[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8926-8927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4927]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-570-820]


Certain Compact Ductile Iron Waterworks Fittings and Glands 
(CDIW) From the People's Republic of China: Termination of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of termination of antidumping duty administrative 
review.

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SUMMARY: On September 2, 1994, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published in the Federal Register (59 FR 45664) the notice 
of initiation of the administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on certain compact ductile iron waterworks fittings and gland 
(CDIW) from the People's Republic of China (PRC). We are terminating 
this review as a result of the withdrawal by Star Pipe Products, Inc. 
(Star Pipe) of its request for the review. The petitioner in this 
proceeding, the U.S. Waterworks Fittings Producers Council, had 
requested an administrative review of the same period of sales made by 
China National Metal Products Import & Export Corporation (CMP). 
However, on the basis of a court remand, CMP was subsequently, 
retroactively, excluded

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from the antidumping duty order. As a result we terminated the review 
of CMP on December 29, 1994 as published in the Federal Register (60 FR 
2078). Star Pipe was the only other interested party that requested 
this review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul M. Stolz, Office of Antidumping 
Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone: (202) 482-4474.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 29, 1994, Star Pipe, an interested party, requested an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on CDIW from the 
PRC for the period February 18, 1993 through August 31, 1994, pursuant 
to 751(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 as amended by the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act. On September 2, 1995, the Department published in the 
Federal Register (59 FR 45664) the notice of initiation of that 
administrative review. Star Pipe withdrew its request for review on 
January 17, 1997, pursuant to 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5). The petitioner in 
this proceeding, the U.S. Waterworks Fittings Producers Council, had 
requested an administrative review of the same period of sales made by 
China National Metal Products Import & Export Corporation (CMP). 
However, on the basis of a court remand, CMP was subsequently, 
retroactively, excluded from the antidumping duty order. See Certain 
CDIW Fittings and Glands from the PRC: Notice of Court Decision; 
Exclusion From the Application of the Antidumping Duty Order, in Part; 
Termination of Administrative Review in Part; and Amended Final 
Determination and Order (60 FR 2078). Although Star Pipe is now 
withdrawing its request beyond the 90 day time limit set forth in 19 
CFR 353.22(a)(5), the Department has the discretion to extend said time 
limit if the Department decides it is reasonable to do so. Since Star 
Pipe was the only other interested party that requested this review, 
the Department considers it reasonable to terminate this review. 
Therefore, the Department is terminating this review.
    This notice is published in accordance with Sec. 353.22(a)(5) of 
the Department's regulations (19 CFR 353.22.(a)(5)).

    Dated: February 19, 1997.
Jeffrey P. Bialos,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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