Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 191 / Monday, October 2, 2000 / Notices 58735

Period to be

reviewed

REPUBLIC OF KOREA:

Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils, C–580–835 ........................................................................................................... 11/17/98–12/31/99

Inchon Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.

Sammi Steel Co.

Suspension Agreements

None.

1 Inadvertently omitted from previous initiation notice.

2 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 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 sulfanilic acid 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. 4 In the initiation notice published on July 7, 2000, (65 FR 41942), the review period for Acciai was incorrect. The period listed above is the

correct period of review for that firm.

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 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 26, 2000.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration, Group II.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–851]

Certain Preserved Mushrooms From

the People’s Republic of China:

Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping

Duty Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

has received a request to conduct a new

shipper review of the antidumping duty

order on certain preserved mushrooms

from the People’s Republic of China. In

accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(d), we

are initiating this review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David J. Goldberger or Kate Johnson,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4136 or

(202) 482–4929, respectively.

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (the Act), are references to the

provisions effective January 1, 1995, the

effective date of the amendments made

to the Act by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act. In addition, unless

otherwise indicated, all citations to the

Department of Commerce (the

Department’s) regulations are to 19 CFR

part 351 (2000).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department has received a timely

request from Green Fresh Foods

(Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd. (Green Fresh

Foods), in accordance with 19 CFR

351.214(c), for a new shipper review of

the antidumping duty order on certain

preserved mushrooms from the People’s

Republic of China (PRC), which has an

August semiannual anniversary date.

See Notice of Amendment of Final

Determination of Sales at Less Than

Fair Value and Antidumping Duty

Order: Certain Preserved Mushrooms

from the People’s Republic of China, 64

FR 8308 (February 19, 1999). As

required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and

(iii)(A), Green Fresh Foods (the

respondent) has certified that it did not

export certain preserved mushrooms to

the United States during the period of

investigation (POI), and that it has never

been affiliated with any exporter or

producer which exported certain

preserved mushrooms during the POI.

Green Fresh Foods further certified that

its export activities are not controlled by

the central government of the PRC,

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B).

Pursuant to the Department’s

regulations at 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv),

Green Fresh Foods submitted

documentation establishing the date on

which it first shipped the subject

merchandise to the United States, the

volume of that first shipment, and the

date of its first sale to an unaffiliated

customer in the United States.

In accordance with section

751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, as amended, and

19 CFR 351.214(b), and based on

information on the record, we are

initiating the new shipper review as

requested. It is the Department’s usual practice

in cases involving non-market

economies to require that a company

seeking to establish eligibility for an

antidumping duty rate separate from the

country-wide rate provide de jure and

de facto evidence of an absence of

government control over the company’s

export activities. See Certain Preserved

Mushrooms from the People’s Republic

of China: Initiation of New Shipper

Antidumping Duty Review, 65 FR 17257

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1On June 19, 2000, the Department affirmed that

‘‘marinated,’’ ‘‘acidified,’’ or ‘‘pickled’’ mushrooms

containing less than 0.5 percent acetic acid are

within the scope of the antidumping duty order.

1The petitioner in this investigation is the

Committee of Domestic Steel Wire Rope and

Specialty Cable Manufacturers.

(March 31, 2000). Accordingly, we will

issue a separate rates questionnaire to

the above-named respondent. If

respondent Green Fresh Foods provides

sufficient evidence that it is not subject

to either de jure or de facto government

control with respect to its exports of

certain preserved mushrooms, this

review will proceed. If, on the other

hand, Green Fresh Foods does not meet

its burden to demonstrate its eligibility

for a separate rate, then Green Fresh

Foods will be deemed to be affiliated

with other companies that exported

during the POI and that did not

establish entitlement to a separate rate.

This review will then be terminated due

to failure of the exporter or producer to

meet the requirements of section

751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 19 CFR

351.214(iii)(B).

Scope of the Review

The products covered by this review

are certain preserved mushrooms

whether imported whole, sliced, diced,

or as stems and pieces. The preserved

mushrooms covered under this review

are the species Agaricus bisporus and

Agaricus bitorquis. ‘‘Preserved

mushrooms’’ refer to mushrooms that

have been prepared or preserved by

cleaning, blanching, and sometimes

slicing or cutting. These mushrooms are

then packed and heated in containers

including but not limited to cans or

glass jars in a suitable liquid medium,

including but not limited to water,

brine, butter or butter sauce. Preserved

mushrooms may be imported whole,

sliced, diced, or as stems and pieces.

Included within the scope of this review

are ‘‘brined’’ mushrooms, which are

presalted and packed in a heavy salt

solution to provisionally preserve them

for further processing.

Excluded from the scope of this

review are the following: (1) All other

species of mushroom, including straw

mushrooms; (2) all fresh and chilled

mushrooms, including ‘‘refrigerated’’ or

‘‘quick blanched mushrooms’’; (3) dried

mushrooms; (4) frozen mushrooms; and

(5) ‘‘marinated,’’ ‘‘acidified’’ or

‘‘pickled’’ mushrooms, which are

prepared or preserved by means of

vinegar or acetic acid, but may contain

oil or other additives.1

The merchandise subject to this

review is classifiable under subheadings

2003.1000.27, 2003.1000.31,

2003.1000.37, 2003.1000.43,

2003.1000.47, 2003.1000.53, and

0711.90.4000 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTS’’).

Although the HTS subheadings are

provided for convenience and Customs

purposes, our written description of the

scope of this review is dispositive.

Initiation of Review

In accordance with section

751(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR

351.214(d)(1), we are initiating a new

shipper review of the antidumping duty

order on certain preserved mushrooms

from the PRC. We intend to issue the

preliminary results of this review within

180 days after initiation.

Antidumping duty proceeding Period to be reviewed

PRC: Certain Preserved Mushrooms, A–570–851: Green Fresh Foods (Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd. ....................................... 02/01/2000–07/31/2000

Subject to receipt of an adequate

separate rates questionnaire response

from the respondent, we will instruct

the U.S. Customs Service to allow, at the

option of the importer, the posting of a

bond or security in lieu of a cash

deposit for each entry of the

merchandise exported by the abovelisted company until the completion of

the review. This action is in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.214(e) and (j)(3).

Interested parties that need access to

the proprietary information in this new

shipper review should submit

applications for disclosure under

administrative protective orders in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and

351.306.

This initiation and this notice are in

accordance with section 751(a) of the

Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR

351.214(d).

Dated: September 22, 2000.

Richard W. Moreland,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[(A–533–819), (A–557–810), (A–570–859)]

Notice of Preliminary Determinations

of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Steel

Wire Rope From India and the People’s

Republic of China; Notice of

Preliminary Determination of Sales at

Not Less Than Fair Value: Steel Wire

Rope From Malaysia

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

Kemp or Keir Whitson at (202) 482–

1276 or (202) 482–1777, respectively;

AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 5, Group

II, Import Administration, Room 1870,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230.

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the statute are references to

the provisions effective January 1, 1995,

the effective date of the amendments

made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act)

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

(URAA). In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to Department of

Commerce (the Department) regulations

refer to the regulations codified at 19

CFR part 351 (April 1999).

Preliminary Determinations

We preliminarily determine that steel

wire rope from India and the People’s

Republic of China (the PRC) is being

sold in the United States at less than fair

value (LTFV), as provided in section

733 of the Act. We also preliminarily

determine that steel wire rope from

Malaysia is not being sold in the United

States at LTFV. The estimated margins

of sales at LTFV are shown in the

Suspension of Liquidation section of

this notice.

Case History

These investigations were initiated on

March 17, 2000.1 See Initiation of

Antidumping Duty Investigations: Steel

Wire Rope from India, Malaysia, the

People’s Republic of China and

Thailand, 65 FR 16173 (March 27, 2000)

(Initiation Notice). Since the initiation

of these investigations, the following

events have occurred.