[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67701-67702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3262]


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

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 19, 2004.

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 October 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

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the final results of these reviews not later than October 31, 2005.

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                                                        Period to be
                                                          reviewed
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           Antidumping Duty Proceedings
 
Brazil: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod, A-      10/1/03-9/30/04
 351-832..........................................
    Companhia Siderurgica Belgo Mineira
    Belgo Mineira Participacao Industria e
     Comercio S.A.
    BMP Siderurgia S.A.
Canada: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod, A-      10/1/03-9/30/04
 122-840..........................................
    Ivaco Inc., Ivaco Rolling Mills L.P.
    Ispat-Sidbec, Inc.
Indonesia: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire           10/1/03-9/30/04
 Rod, A-560-815...................................
    P.T Ispat Indo
Mexico: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod, A-      10/1/03-9/30/04
 201-830..........................................
    Hylsa Puebla, S.A. de C.V.
The People's Republic of China: Helical Spring           10/1/03-9/30/04
 Lock Washers,\1\ A-570-822.......................
    Hang Zhou Spring Washer Co., Ltd./(aka
     Zhejiang Wanxin Group Co., Ltd.)
The People's Republic of China: Polyvinyl                3/20/03-9/30/04
 Alcohol,\2\ A-570-879............................
    Sinopec Sichuan Vinylon Works
Trinidad and Tobago: Carbon and Certain Alloy            10/1/03-9/30/04
 Steel Wire Rod, A-274-804........................
    Caribbean Ispat Limited
 
          Countervailing Duty Proceedings
 
Canada: Certain Hard Red Spring Wheat, C-122-848..      3/10/03-12/31/03
    Canadian Wheat Board
Iran: Certain In-Shell Roasted Pistachios, C-507-        1/1/03-12/31/03
 601..............................................
    Tehran Negah Nima Trading Company, Inc./dba
     Nima Trading Company
 
               Suspension Agreements
 
Russia: Uranium, A-821-802........................       10/1/03-9/30/04
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\1\ If one of the above-named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of helical spring lock washers 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 polyvinyl alcohol 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 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, 
consistent with FAG Italia v. United States, 291 F.3d 806 (Fed. Cir. 
202), as appropriate, 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: November 12, 2004.
Holly A. Kuga,
Senior Office Director, Office 4 for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E4-3262 Filed 11-18-04; 8:45 am]
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