[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25926-25927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12203]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[C-580-602]


Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From the Republic of Korea: 
Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances 
Countervailing 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 countervailing 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), a U.S. importer, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) is initiating a changed circumstances countervailing duty 
administrative review and issuing an intent to revoke, in part, the 
countervailing 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: May 12, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy S. Wei or James Terpstra, Office 
4, Office of Antidumping/Countervailing Duty Enforcement, 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:

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 January 24, 1997, at Peregrine's request, the Department revoked 
in part the antidumping duty order on certain stainless steel cooking 
ware from the Republic of Korea with regard to stainless steel cooking 
ware (62 FR 3662).
    On March 31, 1997, Peregrine subsequently requested that the 
Department conduct a changed circumstances administrative review to 
determine whether to partially revoke the countervailing duty order on 
certain stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea with 
regard to stainless steel camping cooking ware (52 FR 2140, January 20, 
1987). 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 circumstances 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 
Countervailing 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 a countervailing 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

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review to be conducted upon receipt of a request containing sufficient 
information concerning changed circumstances.
    The Department's regulations at 19 CFR 355.25(d)(2) require that 
the Department conduct a changed circumstances administrative review 
under Sec. 355.22(h) based upon available information, including an 
affirmative statement of no interest from the petitioner in the 
proceeding. Section 355.25(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. 355.22(h)(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 355.25(d), and 355.22(h), 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, as well as the fact that we have revoked the 
antidumping duty order in part with regard to stainless steel camping 
cooking ware (62 FR 3662, January 24, 1997), we have preliminarily 
determined that the portion of the countervailing duty 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. We have further concluded that expedited 
action is warranted, and are, therefore, combining these notices of 
initiation and preliminary results. We are hereby notifying the public 
of our intent to revoke in part the countervailing 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 countervailing duties collected for all 
unliquidated entries of the subject merchandise that are not subject to 
a final results of administrative review. The current requirement for a 
cash deposit of estimated countervailing 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 355.31(e) and shall 
be served on all interested parties on the Department's service list in 
accordance with 19 CFR 355.31(g). Persons interested in attending the 
hearing should contact the 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 Secs. 355.22(h) and 355.25(d) of the Department's regulations.

    Dated: May 5, 1997.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-12203 Filed 5-9-97; 8:45 am]
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