[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5504]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-475-818, C-475-819]


Certain Pasta from Italy: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

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

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce has received a request for new 
shipper reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on 
certain pasta from Italy issued July 24, 1996. In accordance with our 
regulations, we are initiating these administration reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 4, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Brinkmann or Edward Easton 
(antidumping duty), at (202) 482-5288 or 482-1777, respectively; Vince 
Kane or Todd Hansen (countervailing duty), at (202) 482-2815 or 482-
1276, respectively. Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

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. In addition, unless otherwise 
indicated, all citations to the regulations of the Department of 
Commerce (``the Department'') are to the regulations as codified at 19 
CFR part 351, 62 FR 27295 (May 19, 1997).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department has received a request from CO.R.EX. S.r.L. 
(``CO.R.EX.'') to conduct new shipper administrative reviews of the 
antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain pasta from Italy, 
which have a January semi-annual anniversary date. This request was 
made pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b) 
of the Department's regulations.

Initiation of Review

    Pursuant to the Department's regulations at 19 CFR 351.214(b), in 
its request of January 16, 1998, CO.R.EX. certified that it did not 
export the subject merchandise to the United States during the period 
of investigation (``POI'') (May 1, 1994 through April 30, 1995) and 
that it was not affiliated with any exporter or producer who exported 
the subject merchandise to the United States during the POI. CO.R.EX. 
submitted documentation establishing the date on which the merchandise 
was first entered for consumption in the United States. CO.R.EX. also 
certified that it has a tolling arrangement in which it purchases all 
inputs and pays a processing fee to a company that produces pasta for 
CO.R.EX. This toller provided a certification stating that it did not 
export to the United States and has not been affiliated with any 
exporter or producer who exported the subject merchandise to the United 
States during the POI.
    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and section 
351.214(d) of the Department's regulations, we are initiating new 
shipper reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on 
certain pasta from Italy. We intend to issue the final results of these 
reviews not later than 270 days from the date of publication of this 
notice.

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Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings   Period to be Reviewed 
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Italy: Certain Pasta, A-475-818:                                        
CO.R.EX. S.r.L.................................        07/01/97-12/31/97
Italy: Certain Pasta, C-475-819:                                        
CO.R.EX. S.r.L.................................        01/01/97-12/31/97
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    We will instruct the Customs Service to allow, at the option of the 
importer, the posting, until the completion of the review, of a bond or 
security in lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the merchandise 
exported by the company listed above, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.214(e).
    Interested parties may submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(b).
    This initiation and this notice are in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and section 351.214 of the 
Department's regulations (19 CFR 351.214).

    Dated: February 25, 1998.
Richard W. Moreland,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-5504 Filed 3-3-98; 8:45 am]
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