[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 213 (Thursday, November 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60161-60162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28916]


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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 September anniversary 
dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are 
initiating those administrative reviews. The Department also received 
requests to revoke two antidumping duty orders in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 4, 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 September 
anniversary dates. The Department also received timely requests to 
revoke in part the antidumping duty orders on certain cut-to-length 
carbon steel plate from Canada and oil country tubular goods from 
Mexico. The request for revocation with respect certain cut-to-length 
carbon steel plate from Canada and oil country tubular goods from 
Mexico was inadvertently omitted from the previous initiation notice. 
(64 FR 53318, October 1, 1999).

Initiation of Reviews

    In accordance with sections 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 September 30, 2000.

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                                                        Period to be
                                                          reviewed
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           Antidumping duty proceedings
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ARGENTINA: Silicon Metal, A-357-804...............        9/1/98-8/31/99
    Electrometalurgica Andina S.A.I.C.
CANADA: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate,         8/1/98-7/31/99
 A-122-823........................................
    Gerdau MRM Steel \1\
GERMANY:
    Large Newspaper Printing Presses and                  9/1/97-8/31/98
     Components Thereof, Whether Assembled or
     Unassembled..................................
    Koeing & Bauer-Albert AG......................        9/1/98-8/31/99
    MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG..................        9/1/98-8/31/99
GERMANY: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate,      *8/1/97-7/31/98*
 A-428-816........................................
    Novosteel SA..................................
    *Inadvertently omitted from previous
     initiation notice.
ITALY: Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin*, A-        8/1/98-7/31/99
 475-703..........................................
    Ausimont Spa
    *Inadvertently omitted from previous
     initiation notice.
JAPAN: Large Newspaper Printing Presses and               9/1/98-8/31/99
 Components, Thereof, Whether Assembled or
 Unassembled......................................
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd.
KOREA: Stainless Steel Wire Rod...................        3/5/98-8/31/99
    Changwon Specialty Steel Co., Ltd.
    Dongbang Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
ROMANIA: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate.        8/1/98-7/31/99
    Windmill International PTE, Ltd. of Singapore*
    *Inadvertently omitted from previous
     initiation notice.
SPAIN: Stainless Steel Wire Rod...................        3/5/98-8/31/99
    Roldan, S.A.
SWEDEN: Stainless Steel Wire Rod..................        3/5/98-8/31/99
    Fagersta Stainless AB
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Freshwater                9/1/98-8/31/99
 Crawfish Tail Meat*..............................

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    Ningbo Nanlian Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.
    Qingdao Rirong Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
    Lianyungang Haiwang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd.
    Yancheng Haiteng Aquatic Products & Foods Co.,
     Ltd.
    Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corp.
    Huaiyin
    Hua Yin
    Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corp. (5)
    Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corporation (No. 30),
     aka Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corp. (30)
    Yancheng Baolong Biochemical Products Co.,
     Ltd.
    China Everbright Trading Company
    Binzhou Prefecture Foodstuffs Import & Export
     Corp.
    Yancheng Foreign Trade Corp.
    Jiangsu Cereals, Oils & Foodstuff Import &
     Export Corp.
    Yancheng Baolong Aquatic Foods Co., Ltd.
    Huaiyin Ningtai Fisheries Co., Ltd.
    Nanlong Delu Aquatic Food Co., Ltd.
    Zhenfeng Foodstuff Company
    Weishan Hongfa Lake Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
    Ever Concord
    Hua Yin Foreign Trading
    Huaiyin Foreign Trading
    Lianyungang Hailong Aquatic Product
    Qifaco
    Seatrade International
    Weishan Jinmuan Foodstuff
    Welly Shipping, aka Kenwa Shipping
    Yancheng Foreign Trading
    Jiangsu Baolong Group
    Asia-Europe
    Jiangsu Yangheng Aquatic Products Freezing
     Plant
    Yupeng Fishery
    *If one of the above named companies does not
     qualify for a separate rate, all other
     exporters of freshwater crawfish tail meat
     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.
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          Countervailing Duty Proceedings
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GERMANY: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate.      *1/1/97-12/31/97
    Novosteel SA
    *Inadvertently omitted from previous
     initiation notice.
ITALY: Stainless Steel Wire Rod...................       1/1/98-12/31/98
    Acciaierie Valbruna S.r.l.
    Acciaierie di Bolzano SpA
ITALY: Certain Pasta..............................       1/1/98-12/31/98
    LaMolisana Industrie Alimentari S.p.A.*
    Rummo S.p.A. Molino e Pasificio*
    Pasificio Riscossa F.lli Mastromauro S.r.l*
    *Inadvertently omitted from initiation notice
     published on August 30, 1999 (64 FR 47167).
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               Suspension Agreements
    None.
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    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: October 28, 1999.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II for AD/CVD Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 99-28916 Filed 11-3-99; 8:45 am]
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