[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53318-53320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25489]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part

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

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received 
requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and 
countervailing duty orders and findings with August anniversary dates. 
In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating 
those administrative reviews. The Department also received requests to 
revoke three antidumping duty orders in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1999.

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 August 
anniversary dates. The Department also received timely requests to 
revoke in part the antidumping duty orders on brass sheet and strip 
from the Netherlands, pure magnesium from Canada and sulfanilic acid 
from the People's Republic of China.

Initiation of Reviews

    In accordance with section 19 CFR 351.221(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 August 31, 2000.

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                                                         Period to be
                                                           reviewed
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            Antidumping duty proceedings
 
Argentina: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-357-810.....      8/1/98-7/31/99
    Siderca S.A.I.C.
Belgium: Industrial Phosphoric Acid, A-423-602......      8/1/98-7/31/99
    Societe Chimique Prayon-Rupel
Canada: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A-122-823.      8/1/98-7/31/99
    Stelco, Inc.
    Clayson Steel Inc.
Canada: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel, A-122-822,      8/1/98-7/31/99
 Flat Products......................................
    Stelco, Inc.,
    Continuous Colour Coat, Ltd.
    Dofasco, Inc.
    Sorevco, Inc.
    DNN Galvanizing Corp.
Canada: Pure Magnesium, A-122-814...................      8/1/98-7/31/99
    Norsk Hydro Canada Inc.
France: Industrial Nitrocellulose, A-427-009........      8/1/98-7/31/99
    Begerac, N.C.
Germany: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A-428-816      8/1/98-7/31/99
    Novosteel SA
Italy: Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel, A-475-811...      8/1/98-7/31/99
    Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A.
Japan: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat      8/1/98-7/31/99
 Products, A-588-824................................
    Nippon Steel Corporation
    Kawasaki Steel Corporation
Japan: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-588-835.........      8/1/98-7/31/99
    Hallmark Tubulars Ltd.
    Itochu Corporation
    Itochu Project Management Corp.

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    Nippon Steel Corp.
    Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
Mexico: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A-202-809.      8/1/98-7/31/99
    Altos Hornos de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Mexico: Gray Portland Cement and Clinker, A-201-802.      8/1/98-7/21/99
    CEMEX, S.A.. de C.V.
    Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A. de C.V.
    Apasco, S.A. de C.V.
Mexico: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-201-817........      8/1/98-7/31/99
    Hylsa, S.A. de C.V.
    Tubos de Acero de Mexico S.A.
Republic of Korea: Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat          8/1/98-7/31/99
 Products, A-580-815................................
    Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
    Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
    Union Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Republic of Korea: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel       8/1/98-7/31/99
 Flat Products, A-580-816...........................
    Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
    Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
    Union Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Republic of Korea: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-580-      8/1/98-7/31/99
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    SeAH Steel Corporation
Romania: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A-485-803      8/1/98-7/31/99
    Sidex, S.A./Metalexportimport, S.A.
The Netherlands: Brass Sheet & Strip, A-421-701.....      8/1/98-7/31/99
    Outokumpu Copper Strip B.V.
The Netherlands: Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat            8/1/98-7/31/99
 Products, A-421-804................................
    Hoogovens Staal BV
The People's Republic of China: Sulfanilic Acid\1\,       8/1/98-7/31/99
 A-570-815..........................................
    Boading Mancheng Zhenzing Chemical Plant
    Boading Yude Chemical Co., Ltd.
The People's Republic of China: Petroleum Wax             8/1/98-7/31/99
 Candles \2\, A-570-504.............................
    CNACC (Zhejiang Imports & Export Co., Ltd.
    Shanghai Ornate Candle Art Co., Ltd.
    China Overseas Trading Dalian Corp.
    Jilin Province Arts and Crafts
    China Hebei Boye Great Nation Candle Co., Ltd.
    Taizhou Sungod Gifts Co., Ltd.
    Zhejiang Native Produce & Animal By-Products
     Import & Export Corp.
    Cnart China Gifts Import & Export Corp.
    Liaoning Light Industrial Products Import &
     Export Corp.
    Jintan Foreign Trade Corp.
    Jiangsu Yixing Foreign Trade Corp.
    Tonglu Tiandi
    Zhongnam Candle
    China Packaging Import & Export Liaoning Co.
    Kwung's International Trade Co., Ltd.
    Shanghai Gift & Travel Products Imp. & Exp.
     Corp.
    Liaoning Native Product Import & Export
     Corporation
    Tianjin Native Produce Imp. & Exp. Group Corp.
     Ltd.
    Candle World Industrial Co.
    Fu Kit
    Shanghai Zhen Hua
    Universal Candle Company, Ltd.
The United Kingdom: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel            8/1/98-7/31/99
 Plate, A-412-814...................................
    British Steel plc
 
           Countervailing duty proceedings
 
Canada: Alloy Magnesium, C-122-815..................     1/1/98-12/31/98
    Norsk Hydro Canada Inc.
Canada: Pure Magnesium, C-122-815...................     1/1/98-12/31/98
    Norsk Hydro Canada Inc.
Germany: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, C-428-817     1/1/98-12/31/98
    Novosteel SA
Israel: Industrial Phosphoric Acid, C-508-605.......     1/1/98-12/31/98
    Rotem Amfert Negev Ltd.
Mexico: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, C-201-810.     1/1/98-12/31/98
    Altos Hornos de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Republic of Korea: Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat         1/1/98-12/31/98
 Products, C-580-818................................
    Dongbu Steel Company
    Hyundai Co.
    Pohang Iron and Steel Company
    Union Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Republic of Korea: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel      1/1/98-12/31/98
 Flat Products, C-580-818...........................

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    Dongbu Steel Company
    Hyundai Co.
    Pohang Iron and Steel Company
    Union Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
 
                Suspension agreements
 
    None.
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\1\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of sulfanilic acid from 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 the single PRC entity
  of which the named exporters are a part.
\2\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of petroleum wax candles from 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 the single PRC entity
  of which the named exporters are a part.

    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 1998 (19 CFR 351.213(j)(1-2)).
    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
    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: September 24, 1999.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II for AD/CVD Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 99-25489 Filed 9-30-99; 8:45 am]
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