[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 221 (Thursday, November 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 69739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6372]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(A-580-601)


Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware from the Republic 
of Korea; Continuation of the Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) 
that revocation of the antidumping duty order on top-of-the-stove 
stainless steel cooking ware (cooking ware) from the Republic of Korea 
(Korea) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and 
material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is 
publishing this notice of continuation of the cooking ware antidumping 
duty order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 17, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Zev Primor, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4114.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 1, 2005, the Department and the ITC initiated sunset 
reviews of the antidumping duty order on cooking ware from Korea 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act). See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 70 FR 9919 
(March 1, 2005). As a result of its review, the Department found that 
revocation of the antidumping duty order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and notified the ITC of the 
magnitude of the margins likely to prevail were the order revoked. See 
Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware from the Republic of 
Korea and Taiwan; Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders, 70 FR 56443 (September 27, 2005).
    On October 27, 2005, the ITC determined, pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order on cooking 
ware from Korea would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of 
material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time. See USITC Publication 3808 (October 2005) and 
Investigations Nos. 731-TA-298 and 299 (Second Review); Investigations 
Nos. 701-TA-267 and 268 and 731-TA-304 and 305 (Second Review); 
Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware From China and Taiwan; Top-of-the-Stove 
Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From Korea and Taiwan, 70 FR 67740 
(November 8, 2005).

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to this antidumping duty order is cooking 
ware from Korea. The subject merchandise is all non-electric cooking 
ware of stainless steel which may have one or more layers of aluminum, 
copper or carbon steel for more even heat distribution. The subject 
merchandise includes skillets, frying pans, omelette pans, saucepans, 
double boilers, stock pots, dutch ovens, casseroles, steamers, and 
other stainless steel vessels, all for cooking on stove top burners, 
except tea kettles and fish poachers. Excluded from the scope of the 
orders are stainless steel oven ware and stainless steel kitchen ware. 
The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers 7323.93.00 
and 9604.00.00. The HTSUS item numbers are provided for convenience and 
Customs purposes only. The written description remains dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of the antidumping duty order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an 
industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the 
Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of the antidumping 
duty order on cooking ware from Korea. United States Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) will continue to collect antidumping duty cash 
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of 
subject merchandise. The effective date of continuation of this order 
will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this Notice 
of Continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, the 
Department intends to initiate the next five-year review of this order 
not later than November 2010.
    The Department's and ITC's five-year (sunset) reviews and notices 
are in accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant 
to section 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: November 9, 2005.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Acting Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-6372 Filed 11-16-05; 8:45 am]
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