[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81966-81967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32869]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-601, C-580-602]


Top of the Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From the Republic 
of Korea: Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the 
third sunset reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
on top of the stove stainless steel cooking ware (cookware) from the 
Republic of Korea (Korea) pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.218(c). See Initiation of 
Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 60731 (October 1, 2010) 
(Initiation Notice). Because no domestic interested party responded to 
the sunset review notice of initiation by the applicable deadline, the 
Department is revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders 
on cookware from Korea.

DATES: Effective Dates: November 17, 2010--Antidumping Duty Order; 
November 22, 2010--Countervailing Duty Order;

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Douthit or Dana Mermelstein, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5050 or (202) 482-1391, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the antidumping and countervailing duty 
orders on top of the stove stainless steel cooking ware from Korea 
includes 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, omelet 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. On 
January 24, 1997, and June 17, 1997, respectively, the Department 
revoked, in part, these orders with respect to certain merchandise, as 
a result of changed circumstances reviews. See Certain Stainless Steel 
Cooking Ware From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Changed 
Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, and Revocation in 
Part of Antidumping Duty Order, 62 FR 3662 (January 24, 1997); and 
Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From the Republic of Korea: Final 
Results of Changed Circumstances Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review, and Revocation in Part of Countervailing Duty Order, 62 FR 
32767 (June 17, 1997).
    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.

Background

    On January 20, 1987, the Department published, in the Federal 
Register, the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cookware 
from Korea. See Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Stainless Steel Cooking 
Ware From the Republic of Korea, 52 FR 2139 (January 20, 1987); and 
Countervailing Duty Order; Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From 
the Republic of Korea, 52 FR 2140 (January 20, 1987). In two subsequent 
sunset reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders, based 
on affirmative decisions by the Department and the International Trade 
Commission, the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cookware 
from Korea were continued. See Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders 
and Countervailing Duty Orders: Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel 
Cooking Ware From Taiwan and Korea, 65 FR 20801 (April 18, 2000); Top-
of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware from the Republic of Korea; 
Continuation of the Antidumping Duty Order, 70 FR 69739 (November 17, 
2005); and Continuation of Countervailing Duty Order: Top-of-the-Stove 
Stainless Steel Cookware from South Korea, 70 FR 70585 (November 22, 
2005).
    On October 1, 2010, the Department initiated the current sunset 
reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cookware 
from Korea, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation 
Notice. We received no response to the notice of initiation from the 
domestic industry by the applicable deadline. See 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i). As a result, the Department has determined that no 
domestic interested party intends to participate in the sunset reviews. 
On October 21, 2010 we notified the International Trade Commission, in 
writing, that we intend to revoke the antidumping and countervailing 
duty orders on cookware from Korea. See 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(2).

Revocation

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3) and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1)(i), if no interested 
parties respond to a notice of initiation, the Department shall, within 
90 days after the initiation of the review, revoke the order. Because 
no domestic interested party filed a notice of intent to participate in 
these reviews, the Department finds that no domestic interested party 
is participating in the reviews. Thus, we are revoking the antidumping 
and countervailing duty orders on cookware from Korea.

Effective Dates of Revocation

    The effective date of revocation of the antidumping duty order is 
November 17, 2010; the effective date of revocation for the 
countervailing duty order is November 22, 2010. These dates are the 
fifth anniversaries of the date of publication in the Federal Register 
of the most recent notice of continuation of the antidumping and 
countervailing orders, respectively.
    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(3)(A) and 751(c)(6)(A)(iii) of the Act, 
and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the Department intends to notify U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection to terminate the suspension of 
liquidation of the merchandise subject to the antidumping duty and 
countervailing duty orders entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after November 17, 2010, and on or after November 22, 
2010, respectively.
    Entries of subject merchandise prior to the effective dates of 
revocation will continue to be subject to suspension of liquidation and 
antidumping duty and countervailing duty cash deposit requirements. The 
Department will complete any pending administrative reviews of these 
orders and will conduct administrative reviews of subject merchandise 
entered prior to the effective dates of revocation in response to 
appropriately filed requests of review.
    These five-year (sunset) reviews and notice are issued and 
published in accordance with sections 751(c) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: December 22, 2010.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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