[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32767-32768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15869]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[C-580-602]


Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From the Republic of Korea: 
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review, and Revocation in Part of Countervailing Duty 
Order

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of changed circumstances countervailing 
duty administrative review, and revocation in part of countervailing 
duty order.

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SUMMARY: On May 12, 1997, the Department published a notice of 
initiation of a changed circumstances countervailing duty 
administrative review and preliminary results of review with intent to 
revoke, in part, the countervailing duty order on certain stainless 
steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea. We are now revoking this 
order in part, with regard to stainless steel camping cooking ware, as 
described in the Scope of Review, based on the fact that domestic 
parties have expressed no interest in the importation or sale of this 
stainless steel camping cooking ware imported from the Republic of 
Korea.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy S. Wei or James Terpstra, Office 
of AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 4, 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:

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 (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 the request of Peregrine Outfitters, Inc. 
(Peregrine), the Department revoked in part the antidumping duty order 
on certain stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea with 
respect to stainless steel camping 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 (52 FR 
2140, January 20, 1987) with respect to imports of stainless steel 
camping cooking ware. Imports of other types of stainless steel cooking 
ware are not affected by this request. In addition, the petitioner 
informed the Department in writing that it did not object to the 
changed circumstances review and had no interest in the importation or 
sale of stainless steel camping cooking ware produced in the Republic 
of Korea, as described by Peregrine.
    We preliminarily determined that petitioner's affirmative statement 
of no interest constituted changed circumstances sufficient to warrant 
a partial revocation of this order. Consequently, on May 12, 1997, the 
Department published a notice of initiation and preliminary results of 
changed circumstances countervailing duty administrative review and 
intent to revoke this order in part (62 FR 25926). We gave interested 
parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results of this 
changed circumstances review. We received no comments.

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) consisting of 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 quart saucepans 
without handles and 2.5, 4.0, and 5.0 quart saucepans with folding bail 
handles and with lids that also serve as fry pans. These camping 
cooking ware items 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.

Final Results of Review; Partial Revocation of Countervailing Duty 
Order

    The affirmative statement of no interest by petitioner in stainless 
steel camping cooking ware from the Republic of Korea constitutes 
changed circumstances sufficient to warrant partial revocation of this 
order. Therefore, the Department is partially revoking the order on 
certain stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea with 
regard to cooking ware which meets the specifications of stainless 
steel camping cooking ware from the Republic of Korea, in accordance 
with sections 751 (b) and (d) of the Act and 19 CFR 355.25(d)(1).
    The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service (Customs) to 
proceed with liquidation, without regard to countervailing duties, of 
all unliquidated entries of stainless steel camping cooking ware from 
the Republic of Korea that are not subject to final results of 
administrative review. The Department will further instruct Customs to 
refund with interest any estimated duties collected with respect to 
unliquidated entries of stainless steel camping cooking ware from the 
Republic of Korea that are not subject to final results of 
administrative review.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protection orders (APOs) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 355.34(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 sanctionable violation.
    This changed circumstances administrative review, partial 
revocation of the countervailing duty order and notice are in 
accordance with sections 751 (b)(1) and (d) of the Act

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and Secs. 355.22(h) and 355.25(d) of the Department's regulations.

    Dated: June 10, 1997.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-15869 Filed 6-16-97; 8:45 am]
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