[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60910-60911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26940]


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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 September anniversary 
dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are 
initiating those administrative reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 24, 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 September anniversary 
dates.

Initiation of Reviews

    In accordance with sections 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 September 30, 2004.

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                                                  Period to be reviewed
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          Antidumping Duty Proceedings
Latvia:
    Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars, A-449-804.           9/1/02-8/31/03
    Joint Stock Company Liepajas Metalurgs
Mexico:
    Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-201-817                  8/1/02-7/31/03
    Tubos de Acero de Mexico, S.A.\1\
South Africa:
    Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat                  9/1/02-8/31/03
     Products, A-791-809.......................
    Iscor, Ltd.
    Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corp., Ltd.
    Saldanha Steel, Ltd.
South Korea:
    Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars, A-580-844.           9/1/02-8/31/03
    Dongil Industries Co., Ltd.
    Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.
    Hanbo Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
    INIsteel
    Kosteel Co., Ltd.
The People's Republic of China:
    Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat \2\, A-570-             9/1/02-8/31/03
     848.......................................
    China Everbright
    China Kingdom Import & Export Co., Ltd.,
     aka China Kingdoma Import & Export Co.,
     Ltd., aka Zhongda Import & Export Co.,
     Ltd.
    Fujian Pelagic Fishery Group Co.
    Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corporation (5)
    Jiangsu Hilong International Trading Co.,
     Ltd.
    Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corporation (30)
    Jiangsu Cereals, Oils, & Foodstuffs Import
     & Export Corp.
    Hubei Qiangjiang Houhu Cold & Processing
     Factory
    Nantong Delu Aquatic Food Co., Ltd.
    Nantong Shengfa Frozen Food Co., Ltd.
    Ningbo Nanlian Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.
    North Supreme Seafood
    Qingdao Jinyongxiang Aquatic Foods Co.,
     Ltd.
    Qingdao Rirong Foodstuff Co., Ltd., aka
     Qingdao Rirong Foodstuffs
    Qingdao Xiyuan Refrigerated Food Co., Ltd.
    Qingdao Zhengri Seafood Co., Ltd., aka
     Qingdao Zhengri Seafoods
    Shanghai Ocean Flavor International Tading
     Co., Ltd.
    Shanghai Taoen International Trading Co.,
     Ltd.
    Shanghai Yangfen International Trading Co.,
     Ltd.
    Shouzhou Huaxiang Foodstuffs Co., Ltd.
    Suqian Foreign Trade Corp., aka Suqian
     Foreign Trading
    Weishan Fukang Foodstuffs Co., Ltd.
    Weishan Zhenyu Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
    Yancheng Baolong Biochemical Products Co.,
     Ltd.
    Yancheng Foreign Trade Corp., aka Yancheng
     Foreign Trading, aka Yang Chen Foreign
     Trading
    Yancheng Fuda Foods Co., Ltd.
    Yancheng Haiteng Aquatic Products & Foods
     Co., Ltd.
    Yancheng Yaou Seafoods
    Yangzhou Lakebest Foods Co., Ltd.

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    Zhoushan Huading Seafood Co., Ltd.
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\1\ Inadvertently omitted from previous initiation notice.
\2\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of freshwater crawfish tail meat 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.

Countervailing Duty Proceedings

    None.

Suspension Agreements

    None.
    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: October 20, 2003.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-26940 Filed 10-23-03; 8:45 am]
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