[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56631-56634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19364]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


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

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

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part.

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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 August anniversary dates. 
In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating 
those administrative reviews. The Department also received a request to 
revoke two countervailing duty orders in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 28, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila E. Forbes, Office of AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone: (202) 
482-4697.

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

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Department also received a timely request to revoke in part the 
countervailing duty orders on Pure and Alloy Magnesium from Canada.

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 August 31, 2006.

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       Antidumping Duty Proceedings             Period to be Reviewed
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ARGENTINA: Oil Country Tubular Goods......
A-357-810.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Siderca, S.A.I.C........................
ARGENTINA: Seamless Line and Pressure Pipe
A-357-809.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Siderca, S.A.I.C........................
BRAZIL: Seamless Pipe.....................
A-351-826.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  V & M do Brasil S.A./V & M Brazil.......
CANADA: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel
 Flat Products............................
A-122-822.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Dofasco Inc.............................
  Stelco Inc..............................
FRANCE: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel
 Flat Products............................
A-427-808.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Duferco Coating SA......................
  Sorral SA...............................
GERMANY: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon
 Steel Plate..............................
A-428-816.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  AG der Dillinger Huttenwerke............
GERMANY: Seamless Line and Pressure Pipe..
A-428-820.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes - V & M
   Deutschland GmbH.......................
  Mannesmann Pipe & Steel Corporation.....
  Benteler Stahl/Rohr Gmbh................
  Benteler Steel and Tube Corporation.....
ITALY: Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene
 (PTFE) Resin.............................
A-475-703.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Solvay Solexis, S.p.A...................
JAPAN: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel
 Flat Products............................
A-588-824.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Nippon Steel Corporation................
  Kawasaki Steel Corporation..............
JAPAN: Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene
 Resin....................................
A-588-707.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Asahi Glass Fluroropolymers, Ltd........
JAPAN: Oil Country Tubular Goods..........
A-588-835.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  JFE Steel Corporation...................
  Nippon Steel Corporation................
  NKK Tubes...............................
  Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd..........
MEXICO: Carbon and Alloy Seamless
 Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe (Over 4
 1/2 Inches)..............................
A-201-827.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Tubos de Acero de Mexico, S.A...........
MEXICO: Gray Portland Cement and Clinker..
A-201-802.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Apasco, S.A. de C.V.....................
  CEMEX, S.A. de C.V......................
  GCC Cemento, S.A. de C.V................
MEXICO: Oil Country Tubular Goods.........
A-201-817.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Hylsa, S.A. de C.V......................
  Tubos de Acero de Mexico, S.A...........
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Corrosion-Resistant
 Carbon Steel Flat Products...............
A-580-816.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd...................
  Hyundai HYSCO...........................
  Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd./Pohang
   Coated Steel Co., Ltd./Pohang Steel
   Industries Co., Ltd....................
  Union Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd......
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Oil Country Tubular
 Goods....................................
A-580-825.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Husteel Co., Ltd........................
  SeAH Steel Corporation..................
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Structural Steel Beams.
A-580-841.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.............
  INI Steel Company.......................

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ROMANIA: Certain Small Diameter Carbon and
 Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and
 Pressure Pipe............................
A-485-805.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  S.C. Silcotub S.A.......................
ROMANIA: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate.
A-485-803.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  MS Galati or Metalexportimport, S.A.....
  Mittal Steel (successor to Ispat Sidex).
  Mittal Steel Galati S.A.................
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM: Frozen Fish
 Fillets\1\...............................
A-552-801.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  An Giang Agriculture and Foods Import
   Export Company (aka Afiex,.............
    A. Seafood, Afiex Seafood, or An Giang
     Afiex Company).......................
  An Giang Agriculture Technology Service
   Company (aka ANTESCO)..................
  An Giang Fisheries Import and Export
   Joint Stock Company (aka Agifish)......
  An Giang Agriculture and Foods Import-
   Export Company (An Giang AFIEX Co.)....
  Anhaco..................................
  Bamboo Food Co., Ltd....................
  Binh Dinh Import Export Company (aka
   Imex Binhdinh).........................
  Can Tho Agricultural and Animal Products
   Import Export Company (aka CATACO).....
  Can Tho (or Cantho) Agricultural and
   Animal Products Import Export..........
    (or IMEX) Company; and CATACO.........
  Can Tho Animal Fishery Products
   Processing Export Enterprise (aka
   Cafatex)...............................
  Da Nang Seaproducts Import-Export
   Corporation (aka Da Nang or Seaprodex
   Danang)................................
  Duyen Hai Foodstuffs Processing Factory
   (aka Coseafex).........................
  Gepimex 404 Company.....................
  Hai Vuong Co., Ltd......................
  Kien Giang Ltd..........................
  Mekongfish Company (aka Mekonimex or
   Mekong Fisheries Joint Stock Company)..
  Nam Viet Company Limited (aka Navico or
   Navifishco)............................
  Phan Quan Trading Co., Ltd..............
  Phu Thanh Frozen Factory (aka Phu Thanh
   Company, Co.)..........................
  Phuoc My Seafoods Processing Factory....
  QVD Food Company Ltd....................
  Seaprodex Saigon (aka Ho Chi Minh City
   Seaproducts Import-Export Corporation).
  Tan Thanh Loi Frozen Food Co. Ltd.......
  Thangloi Frozen Food Enterprise.........
  Thanh Viet Co. Ltd......................
  Thuan Hung Co., Ltd.....................
  Tin Thinh Co. Ltd.......................
  Viet Hai Seafood Company Limited (aka
   Vietnam Fish-One Co., Ltd.)............
  Vinh Long Import-Export Company (aka
   Imex Cuu Long).........................
  Vifaco..................................
  Vinh Hoan Company, Ltd..................
THAILAND: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags
A-549-821.................................             1/26/04 - 7/31/05
  Advance Polybag Inc.....................
  Alpine Plastics Inc.....................
  APEC Film Ltd...........................
  API Enterprises Inc.....................
  Apple Film Co., Ltd.....................
  CP Packaging Industry Co. Ltd...........
  King Pak Ind. Co. Ltd...................
  Naraipak Co., Ltd.......................
  Sahachit Watana Plastic Ind. Co., Ltd...
  Thai Plastic Bags Industries Co., Ltd...
  Universal Polybag Co., Ltd..............
  Winner's Pack Co., Ltd..................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Floor-
 Standing Metal-Top Ironing Tables\2\.....
A-570-888.................................              2/3/04 - 7/31/05
  Forever Holdings Limited................
  Since Hardware (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.....
  Shunde Yongjian Housewares Co., Ltd. (
   aka Foshan Shunde Yongjian Houseware &
   Hardware Co., Ltd.)....................
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Petroleum
 Wax Candles\3\...........................
A-570-504.................................              8/1/04 - 7/31/05
  Qingdao Youngson Industrial Co., Ltd....
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA:
 Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags\4\......
A-570-886.................................             1/26/04 - 7/31/05
  Crown Polyethylene Products (Int'l) Ltd.
  Dongguan Nozawa Plastics and United
   Power Packaging (collectively
   ``Nozawa'')............................
  Dongguan Nozawa Plastics................
  Dongguan Nozawa Plastic Co., Ltd........
  Dong Guan (Dong Wan) Nozawa Plastic Co.,
   Ltd....................................
  Dongguan Nozawa Plastic Products Co.,
   Ltd....................................
  United Power Packaging..................

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  United Power Packaging Limited..........
  United Power Packaging Ltd..............
  High Den Enterprises Ltd................
  Rally Plastics Co., Ltd.................
  Sea Lake Polyethylene Enterprise Ltd....
  Shanghai Glopack, Inc...................
  Shanghai New Ai Lian Import & Export
   Co., Ltd...............................
Countervailing Duty Proceedings...........
CANADA: Alloy Magnesium...................
C-122-815.................................             1/1/04 - 12/31/04
  Magnola Metallurgy Inc..................
  Norsk Hydro Canada Inc..................
CANADA: Pure Magnesium....................
C-122-815.................................             1/1/04 - 12/31/04
  Magnola Metallurgy Inc..................
  Norsk Hydro Canada Inc..................
FRANCE: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel
 Flat Products............................
C-427-810.................................             1/1/04 - 12/31/04
  Duferco Coating SA......................
  Sorral SA...............................
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Corrosion-Resistant
 Carbon Steel Flat Products...............
C-580-818.................................             1/1/04 - 12/31/04
  Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd...................
  POSCO...................................
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Stainless Steel Sheet
 and Strip in Coils.......................
C-580-835.................................             1/1/04 - 12/31/04
  Dai Yang Metal Co., Ltd.................
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Dynamic Random Access
 Memory Semiconductors....................
C-580-851.................................             1/1/04 - 12/31/04
Hynix Semiconductor Inc. (formerly Hyundai
 Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.)........
Suspension Agreements.....................
None......................................
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\1\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of frozen fish fillets from the Socialist
  Republic of Vietnam who have not qualified for a separate rate are
  deemed to be covered by this review as part of the single Vietnam
  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 floor-standing metal-top ironing tables
  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 petroleum wax candles from the People's
  Republic of Chinawho 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.
\4\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of polyethylene retail carrier bags 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, 
consistant with FAG Italia v. United States, 291 F.3d 806 (Fed Cir. 
2002), 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 USC 1675(a)) and 19 
CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).

    Dated: September 20, 2005.
Holly A. Kuga,
Senior Office Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, for Import 
Administration.
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