[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44524-44526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19271]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews, Requests for Revocation in Part and Deferral of Administrative 
Reviews

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

ACTION: Notice of initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty 
administrative reviews, requests for revocation in part and deferral of 
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 June anniversary dates. In accordance with the 
Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative 
reviews. The Department also received requests to revoke two 
antidumping duty orders in part and to defer the initiation of an 
administrative review of four companies in one antidumping duty order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 29, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly 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 June anniversary 
dates. The Department also received timely requests to revoke in part 
the antidumping duty orders on and Non-Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate 
and Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, 
from the People's Republic of China. In addition, the Department 
received a request to defer for one year the initiation of the June 1, 
2002 through May 31, 2003 administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on Non-Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate from the People's Republic 
of China with respect to four exporters in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(c). The Department received no objection to this request from 
any party cited in 19 CFR 351.213(c)(1)(ii).

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 June 30, 2004. Also, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(c), we are deferring for one year the 
initiation of the June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003 administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on Non-Frozen Apple Juice 
Concentrate from the People's Republic of China with respect to four 
exporters.

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                                                         Period to be
                                                          reviewed
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           Antidumping Duty Proceedings
 
Canada: Certain Softwood Lumber, A-122-838........     05/22/02-05/31/03
    Buchanan Lumber \1\
Japan: Certain Large Diameter Carbon and Alloy         06/01/02-05/31/03
 Seamless Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe, A-588-
 850..............................................
    Kawasaki Steel Corporation
    Nippon Steel Corporation
    NKK Tubes
    Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd

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Taiwan: Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld, Pipe        06/01/02-05/31/03
 Fittings, A-583-816..............................
    Liang Feng Stainless Steel Fitting Co., Ltd.
    PFP Taiwan Co., Ltd.
    Ta Chen Stainless Steel Pipe, Ltd.
    Tru-Flow Industrial Co., Ltd.
The People's Republic of China: Certain Non-Frozen     06/01/02-05/31/03
 Apple Juice Concentrate \2\ A-570-855............
    Gansu Tongda Fruit Juice Beverage Co., Ltd.
    Shaanxi Hengxing Fruit Juice Co., Ltd.
    Xian Asia Qin Fruit Co., Ltd.
    Xian Yang Fuan Juice Co., Ltd.
The People's Republic of China: Folding Metal          12/03/01-05/31/03
 Tables and Chairs \3\ A-570-868..................
    Feili Furniture Development Ltd.
    Feili Furniture Development Co., Ltd.
    Feili Group (Fujian) Co., Ltd.
    Feili (Fujian) Co., Ltd.
    Dongguan Shichang Metals Factory Co., Ltd.
    Dongguang Shchang Metals Factory Co.
    Maxchief Investments Ltd.
    New-Tec Integration Co., Ltd.
    Wok and Pan Industry, Inc.
The People's Republic of China: Tapered Roller         06/01/02-05/31/03
 Bearings \4\ A-570-601...........................
    Peer Bearing Company-Changshan
    Yantai Timken Co., Ltd.
    Shanghai United Bearing Co., Ltd.
          Countervailing Duty Proceedings
 
None.
               Suspension Agreements
None.
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\1\ Inadvertently omitted from the initiation notice published July 1,
  2003 (68 FR 39059).
\2\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of non-frozen apple juice concentrate 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.
\3\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of folding metal tables and chairs 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.
\4\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of tapered roller bearings 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.


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                                                   Period to be deferred
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 Deferral of Initiation of Administrative Review
 
People's Republic of China: Non-Frozen Apple          06/01/02-05/31/03
 Juice Concentrate, A-570-855....................
    Sanmenxia Lakeside Fruit Juice Co., Ltd......
    SDIC Zhonglu Fruit Juice Co., Ltd............
    Shaanxi Haisheng Fresh Fruit Juice Co., Ltd..
    Yantai Oriental Juice Company, Ltd...........
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                                                    Period/class or kind
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    Antifriction Bearing Proceedings and Firms
 
France: A-427-801 \5\............................     05/01/02-04/30/03
    Ace Bearing & Transmission Co................                  Ball
    Acorn Industrial Service.....................                  Ball
    Aktif Endustri Malzemeleri...................                  Ball
    Alphateam SPRL...............................                  Ball
    Australian Bearing Pty Ltd...................                  Ball
    Baltic Bearing Supply Gmbh...................                  Ball
    Bearing & Tool Gmbh..........................                  Ball
    Bearing Discount International Gmbh..........                  Ball
    Bearing Dynamics.............................                  Ball
    Bearing Net..................................                  Ball
    Bearing Sales Corp...........................                  Ball
    BTM Bearing Trade F.C Miltner................                  Ball
    Cantoni & C.S.N.C............................                  Ball
    CCVI Bearing Co..............................                  Ball
    Comal SNC....................................                  Ball
    DCD Corp.....................................                  Ball
    EuroLatin Ex. Services.......................                  Ball
    Fair Friend Ent. Co. Ltd.....................                  Ball
    Friedrich Picard Gmbh........................                  Ball
    Froklich & Dorken Gmbh.......................                  Ball

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    Han Sol Tech. Corp/Yoo Shin Co...............                  Ball
    Hayley Import/Export.........................                  Ball
    Heinz Knust..................................                  Ball
    Hergenhan Gmbh...............................                  Ball
    Hoens Industriel BV..........................                  Ball
    IBD Ltd......................................                  Ball
    International Bearing Pte. Ltd...............                  Ball
    Interspecies Donath Gmbh.....................                  Ball
    Italcuscinetti Group.........................                  Ball
    Kian Ho Bearings, Ltd........................                  Ball
    KIS Antriebs Technik Gmbh....................                  Ball
    KSM, Minamiguchi/ Bearing Manufacturing Co...                  Ball
    Kugellager Weber.............................                  Ball
    LTM Industrietechnik.........................                  Ball
    M. Buchhalter Maschenmode/Hergenhan..........                  Ball
    Micaknowledge................................                  Ball
    Minetti SPA..................................                  Ball
    Ming Hing Trading Co.........................                  Ball
    Motion Bearing Pte. Ltd......................                  Ball
    Rodamientos Rovi.............................                  Ball
    Roeirasa.....................................                  Ball
    Rolling Bearing Co. Pty Ltd..................                  Ball
    Rovi-Marcay..................................                  Ball
    Rovi-Valencia................................                  Ball
    SKF..........................................             Spherical
    Sprint Engineering...........................                  Ball
    Taisho Kiko Co. Ltd..........................                  Ball
    Taninaka Ltd.................................                  Ball
    Top G Trading Pte Ltd........................                  Ball
    Weber Kugellager Int.........................                  Ball
    Withus Technology Corp.......................                  Ball
    Wyko Export, Division of Wyko Grp/Wyko-Ewb...                 Ball
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\5\ The companies listed for A-427-801 were inadvertently omitted from
  the intiation notice that published on July 1, 2003 (68 FR 39055).

    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: July 23, 2003.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-19271 Filed 7-28-03; 8:45 am]
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