[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9048-9049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4650]


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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 (the Department) has received 
requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and 
countervailing duty orders and findings with January anniversary dates. 
In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating 
those administrative reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 27, 2003.

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)(2002), for administrative reviews of various antidumping 
and countervailing duty orders and findings with January anniversary 
dates.

Initiation of Reviews

    In accordance with 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 January 31, 2004.

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                                                          Period to be
                                                            reviewed
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             Antidumping Duty Proceedings
 
France:
    Anhydrous Sodium Metasilicate (ASM), A-427-098...    1/1/02-12/31/02
    Rhone-Poulenc, S.A.
The People's Republic of China:
    Folding Gift Boxes \1\ A-570-866.................    8/6/01-12/31/02
    Red Point Paper Products Co., Ltd.
    Yun Choy, Ltd.
    Potassium Permanganate \2\ A-570-001.............    1/1/02-12/31/02
    Groupstars Chemicals, LLC
The Republic of Korea:
    Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware, A-    1/1/02-12/31/02
     580-601.........................................
    Dong Won Metal Co., Ltd.
 
        Countervailing Duty Proceedings: None.
 
             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 folding gift boxes 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 potassium permanganate 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 Sec.  351.211 or a 
determination under Sec.  351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or 
suspended investigation (after 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

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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 U.S.C. 1675(a)), and 
19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).

    Dated: February 21, 2003.
Holly A. Kuga,
Senior Office Director, Group II, Office 4, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-4650 Filed 2-26-03; 8:45 am]
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