[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19498-19499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9741]


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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 March anniversary dates. 
In accordance with

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the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative 
reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 21, 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 March anniversary 
dates.

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 March 31, 2004.

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                                                          Period to be
                                                            reviewed
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             Antidumping duty proceedings
 
Germany: Stainless Steel Bar, A-428-830..............     8/2/01-2/28/03
    BGH Edelstahl Freital GmbH/BGH, Edelstahl
     Lippendorf GmbH/BGH, Edelstahl Lugau GmbH/BGH,
     Edelstahl Siegen GmbH
Italy: Stainless Steel Bar, A-475-829................     8/2/01-2/28/03
    Foroni S.p.A.
    Ugine-Savoie Imphy
Thailand: Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes & Tubes      3/1/02-2/28/03
 A-549-502...........................................
    Saha Thai Steel Pipe Company, Ltd.
United Kingdom: Stainless Steel Bar, A-412-822.......     8/2/01-2/28/03
    Corus Engineering Steels Limited
    Firth Rixson Special Steels Limited
 
           Countervailing Duty Proceedings
 
Iran: In-Shell Raw Pistachios, C-507-501.............    1/1/02-12/31/02
    Rafsanjan Pistachio Producers Cooperative
 
                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(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 
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: April 16, 2003.
Thomas F. Futtner,
Acting Senior Office Director, Group II, Office 4, Import 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-9741 Filed 4-18-03; 8:45 am]
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