[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79055-79058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30682]


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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.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received 
requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and 
countervailing duty orders and findings with November anniversary 
dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are 
initiating those administrative reviews. The Department received a 
request to revoke one antidumping duty order in part.

DATES: Effective Date: December 24, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila E. Forbes, Office of AD/CVD 
Operations, Customs Unit, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC20230, telephone: (202) 482-
4697.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.213(b) (2007), for administrative reviews of various 
antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with November 
anniversary dates. The Department also received a timely request to 
revoke in part the antidumping duty order on Fresh Garlic from the 
People's Republic of China with respect to one exporter.

Notice of No Sales

    Under 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the Department may rescind a review 
where there are no exports, sales, or entries of subject merchandise 
during the respective period of review listed below. If a producer or 
exporter named in this notice of initiation had no exports, sales, or 
entries during the period of review, it should notify the Department 
within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 
The Department will consider rescinding the review only if the producer 
or exporter, as appropriate, submits a properly filed and timely 
statement certifying that it had no exports, sales, or entries of 
subject merchandise during the period of review. All submissions must 
be made in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303 and are subject to 
verification in accordance with section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act). Six copies of the submission should be 
submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, Room 1870, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. 
Further, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy of each 
request must be served on every party on the Department's service list.

Respondent Selection

    In the event the Department limits the number of respondents for 
individual examination for administrative reviews, the Department 
intends to select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) data for U.S. imports during the period of review 
(POR). We intend to release the CBP data under Administrative 
Protective Order (APO) to all parties having an APO within five days of 
publication of this initiation notice and to make our decision 
regarding respondent selection within 20 days of publication of this 
Federal Register notice. The Department invites comments regarding the 
CBP data and respondent selection within 10 calendar days of 
publication of this Federal Register notice.

Separate Rates

    In proceedings involving non-market economy (NME) countries, the 
Department begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies 
within the country are subject to government control and, thus, should 
be assigned a single antidumping duty deposit rate. It is the 
Department's policy to assign all exporters of merchandise subject to 
an administrative review in an NME country this single rate unless an 
exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to 
be entitled to a separate rate.
    To establish whether a firm is sufficiently independent from 
government control of its export activities to be entitled to a 
separate rate, the Department analyzes each

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entity exporting the subject merchandise under a test arising from the 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sparklers from 
the People's Republic of China, 56 FR 20588 (May 6, 1991) (Sparklers), 
as amplified by Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 
Silicon Carbide from the People's Republic of China, 59 FR 22585 (May 
2,1994) (Silicon Carbide). In accordance with the separate-rates 
criteria, the Department assigns separate rates to companies in NME 
cases only if respondents can demonstrate the absence of both de jure 
and de facto government control over export activities.
    All firms listed below that wish to qualify for separate-rate 
status in the administrative reviews involving NME countries must 
complete, as appropriate, either a separate-rate application or 
certification, as described below. For these administrative reviews, in 
order to demonstrate separate-rate eligibility, the Department requires 
entities for whom a review was requested, that were assigned a separate 
rate in the most recent segment of this proceeding in which they 
participated, to certify that they continue to meet the criteria for 
obtaining a separate rate. The Separate Rate Certification form will be 
available on the Department's Web site at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/nme.nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal 
Register notice. In responding to the certification, please follow the 
``Instructions for Filing the Certification'' in the Separate Rate 
Certification. Separate Rate Certifications are due to the Department 
no later than 30 calendar days after publication of this Federal 
Register notice. The deadline and requirement for submitting a 
Certification applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned 
firms, and foreign sellers who purchase and export subject merchandise 
to the United States.
    For entities that have not previously been assigned a separate 
rate, to demonstrate eligibility for such, the Department requires a 
Separate Rate Status Application. The Separate Rate Status Application 
will be available on the Department's Web site at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/nme.nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this 
Federal Register notice. In responding to the Separate Rate Status 
Application, refer to the instructions contained in the application. 
Separate Rate Status Applications are due to the Department no later 
than 60 calendar days of publication of this Federal Register notice. 
The deadline and requirement for submitting a Separate Rate Status 
Application applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned 
firms, and foreign sellers that purchase and export subject merchandise 
to the United States.

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 the final 
results of these reviews not later than November 30, 2009.

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       Antidumping duty proceedings             Period to be reviewed
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MEXICO: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel     11/1/07--10/31/08.
 Pipe and Tube A-201-805.
    Hylsa, S.A. de C.V....................
    Mueller Comercial de Mexico, S. de
     R.L. de C.V.
    Niples del Norte, S.A. de C.V.........
    Productos Laminados de Aceros, S.A. de
     C.V.
    Tuberias Procasa S.A. de C.V..........
    PYTCO, S.A. de C.V....................
    Tuberia Nacional, S.A. de C.V.........
    Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V...........
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Circular Welded Non-     11/1/07--10/31/08.
 Alloy Steel Pipe A-580-809.
    SeAH Steel Corporation................
    Hyundai HYSCO.........................
    Husteel Co., Ltd......................
    Daewoo International Corporation......
    Miju Steel Making Co..................
    Samsun Steel Co., Ltd.................
    Kukje Steel Co., Ltd..................
    Nexteel Co., Ltd......................
    MSteel Co., Ltd.......................
    Kumkang Industrial Co., Ltd...........
    Histeel Co., Ltd......................
    Hyundai Corporation...................
    Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.................
    Dong-A Steel Co., Ltd.................
    Korea Iron & Steel Co., Ltd...........
    Union Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd.....
    Union Steel Co., Ltd..................
    Tianjin Huanbohai Import & Export Co..
    Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd
    Huludao City Steel Pipe...............
    Benxi Northern Steel Pipes Co.........
    Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co.......
    A-JU Besteel Co., Ltd.................
THAILAND: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel   11/1/07--10/31/08.
 Flat Products A-549-817.
    G J Steel Public Company Limited
     (formerly Nakornthai Strip Mill
     Public Company Limited).
    G Steel Public Company Limited........
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Certain     11/1/07--10/31/08.
 Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products \1\
 A-570-865.
    Shanghai Baosteel International
     Economic & Trading Co., Ltd.
    Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.......
    Baosteel Group Corporation............

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    Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation...
    Baosteel Group International Trade
     Corp.
    Angang Steel Company, Ltd.............
    Angang Group International Trade
     Corporation.
    New Iron and Steel Co., Ltd...........
    Angang Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd.......
    Anshan Iron & Steel Group (and all
     affiliated entities).
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Certain     11/1/07--10/31/08.
 Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate \2\ A-
 570-849.
    Anshan Iron & Steel Group (AISCO/
     Anshan International/Sincerely Asia
     Ltd.).
    Baoshan (Bao/Baoshan International
     Trade Corp./Bao Steel Metals Trading
     Corp., Shanghai Baosteel Group
     Corporation and Baoshan Iron and
     Steel Co., Ltd., Shanghai Pudong
     Steel & Iron Co.).
    Baosteel Group........................
    Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co.,
     Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Fresh       11/1/07--10/31/08.
 Garlic \3\ A-570-831.
    American Pioneer Shipping.............
    Anhui Dongqian Foods Ltd..............
    Anqiu Friend Food Co., Ltd............
    Anqiu Haoshun Trade Co., Ltd..........
    APS Qingdao...........................
    Chengwu County Yuanxiang Industry &
     Commerce Co., Ltd.
    Chiping Shengkang Foodstuff Co., Ltd..
    Hangzhou Guanyu Foods Co., Ltd........
    Henan Weite...........................
    Heze Ever-Best International Trade
     Co., Ltd. (f/k/a Shandong Heze
     International Trade and Developing
     Company).
    Hongqiao International Logistics Co...
    IT Logistics Qingdao Branch...........
    Jinan Solar Summit International Co.,
     Ltd.
    Jinan Yipin Corporation Ltd...........
    Jining Highton Trading Co., Ltd.......
    Jining Trans-High Trading Co., Ltd....
    Jining Yongjia Trade Co., Ltd.........
    Jinxian County Huaguang Food Import &
     Export Co., Ltd.
    Jinxiang Dacheng Food Co., Ltd........
    Jinxiang Dongyun Freezing Storage Co.,
     Ltd. (a/k/a Jinxiang Eastward
     Shipping Import and Export Limited
     Company).
    Jinxiang Hejia Co., Ltd...............
    Jinxiang Jinma Fruits Vegetables
     Products Co., Ltd.
    Jinxiang Shanyang Freezing Storage
     Co., Ltd.
    Jinxiang Tianheng Trade Co., Ltd......
    Jinxiang Tianma Freezing Storage Co.,
     Ltd.
    Juye Homestead Fruits and Vegetables
     Co., Ltd.
    Laizhou Xubin Fruits and Vegetables...
    Linyi City Heding District Jiuli
     Foodstuff Co.
    Ningjin Ruifeng Foodstuff Co., Ltd....
    Qingdao Lianghe International Trade
     Co., Ltd.
    Qingdao Saturn International Trade
     Co., Ltd.
    Qingdao Tiantaixing Foods Co., Ltd....
    Qingdao Winner Foods Co., Ltd.........
    Qingdao Xintianfeng Foods Co., Ltd....
    Qingdao Yuankang International........
    Qufu Dongbao Import & Export Trade
     Co., Ltd.
    Samyoung America (Shanghai) Inc.......
    Shandong Chengshun Farm Produce
     Trading Co., Ltd.
    Shandong Chenhe Int'l Trading Co., Ltd
    Shandong Dongsheng Eastsun Foods Co.,
     Ltd.
    Shandong Garlic Company...............
    Shandong Jinxiang Zhengyang Import &
     Export Co., Ltd.
    Shandong Sanxing Food Co., Ltd........
    Shandong Xingda Foodstuffs Group Co.,
     Ltd.
    Shandong Yipin Agro (Group) Co., Ltd..
    Shanghai Ever Rich Trade Company......
    Shanghai LJ International Trading Co.,
     Ltd.
    Shenzhen Fanhui Import & Export Co.,
     Ltd.
    Shenzhen Greening Trading Co., Ltd....
    Shenzhen Xinboda Industrial Co., Ltd..
    T&S International, LLC................
    Taian Eastsun Foods Co., Ltd..........
    Taiyan Ziyang Food Co., Ltd...........
    Weifang Chenglong Import & Export Co.,
     Ltd.
    Weifang Hongqiao International
     Logistic Co., Ltd.
    Weifang Naike Foodstuffs Co., Ltd.....

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    Weifang Shennong Foodstuff Co., Ltd...
    WSSF Corporation (Weifang)............
    Xiamen Huamin Import Export Company...
    You Shi Li International Trading Co.,
     Ltd.
    Zhangzhou Xiangcheng Rainbow Greenland
     Food Co., Ltd.
    Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co., Ltd......
    Zhengzhou Yuanli Trading Co., Ltd ....
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\1\ If one of the above-named companies does not qualify for a separate
  rate, all other exporters of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat
  products 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 certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate
  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 Fresh Garlic 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, 
consistent 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 (19U.S.C. 1675(a)), and 19 
CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).

    Dated: December 18, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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