[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 62 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16875-16877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7927]


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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 regulations, we are initiating those administrative 
reviews. The Department of Commerce also received a request to revoke 
one antidumping duty order in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 30, 2000.

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, NW, 
Washington, DC 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. The Department also received timely requests to revoke in part 
the antidumping duty order on heavy forged hand tools (bars/wedges, 
hammers/sledges, and picks/mattocks) 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 February 28, 2001.

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                                                         Period to  be
                                                            reviewed
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             Antidumping Duty Proceedings
India:
    Certain Preserved Mushrooms, A-533-813...........     8/5/98-1/31/00
    Agro Dutch Foods, Ltd.
    Alpine Biotech, Ltd.
    Mandeep Mushrooms, Ltd.
    Hindustan Lever Limited (formerly Ponds India,
     Ltd.)
    Saptarishi Agro Industries, Ltd.
    Techtran Agro Industries, Ltd.
    Transchem, Ltd.
    Premier Mushroom Farms
    Flex Foods, Ltd.
    Weikfield Agro Products, Ltd.
    Dinesh Agro Products, Ltd.
    Himalaya International, Ltd.
    Forged Stainless Steel Flanges, A-533-809........     2/1/99-1/31/00
    Echjay Forgings Limited
    Isibars, Ltd.
    Panchmahal Steel, Ltd.
    Patheja Forgings and Auto Parts, Ltd.
    Pushpaman Exports
    Viraj Forgings, Ltd.
    Stainless Steel Bar, A-533-810...................     2/1/99-1/31/00
    Chandan Steel Ltd.
    Isibars Limited
    Panchmahal Steel Limited
    Viraj Impoexpo Ltd.
Indonesia: Certain Preserved Mushrooms, A-560-802....     8/5/98-1/31/00
    PT Dieng Djaya
    PT Surya Jaya Abadi Perkasa
    PT Indo Evergreen Agro Business Corp.
    PT Zeta Agro Corporation
Japan: Mechanical Transfer, Presses, A-588-810.......     2/1/99-1/31/00
    Komatsu, Ltd.
People's Republic of China:

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    Axes/adzes, *A-570-803...........................     2/1/99-1/31/00
    Shandong Machinery Import & Export Corp.
    Fujian Machinery & Equipment Import & Export
     Corp.
    Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Corp.
    Liaoning Machinery Import & Export Corp.
    Shandong Huarong General Group Corp.
    Bars/wedges, *A-570-803..........................     2/1/99-1/31/00
    Shandong Machinery Import & Export Corp.
    Fujian Machinery & Equipment Import & Export
     Corp.
    Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Corp.
    Liaoning Machinery Import & Export Corp.
    Shandong Huarong General Group Corp.
    Hammers/sledges, * A-570-803.....................     2/1/99-1/31/00
    Shandong Machinery Import & Export Corp.
    Fujian Machinery & Equipment Import & Export
     Corp.
    Tianjin Machinery Import & Export Corp.
    Liaoning Machinery Import & Export Corp.
    Shandong Huarong General Group Corp.
    Picks/mattocks,* A-570-803.......................     2/1/99-1/31/00
    Shandong Machinery Import & Export Corp.
    Fujian 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 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 a single PRC
     entity of which the named exporters are a part.
 
    Certain Preserved Mushrooms, * A-570-851.........     8/5/98-1/31/00
    China Processed Food Import & Export Co.
    Gerber Food (Yunnan) Co., Ltd.
    Mei Wei Food Industry Co., Ltd. **                    5/7/98-1/31/00
    Tak Fat Trading Co. **...........................     5/7/98-1/31/00
 
    * If one of the above named companies does not
     qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters
     of certain preserved mushrooms 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 a single PRC entity of which
     the named exporters are a part
    ** The review period for Tak Fat and Mei Wei is 5/
     7/98 through 1/31/00, because there was a
     critical circumstance finding, and liquidation
     was suspended 90 days prior to publication of
     the preliminary LTFV investigation.
 
    Coumarin, *A-570-830.............................     2/1/99-1/31/00
    Jiangsu Native Produce Import & Export Corp.
 
    * If the above named company does not qualify for
     a separate rate, all other exporters of coumarin
     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 exporter is a part....
 
    Manganese Metal, * A-570-840.....................     2/1/99-1/31/00
    China National Electronics Import & Export Hunan
     Co.
    China Metallurgical Import & Export Hunan
     Corporation and Hunan Non Ferrous Metals Import
     & Export Assoc. Co.
    Minmetals Precious & Rare Minerals Import &
     Export Co.
    Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation............
    London & Scandinavian Metallurgical Co., Ltd.....
    Sumitomo Canada, Ltd.............................
 
    * If one of the above named companies does not
     qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters
     of managanese metal 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.
 
    Natural Bristle Paint Brushes, *A-57-0-501            2/1/99-1/31/00
    Hunan Provincial Native Produce and Animal By-
     Products Import and Export Corporation
    Hebei Animal By-Products Import/Export Corp.
 
    * If one of the above named companies does not
     qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters
     of natural bristle paintbrushes 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.
 
           Countervailing Duty Proceedings
None.................................................
                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 Sec. 351.211 or a 
determination under Sec. 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

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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: March 24, 2000.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II, for Import Administration.
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