[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 856-857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-246]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-808]
Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rod from India; Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative and New Shipper Reviews
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty administrative
review and new shipper reviews.
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SUMMARY: On September 9, 1998, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') published the preliminary results of its administrative
review and new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on certain
stainless steel wire rod (``SSWR'') from India. These reviews covered
one manufacturer/exporter, Mukand, Ltd. (``Mukand''), of the subject
merchandise for the period December 1, 1996 through November 30, 1997,
and two new shippers, Viraj Group (``Viraj'') and Panchamahal Steel
Ltd. (``Panchmahal''). We gave interested parties an opportunity to
comment on our preliminary results. We received no comments and have
not changed the results from those presented in the preliminary results
of review.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 6, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Dybczak (Mukand), Carrie Blozy
(Viraj), Stephen Bailey (Panchmahal) or Rick Johnson, AD/CVD
Enforcement Group III, Office 9, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1398 (Dybczak), (202) 482-0165 (Blozy), (202) 482-0413 (Bailey), or
(202) 482-3818 (Johnson).
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
regulations codified at 19 CFR part 351 (1998).
Background
On October 20, 1993, the Department published in the Federal
Register the antidumping duty order on certain stainless steel wire rod
from India (58 FR 54110). On December 5, 1997, the Department published
in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of this antidumping duty order (62 FR 64353). On
December 22, 1997, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), respondent
Mukand requested that we conduct an administrative review. We published
the notice of initiation of this antidumping duty administrative review
on January 26, 1998 (62 FR 3702). On December 24, 1997, and December
31, 1997, Panchmahal and Viraj, respectively, submitted requests for
new shipper reviews. On February 5, 1998, the notice of initiation of
these new shipper reviews was published in the Federal Register (63 FR
5930).
On September 9, 1998, the Department published in the Federal
Register (63 FR 48184) the preliminary results of its administrative
review and new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on certain
stainless steel wire rod from India (62 FR 3702). We gave interested
parties an opportunity to comment on our preliminary results. We
received no comments. The Department has now completed these reviews in
accordance with section 751 of the Act.
Scope of the Review
Imports covered by this review are shipments of SSWR from India.
SSWR are products which are hot-rolled or hot-rolled annealed and/or
pickled rounds, squares, octagons, hexagons or other shapes, in coils.
SSWR are made of alloy steels containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or
less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of chromium, with or without
other elements. These products are only manufactured by hot-rolling and
are normally sold in coiled form, and are of solid cross-section. The
majority of SSWR sold in the United States are round in cross-section
shape, annealed and pickled. The most common size is 5.5 millimeters in
diameter.
The SSWR subject to this review are currently classifiable under
subheadings 7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0020, 7221.00.0030,
7221.00.0040, 7221.00.0045, 7221.00.0060, 7221.00.0075, and
7221.00.0080 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
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(``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise under
review is dispositive.
The administrative review covers one company, Mukand, while both
Viraj and Panchmahal are reviewed as new shippers. The period of review
for all three companies is December 1, 1996 through November 30, 1997.
Final Results of Reviews
As a result of our reviews, we determine the dumping margins (in
percent) for the period December 1, 1996 through November 30, 1997, for
the companies under review to be as follows:
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Margin
Producer/manufacturer/exporter (percent)
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Mukand..................................................... 0.00
Viraj...................................................... 0.00
Panchmahal................................................. 0.00
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The Department shall issue appraisement instructions directly to
the Customs Service. Furthermore, the following deposit requirements
will be effective upon publication of these final results for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date as provided
by section 751(a) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rates for Mukand,
Viraj, and Panchmahal will be the rates stated above; (2) for
previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm
covered in this review, or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be
the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of
the merchandise; and (4) if neither the exporter nor the manufacturer
is a firm covered in this review, the cash rate will be 48.80 percent,
which is the ``all others'' rate as established in the LTFV
investigation. The deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until publication of the final results of the next
administrative review.
Notification of Interested Parties
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR section 351.402(f) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d), (1997). Timely notification of
return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
The administrative review and new shipper reviews and this notice
are in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)).
Dated: December 22, 1998.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-246 Filed 1-5-99; 8:45 am]
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