[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56262-56265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24766]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


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

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

ACTION: Notice of initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty 
administrative reviews, request for revocation in part and deferral of 
administrative review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received 
requests

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to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and 
countervailing duty orders and findings with August anniversary dates. 
In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating 
those administrative reviews. The Department also received a request to 
revoke one antidumping duty order in part and to defer the initiation 
of an administrative review of one company in one countervailing duty 
order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 30, 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 August anniversary 
dates. The Department also received a timely request to revoke in part 
the antidumping duty order on Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy 
Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe from Romania. In addition, 
the Department received a request to defer for one year the initiation 
of the January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002 administrative review 
of the countervailing duty order on Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in 
Coils from France with respect to one exporter in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.213(c). The Department received no objection to this request 
for any party cited in 19 CFR 351.213(c)(l)(ii).

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 August 31, 2004. Also, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(c), we are deferring for one year the initiation of the January 
1, 2002, through December 31, 2002, administrative review of the 
countervailing duty order on Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils 
from France with respect to one exporter.

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                                                         Period to be
                                                           reviewed
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            Antidumping Duty Proceedings
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Argentina: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-357-810.....      8/1/02-7/31/03
    Siderca, S.A.I.C
Brazil: Seamless Pipe, A-351-826....................      8/1/02-7/31/03
    V & M do Brasil S.A.
Canada:
    Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products,       8/1/02-7/31/03
     A-122-822......................................
    Continuous Colour Coat, Ltd.
    Dofasco Inc.
    Ideal Roofing Company, Ltd.
    Impact Steel Canada Ltd.
    Russel Metals Export
    Sorevco and Company, Ltd.
    Stelco Inc.
    Pure Magnesium, A-122-814.......................      8/1/02-7/31/03
    Magnola Metallurgy Inc.
    Norsk Hydo Canada, Inc.
France: Industrial Nitrocellulose, A-427-009........      8/1/02-7/31/03
    Bergerac N.C.
India: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, A-533-    12/21/01-6/30/03
 824................................................
    Gareware Polyester Limited \1\
Italy: Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)            8/1/02-7/31/03
 Resin, A-475-703...................................
    Solvay Solexis, Inc.
Japan:
    Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products,       8/1/02-7/31/03
     A-588-824......................................
    JFE Steel Corporation
    Nippon Steel Corporation
    Kobe Steel Company, Ltd.
    Sumitomo Metals
    Kawasho Corporation
    Nisshin Steel
    Granular Polytetrafluroethylene Resin, A-588-707      8/1/02-7/31/03
    Asahi Glass Fluoropolymers Co., Ltd.
Mexico: Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and      8/1/02-7/31/03
 Pressure Pipe (Over \4/5\ Inches), A-201-827.......
    Tubos de Acero de Mexico, S.A.
    Gray Portland Cement and Clinker, A-201-802.....      8/1/02-7/31/03
    CEMEX, S.A. de C.V.
    GCC Cementos, S.A. de C.V.
    Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-201-817............      8/1/02-7/31/03
    Hylsa, S.A. de C.V.
Republic of Korea:
    Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products,       8/1/02-7/31/03
     A-580-816......................................

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    Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
    Dongshin Special Steel Co., Ltd.
    Hyundai Hysco
    Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd./Pohang Coated
     Steel Co., Ltd./Pohang Steel Indust
    SeAH Steel Corporation
    Union Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Structural Steel Beams, A-580-841...............      8/1/02-7/31/03
    Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.
    INI Steel Company
Romania:
    Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless      8/1/02-7/31/03
     Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe, A-485-805....
    S.C. Silcotub S.A.
    S.C. Petrotub S.A.
    Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A-485-803.....      8/1/02-7/31/03
    CSR SA Resita
    Metalexportimport, S.A.
    MINMET, S.A.
    Sidex S.A.
Taiwan: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils, A-      7/1/02-6/30/03
 583-831............................................
    Chia Far Industrial Co., Ltd.\2\
The People's Republic of China:
    Petroleum Wax Candles \3\, A-570-504............      8/1/02-7/31/03
    Amstar Business Co., Ltd.
    AtHome America
    Avon Products, Inc.
    Candle World Industrial Co.
    Dalian Hanbo Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Dongguan Fay Candle Company, Ltd.
    Generaluxe Factory
    Guangdong Xin Hui City Si Qian Art & Craft
     Factory
    Jiangsu Holly Corporation
    Li & Fung Trading Ltd.
    Premier Candle Co. Ltd.
    Qingdao Kingking Applied Chemistry Co., Ltd.
    Shandong Jiaye Gen. Merch.
    Shanghai Charming Wax Co., Ltd.
    Simon Int'l Ltd.
    Sincere Factory Company
    Smartcord Int'l Co., Ltd./Rich Talent Trading
    Suzhou Ind'l Park Nam Kwong
    Taizhou Int'l Trae Corp.
    Two's Company Inc.
    Universal Candle Co., Ltd.
    Zen Continental Co., Inc.
    Zhong Hang-Scanwell International/Scanwell
     Freight Express (LAX), Inc.
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           Countervailing Duty Proceedings
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Canada:
    Alloy Magnesium C-122-815.......................     1/1/02-12/31/02
    Magnola Metallurgy Inc.
    Norsk Hydro Canada Inc.
    Pure Magnesium, C-122-815.......................     1/1/02-12/31/02
    Magnola Metallurgy Inc.
    Norsk Hydro Canada Inc.
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   Deferral of Initiation of Administrative Review
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France: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils, C-     1/1/02-12/31/02
 427-815............................................
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    Ugine S.A.
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                          Suspension Agreements
None................................................
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\1\ Company inadvertently omitted from previous initiation notice.
\2\ Company inadvertently omitted from previous initiation notice.
\3\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of petroleum wax candles 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.


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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: September 24, 2003.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group II.
[FR Doc. 03-24766 Filed 9-29-03; 8:45 am]
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