[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13837-13838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7485]


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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 has received requests to conduct 
administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty 
orders and findings with February anniversary dates. In accordance with 
the Department's regulation's we are initiating those administrative 
reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 23, 1998.

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 
CFR 351.213(b)(1997), for administrative reviews of various antidumping 
and countervailing duty orders and findings with February anniversary 
dates.

Initiative of Reviews

    In accordance with section 19 CFR 351.211(c)(1)(i), we are 
initiating administrative reviews of the following antidumping and 
countervailing duty orders and findings. We intend to issue the final 
results of these reviews not later than February 28, 1999.

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                                                         Period to be   
                                                           reviewed     
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            Antidumping Duty Proceedings                                
                                                                        
India: Stainless Steel Bar, A-533-810...............      2/1/97-1/31/98
    Bhansali Bright Bars Pvt. Ltd.                                      
    Venus Wire Industries Limited                                       
Indonesia: Melamine Institutional Dinnerware, A-560-                    
 801................................................     8/22/96-1/31/98
    P.T. Mayer Crocodile                                                
    P.T. Multi Raya Indah Abah                                          
Japan: Stainless Steel Bar, A-588-833...............      2/1/97-1/31/98
    Aichi Steel Works, Ltd.                                             
The People's Republic of China: Axes/adzes,* A-570-                     
 803................................................      2/1/97-1/31/98
    Shandong Machinery Import & Export Corp.                            
    Fuijian Machinery & Equipment Import & Export                       
     Corp.                                                              
    Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Corp.                             
    Liaoning Machinery Import & Export Corp.                            
    Shandong Huarong General Group Corp.                                
The People's Republic of China: Bars/wedges,* A-570-                    
 803................................................      2/1/97-1/31/98
    Shandong Machinery Import & Export Corp.                            
    Fuijian Machinery & Equipment Import & Export                       
     Corp.                                                              
    Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Corp.                             
    Liaoning Machinery Import & Export Corp.                            
    Shandong Huarong General Group Corp.                                
The People's Republic of China: Hammers/sledges,* A-                    
 570-803............................................      2/1/97-1/31/98
    Shandong Machinery Import & Export Corp.                            
    Fuijian Machinery & Equipment Import & Export                       
     Corp.                                                              
    Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Corp.                             
    Liaoning Machinery Import & Export Corp.                            
    Shandong Huarong General Group Corp.                                
The People's Republic of China: Picks/mattocks,* A-                     
 570-803............................................      2/1/97-1/31/98
    Shandong Machinery Import & Export Corp.                            
    Fuijian Machinery & Equipment Import & Export                       
     Corp.                                                              
    Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Corp.                             
    Liaoning Machinery Import & Export Corp.                            
    Shandong Huarong General Group Corp.                                
                                                                        
* If one of the above named companies does not                          
 qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of                    
 certain heavy forged hand tools form the People's                      
 Republic of China who have not qualified for a                         
 separate rate are deemed to be covered by this                         
 review as part of a single PRC entity of which the                     
 named exporters are a part.                                            
                                                                        
The People's Republic of China: Paint Brushes,* A-                      
 570-501............................................      2/1/97-1/31/98
    Hunan Provincial Native Produce and Animal By-                      
     Products Import and Export Corporation                             
                                                                        
* If the above named company does not qualify for a                     
 separate rate, all other exporters of paint brushes                    
 from the People's Republic of China who have not                       
 qualified for separate rate are deemed to be                           
 covered by this review as part of the single PRC                       
 entity of which the named exporter is a part.                          
                                                                        
The People's Republic of China: Managanese Metal,* A-                   
 570-501............................................      2/1/97-1/31/98
    China National Electronics Import & Export Hunan                    
     Co.                                                                
    China Human International Economic Development                      
     (Group) Corporation                                                
    China Metallurgical Import & Export Hunan                           
     Corporation and Hunan Nonferrous Metals Import                     
     & Export Assoc. Co.                                                
    Minmetals Precious & Rare Minerals Import &                         
     Export Co.                                                         
                                                                        
* If the above named company does not qualify for a                     
 separate rate, all other exporters of manganese                        
 metal from the People's Republic of China who have                     
 not qualified for separate rate are deemed to be                       
 covered by this review as part of the single PRC                       
 entity of which the named exporter is a part.                          
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Countervailing Duty Proceedings

    None.

Suspension Agreements

    None.
    During any administrative review covering all or part of a period 
falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of 
the publication of an antidumping duty order under section 351.211 or a 
determination under section 351.218(d) (sunset review), the Secretary, 
if requested by a domestic interested party within 30 days of the date 
of publication of the notice of initiation of the review, will 
determine whether antidumping duties have been absorbed by an exporter 
or producer subject to the review if the subject merchandise is sold in 
the United States through an importer that is affiliated with such 
exporter or producer. The request must include the name(s) of the 
exporter or producer for which the inquiry is requested.
    For transition orders defined in section 751(c)(6) of the Act, the 
Secretary will apply paragraph (j)(1) of this section to any 
administrative review initiated in 1996 or 1998 (19 CFR 351.213(j)(1-
2)).
    Interested parties must subject applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 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 351.221(c)(1)(i).

    Dated: March 17, 1998.
Richard W. Moreland,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-7485 Filed 3-20-98; 8:45 am]
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