[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49965-49966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20831]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-806]


Silicon Metal From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of 
New-Shipper Antidumping Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of New-Shipper Antidumping Administrative 
Review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received a 
request from Groupstars Chemical L.L.C. (Groupstars) to conduct a new-
shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicon 
metal from the People's Republic of China (PRC). In accordance with 19 
CFR 351.214(d) of the Department's regulations, we are initiating this 
administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 16, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Gilgunn or Scott Lindsay, 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) 
482-0648 or (202) 482-3782 respectively.

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The 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. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, 
all citations to the Department's regulations are to the current 
regulations, codified at 19 CFR Part 351, (1999).

Background

    On June 30, 2000, the Department received a timely request, in 
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(c), 
for a new shipper review of this antidumping duty order which has a 
June anniversary date.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Groupstars' June 30, 2000 request for review 
certified that it did not export the subject merchandise to the United 
States during the period of investigation (POI) and that it is not 
affiliated with any company which exported subject merchandise to the 
United States during the POI. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), 
Groupstars' request certified that its export activities are not 
controlled by the central government of the PRC.
    In addition, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv)(A)-(C), 
Groupstars' request contained documentation establishing: the date 
after the period of investigation on which Groupstars first shipped the 
subject merchandise for export to the United States, the volume of that 
shipment, and the date of the first sale to an unaffiliated customer in 
the United States.

Initiation of Review

    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we 
are initiating a new-shipper review of the antidumping duty order on 
silicon metal from the PRC. Therefore, we intend to issue the 
preliminary results of this review not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the review is initiated.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(g)(A) of the Department's regulations, 
the period of review (POR) for a new-shipper review initiated in the 
month immediately following the annual anniversary month will be the 
twelve-month period immediately preceding the annual anniversary month. 
Therefore, the POR for this new-shipper is:

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                                                          Period to be
             Antidumping duty proceeding                    reviewed
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Silicon Metal from the PRC, A-570-806:
Groupstars Chemical L.L.C............................    6/01/99-5/31/00
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    Concurrent with publication of this notice and in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.214(e), we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to allow, 
at the option of the importer, the posting of a bond or security in 
lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the merchandise exported by 
the companies listed above, until the completion of the review.
    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 
351.306.
    This initiation and notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of 
the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.214.

    Dated: August 10, 2000.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary For Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-20831 Filed 8-15-00; 8:45 am]
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