehtabi Towel Mills (Pvt.) Ltd., Pakistan Textile                      
 Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd., Quality Linen Supply                          
 Corporation, R.I. Weaving, Safari Enterprises,                         
 Salimah International, Shaheen Textiles, Sind                          
 Textile Corporation, Sultex Industries, The Khans,                     
 United Towel Exporters, Zeba Textile Mills.........     1/1/96-12/31/96
Turkey: Certain Welded Carbon Steel Line Pipe; C-489-                   
 502--Bant Boru Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S., Borusan                        
 Birlesik Boru Fabrikalari A.S., Borusan Ihracat                        
 Ithalat ve Dagitim A.S., Erbosan Erciyas Boru                          
 Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S., Erkboru Profil San ve Tic                     
 A.S., Mannesmann-Sumerbank Boru Endustrisi T.A.S.,                     
 Yucel Boru ve Profil Endustrisi A.S................     1/1/96-12/31/96
Turkey: Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube; C-                   
 489-502--Bant Boru Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S., Borusan                    
 Birlesik Boru Fabrikalari A.S., Borusan Ihracat                        
 Ithalat ve Dagitim A.S., Erbosan Erciyas Boru                          
 Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S., Erkboru Profil San ve Tic                     
 A.S., Mannesmann-Sumerbank Boru Endustrisi T.A.S.,                     
 Yucel Boru ve Profil Endustrisi A.S................     1/1/96-12/31/96
United Kingdom: Certain Hot-Rolled Lead and Bismuth                     
 Steel Products; C-412-811--British Steel PLC and                       
 its affiliates (e.g., British Steel Engineering                        
 Steels Ltd. and British Steel Engineering Steel                        
 Holdings Ltd.).....................................     1/1/96-12/31/96
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    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 C.F.R. 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: April 18, 1997.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Group III.
[FR Doc. 97-10670 Filed 4-23-97; 8:45 am]
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