[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16037-16040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7144]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Requests for Revocations 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 Revocations 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 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 two antidumping duty orders in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 22, 2001.

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)(2000), 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 orders on Heavy Forged Hand Tools (axes/adzes, 
bars/wedges, hammers/sledges, and picks/mattocks) from the People's 
Republic of China and Stainless Steel Bar from India.

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, 2002.

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                                                          Period to be
                                                            reviewed
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             Antidumping Duty Proceedings
 
India: Certain Preserved Mushrooms, A-533-813........     2/1/00-1/31/01
    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........     2/1/00-1/31/01
    Echjay Forgings Limited/Pushpaman Exports
    Isibars, Ltd.
    Panchmahal Steel, Ltd.
    Patheja Forgings and Auto Parts, Ltd.
    Viraj Forgings, Ltd.
    Stainless Steel Bar, A-533-810...................     2/1/00-1/31/01
    Isibars Limited
    Panchmahal Steel Limited
    Shaw Alloys and Ferro Alloys Corp., Ltd.
    Viraj Group Ltd.
Indonesia: Certain Preserved Mushrooms, A-560-802....     2/1/00-1/31/01
    PT Dieng Djaya
    PT Surya Jaya Abadi Perkasa
    PT Indo Evergreen Agro Business Corp.
    PT Zeta Agro Corporation
Italy: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel        7/29/99-1/31/01
 Plate, A-475-826....................................
    Palini & Bertoli S.p.A.
Japan: Mechanical Transfer Presses, A-588-810........     2/1/00-1/31/01
    Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Komatsu, Ltd.
Republic of Korea: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-         7/29/99-1/31/01
 Quality Steel Plate, A-580-836......................
    Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.
The People's Republic of China: Axes/adzes*, A-570-       2/1/00-1/31/01
 803.................................................
    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..........................     2/1/00-1/31/01
    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......................     2/1/00-1/31/01
    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.
    Shandong Jinma Industrial Group Co., Ltd.**           8/1/00-1/31/01
    Picks/mattocks*, A-570-803.......................     2/1/00-1/31/01
    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 \1\, A-570-851.......     2/1/00-1/31/01

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    China Processed Food Import & Export Co.
    Gerber Food (Yunnan) Co., Ltd.
    Mei Wei Food Industry Co., Ltd.
    Tak Fat Trading Co.
    Fujian Yu xing Fruits and Vegetables Foodstuffs
     Co., Ltd.
    Raoping Xingyu Foods, Co., Ltd.
    Raoping Yucan Canned Foods Factory...............
    Green Fresh Foods (Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd.**........     8/1/00-1/31/01
    Zhang Zhou Longhai Lubao Food Co., Ltd.**             8/1/00-1/31/01
    Citic Ningbo Import & Export Corp., Ltd.
    Shanghai Foodstuffs Import and Export Corp.
    Zhenjiang Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs I/E Co.,
     Ltd.
    China Ningbo Canned Food Factory
    Longhai Senox Limited
    Beiliu Canned Food Factory
    Fujian Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Import & Export
     (Group) Corp.
    Putian Cannery Fujian Province
    General Canned Food Factory of Zhangzhou Fijuian
     Province
    Jiangsu Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Import &
     Export Group Corp.
    Canned Goods Company of Raoping
    Shanghai Foodstuffs Import & Export Corp.
    Shenzhen Cofrey Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs, Co.,
     Ltd.
    Xiamen Gulong Import & Export Co., Ltd.
    Dongya Food Co. Ltd. Shaxian Fujian
    Xiamen Jiahua Import & Export Trading Co. Ltd.
    Zhejiang Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Import &
     Export Co.
    Shantou Hondga Industrial General Corporation
    Shenxian dongxing Foods Co., Ltd.
    Creatine Monohydrate \2\, A-570-852..............    7/30/99-1/31/01
    Blue Science International Trading (Shanghai)
     Co., Ltd.
    Courmarin \3\, A-570-830.........................     2/1/00-1/31/01
    Jiangsu Native Produce Import & Export Corp.
    Manganese Metal \4\, A-570-840...................     2/1/00-2/06/01
    CEIEC-Hunan Company (Electronics)
    London & Scandinavia Metallurgical Co., Limited
    Minmetals Precious & Rate Minerals Import and
     Export
    Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation
    Natural Bristle Paint Brushes \5\, A-570-501.....     2/1/00-1/31/01
    Hunan Provincial Native Produce and Animal By-
     Products
    Import and Export Corporation
    Hebei Founder Import & Export Company
 
           Countervailing Duty Proceedings
 
Republic of Korea....................................
    Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate,   7/26/99-12/31/00
     C-580-837.......................................
    Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.
 
                Suspension Agreements
 
    None.
 
    **These companies are currently undergoing new      2/1/00-7/31/00.
           shipper reviews for the period.
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\1\ 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.
\2\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of creatine monohydrate 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.
\3\ If the above named company does not qualify for a separate rate, all
  other exporters of courmarin 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.
\4\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of manganese 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 a single PRC entity of
  which the named exporters are a part.
\5\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of 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 a 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(f)(4) to continue an order or 
suspensed investigation (after sunset

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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.
    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 USC 1675(a)), and 19 
CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).

    Dated: March 16, 2001.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II for Import Administration.
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