[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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