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8See e.g., Manganese Metal from the People’s

Republic of China; Final Results of Antidumping

Duty Administrative Review, 64 FR 49447

(September 13, 1999); Fresh Garlic from the

People’s Republic of China; Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and

Partial Termination of Administrative Review, 62

FR 23758, 23760 (May 1, 1997); Sparklers from the

People’s Republic of China; Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 61 FR

39630, 39631 (July 30, 1996).

SCL will be the rates established in the

final results of this administrative

review, except if the rate is less than 0.5

percent and, therefore, de minimis, the

cash deposit will be zero; (2) for CEIEC,

which we determined to be entitled to

a separate rate in the LTFV Investigation

but which did not have shipments or

entries to the United States during the

POR, the rate will continue to be the

currently-applicable rate of 11.77

percent, (3) for non-PRC exporters of

subject merchandise from the PRC not

specifically listed above, the cash

deposit rate will be the rate applicable

to the PRC supplier of that exporter; 8

and (4) for all other PRC exporters, the

cash deposit rate will be 143.32 percent.

These cash deposit requirements,

when imposed, shall remain in effect

until publication of the final results of

the next administrative review.

Notification to Importers

This notice also serves as a

preliminary reminder to importers of

their responsibility under 19 CFR

351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding

the reimbursement of antidumping

duties prior to liquidation of the

relevant entries during this review

period. Failure to comply with this

requirement could result in the

Secretary’s presumption that

reimbursement of antidumping duties

occurred and the subsequent assessment

of double antidumping duties.

We are issuing and publishing this

determination in accordance with

sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the

Act.

Dated: October 31, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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580–825]

Final Results of Expedited Sunset

Reviews: Oil Country Tubular Goods

From Argentina, Italy, Japan, and

Korea

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of

Expedited Sunset Reviews: Oil Country

Tubular Goods from Argentina, Italy,

Japan, and Korea.

SUMMARY: On July 3, 2000, the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) initiated sunset reviews of

the antidumping duty orders on oil

country tubular goods from Argentina,

Italy, Japan, and Korea (65 FR 41053)

pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff

Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). On

the basis of notices of intent to

participate and adequate substantive

responses filed on behalf of U.S. Steel

Group, a unit of USX Corporation,

IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., Lone Star Steel

Company, Maverick Tube Corporation,

Newport Steel and Koppel Steel

Divisions of NS Group, Grant-Prideco,

and North Star Steel Ohio (collectively,

‘‘domestic interested parties’’), and

inadequate responses (in the Italy,

Japan, and Korea cases, no responses)

from respondent interested parties, the

Department determined to conduct

expedited reviews. As a result of these

reviews, the Department finds that

revocation of the antidumping duty

orders would be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of dumping

at the levels indicated in the Final

Results of Reviews section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

P. Maloney, Jr. or James P. Maeder, Jr.,

Office of Policy for Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–1503 or (202) 482–

3330, respectively.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 7, 2000.

Statute and Regulations

These reviews were conducted

pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of

the Act. The Department’s procedures

for the conduct of sunset reviews are set

forth in Procedures for Conducting Fiveyear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998)

(‘‘Sunset Regulations’’), and in 19 CFR

Part 351 (1999) in general. Guidance on

methodological or analytical issues

relevant to the Department’s conduct of

sunset reviews is set forth in the

Department’s Policy Bulletin 98:3—

Policies Regarding the Conduct of Fiveyear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Orders; Policy Bulletin, 63 FR 18871

(April 16, 1998) (‘‘Sunset Policy

Bulletin’’).

Background

On July 3, 2000, the Department

initiated sunset reviews of the

antidumping duty orders on oil country

tubular goods (‘‘OCTG’’) from

Argentina, Italy, Japan, and Korea (65

FR 41053), pursuant to section 751(c) of

the Act. The Department received a

notice of intent to participate on behalf

of U.S. Steel group, a unit of USX

Corporation, IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., Lone

Star Steel Company, Maverick Tube

Corporation, Newport Steel and Koppel

Steel Divisions of NS Group, GrantPrideco, and North Star Steel Ohio

(collectively, ‘‘domestic interested

parties’’), within the applicable deadline

(July 18, 2000) specified in section

351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Sunset

Regulations. Domestic interested parties

claimed interested-party status under

section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as

manufacturers, producers, or

wholesalers in the United States of a

domestic like product.

On August 2, 2000, we received

substantive responses on behalf of

domestic interested parties and, in the

Argentina case, on behalf of Siderca

SAIC (‘‘Siderca’’). Siderca is an

interested party pursuant to section

771(9)(A) of the Act as a foreign

producer and exporter of the subject

merchandise.

On August 7, 2000, we received

rebuttal comments on behalf of

domestic interested parties in response

to Siderca’s comments.

Scope of Review of Oil Country Tubular

Goods From Argentina

Oil country tubular goods are hollow

steel products of circular cross-section,

including oil well casing, tubing, and

drill pipe, of iron (other than cast iron)

or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether

seamless or welded, whether or not

conforming to American Petroleum

Institute (API) or non-API

specifications, whether finished or

unfinished (including green tubes and

limited-service OCTG products). This

scope does not cover casing, tubing, or

drill pipe containing 10.5 percent or

more of chromium. The OCTG subject to

this review are currently classified in

the following Harmonized Tariff

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1Hyundai Steel Pipe Company, Ltd., the other

respondent, was excluded from the antidumping

duty order. See Antidumping Duty Order: Oil

Country Tubular goods from Korea. 61 FR 41057,

41058 (August 11, 1995).

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)

subheadings: 7304.20.20, 7304.20.40,

7304.20.50, 7304.20.60, 7304.20.80,

7304.39.00, 7304.51.50, 7304.20.70,

7304.59.60, 7304.59.80, 7304.90.70,

7305.20.40, 7305.20.60, 7305.20.80,

7305.31.40, 7305.31.60, 7305.39.10,

7305.39.50, 7305.90.10, 7305.90.50,

7306.20.20, 7306.20.30, 7306.20.40,

7306.20.60, 7306.20.80, 7306.30.50,

7306.50.50, 7306.60.70, 7306.90.10. The

HTSUS subheadings are provided for

convenience and Customs purposes.

The written description remains

dispositive.

Scope of Review of Oil Country Tubular

Goods From Italy

Oil country tubular goods are hollow

steel products of circular cross-section,

including only oil well casing and

tubing, of iron (other than cast iron) or

steel (both carbon and alloy), whether

seamless or welded, whether or not

conforming to American Petroleum

Institute (API) or non-API

specifications, whether finished or

unfinished (including green tubes and

limited service OCTG products). This

scope does not cover casing or tubing

pipe containing 10.5 percent or more of

chromium, or drill pipe. The products

subject to this review are currently

classified in the following Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS) subheadings: 7304.20.10.10,

7304.20.10.20, 7304.20.10.30,

7304.20.10.40, 7304.20.10.50,

7304.20.10.60, 7304.20.10.80,

7304.20.20.10, 7304.20.20.20,

7304.20.20.30, 7304.20.20.40,

7304.20.20.50, 7304.20.20.60,

7304.20.20.80, 7304.20.30.10,

7304.20.30.20, 7304.20.30.30,

7304.20.30.40, 7304.20.30.50,

7304.20.30.60, 7304.20.30.80,

7304.20.40.10, 7304.20.40.20,

7304.20.40.30, 7304.20.40.40,

7304.20.40.50, 7304.20.40.60,

7304.20.40.80, 7304.20.50.15,

7304.20.50.30, 7304.20.50.45,

7304.20.50.60, 7304.20.50.75,

7304.20.60.15, 7304.20.60.30,

7304.20.60.45, 7304.20.60.60,

7304.20.60.75, 7305.20.20.00,

7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00,

7305.20.80.00, 7306.20.10.30,

7306.20.10.90, 7306.20.20.00,

7306.20.30.00, 7306.20.40.00,

7306.20.60.10, 7306.20.60.50,

7306.20.80.10, and 7306.20.80.50. The

HTSUS subheadings are provided for

convenience and Customs purposes.

The written description remains

dispositive.

Scope of Review of Oil Country Tubular

Goods From Japan

Oil country tubular goods are hollow

steel products of circular cross-section,

including oil well casing, tubing, and

drill pipe, of iron (other than cast iron)

or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether

seamless or welded, whether or not

conforming to American Petroleum

Institute (API) or non-API

specifications, whether finished or

unfinished (including green tubes and

limited-service OCTG products). This

scope does not cover casing, tubing, or

drill pipe containing 10.5 percent or

more of chromium. The OCTG subject to

this review are currently classified in

the following Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)

subheadings: 7304.21.30.00,

7304.21.60.30, 7304.21.60.45,

7304.21.60.60, 7304.29.10.10,

7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30,

7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50,

7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80,

7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20,

7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40,

7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60,

7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.30.10,

7304.29.30.20, 7304.29.30.30,

7304.29.30.40, 7304.29.30.50,

7304.29.30.60, 7304.29.30.80,

7304.29.40.10, 7304.29.40.20,

7304.29.40.30, 7304.29.40.40,

7304.29.40.50, 7304.29.40.60,

7304.29.40.80, 7304.29.50.15,

7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45,

7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75,

7304.29.60.15, 7304.29.60.30,

7304.29.60.45, 7304.29.60.60,

7304.29.60.75, 7305.20.20.00,

7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00,

7305.20.80.00, 7306.20.10.30,

7306.20.10.90, 7306.20.20.00,

7306.20.30.00, 7306.20.40.00,

7306.20.60.10, 7306.20.60.50,

7306.20.80.10, and 7306.20.80.50. The

HTSUS subheadings are provided for

convenience and Customs purposes.

The written description remains

dispositive.

Scope of Review of Oil Country Tubular

Goods From Korea

Oil country tubular goods are hollow

steel products of circular cross-section,

including only oil well casing and

tubing, of iron (other than cast iron) or

steel (both carbon and alloy), whether

seamless or welded, whether or not

conforming to American Petroleum

Institute (API) or non-API

specifications, whether finished or

unfinished (including green tubes and

limited service OCTG products). This

scope does not cover casing or tubing

pipe containing 10.5 percent or more of

chromium, or drill pipe. The products

subject to this review are currently

classified in the following Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS) subheadings: 7304.29.10.10,

7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30,

7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50,

7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80,

7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20,

7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40,

7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60,

7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.30.10,

7304.29.30.20, 7304.29.30.30,

7304.29.30.40, 7304.29.30.50,

7304.29.30.60, 7304.29.30.80,

7304.29.40.10, 7304.29.40.20,

7304.29.40.30, 7304.29.40.40,

7304.29.40.50, 7304.29.40.60,

7304.29.40.80, 7304.29.50.15,

7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45,

7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75,

7304.29.60.15, 7304.29.60.30,

7304.29.60.45, 7304.29.60.60,

7304.29.60.75, 7305.20.20.00,

7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00,

7305.20.80.00, 7306.20.10.30,

7306.20.10.90, 7306.20.20.00,

7306.20.30.00, 7306.20.40.00,

7306.20.60.10, 7306.20.60.50,

7306.20.80.10, and 7306.20.80.50. The

HTSUS subheadings are provided for

convenience and Customs purposes.

The written description remains

dispositive.

History of the Orders

In the original investigations, covering

the period January 1, 1994, through June

30, 1994, the Department determined

the following dumping margins: 1.36

percent for Siderca, the Argentine

respondent, and 1.36 percent for ‘‘all

others’’ (60 FR 33539); 49.78 percent for

Dalmine S.p.A. (‘‘Dalmine’’), Acciaierie

Tubificio Arvedi S.p.A., and General

Sider Europa S.p.A., the Italian

respondents, and 49.78 percent for ‘‘all

others’’ (60 FR 33558); 44.20 percent for

Nippon Steel Corporation and

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.

(‘‘Sumitomo’’), the Japanese

respondents, and 44.20 percent for ‘‘all

others’’ (60 FR 33560); and 12.17

percent for Union Steel Manufacturing

Company, one of the Korean

respondents,1 and 12.17 percent for ‘‘all

others’’ (60 FR 33561).

The Department has not conducted an

administrative review of the orders on

OCTG from Argentina or Italy since the

issuance of these orders. However, there

have been two administrative reviews of

the order on OCTG from Japan. In the

first, covering the period February 2,

1995, though July 31, 1996, NKK

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2Hyundai Steel Pipe Company, Ltd., a

respondent in the investigation, was excluded from

the antidumping duty order. See Antidumping Duty

Order: Oil Country Tubular Goods from Korea, 61

FR 41057, 41058 (August 11, 1995).

1The petitioners are the Coalition for Fair

Preserved Mushroom Trade which includes the

American Mushroom Institute and the following

domestic companies: L.K. Bowman, Inc.,

Nottingham, PA; Modern Mushroom Farms, Inc.,

Toughkenamon, PA; Monterey Mushrooms, Inc.,

Watsonville, CA; Mount Laurel Canning Corp.,

Temple, PA; Mushrooms Canning Company,

Kennett Square, PA; Southwood Farms, Hockessin,

DE; Sunny Dell Foods, Inc., Oxford, PA; United

Canning Corp., North Lima, OH.

2Because of an affirmative critical circumstance

finding, liquidation was suspended 90 days prior to

publication of the preliminary less-than-fair-value

investigation for these companies.

Corporation of Japan was assigned a

margin of 44.20 percent. In the second,

covering the period August 1, 1997,

through July 31, 1998, Sumitomo was

assigned a margin of 0.00 percent. In

addition, there have been two

administrative reviews of the order on

OCTG from Korea. In the first, covering

the period August 1, 1996, through July

31, 1997, SeAH Steel Corporation

(‘‘SeAH’’) was assigned a margin of 2.93

percent. In the second, covering the

period August 1, 1997, through July 31,

1998, SeAH was assigned a margin of

15.02 percent.

Analysis of Comments Received

All issues raised by parties to these

sunset reviews are addressed in the

‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum’’

(‘‘Decision Memo’’) from Jeffrey A. May,

Director, Office of Policy, Import

Administration, to Troy H. Cribb,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration, dated October 31, 2000,

which is hereby adopted by this notice.

The issues discussed in the Decision

Memo include the likelihood of

continuation or recurrence of dumping

and the magnitude of the margins likely

to prevail were the orders revoked.

Parties can find a complete discussion

of all issues raised in these reviews and

the corresponding recommendations in

this public memorandum which is on

file in the Central Records Unit, room

B–099, of the main Commerce building.

In addition, a complete version of the

Decision Memo can be accessed directly

on the Web at http:/ia.ita.doc.gov/frn,

under the heading ‘‘October 2000.’’ The

paper copy and electronic version of the

Decision Memo are identical in content.

Final Results of Reviews

We determine that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders on oil country

tubular goods from Argentina, Italy,

Japan, and Korea would likely lead to

continuation or recurrence of dumping

at the following percentage weightedaverage margins:

Country Manufacturer/exporter Margin

(percent)

Argentina ..................................................................................... Siderca SAIC ............................................................................. 1.36

All Others ................................................................................... 1.36

Italy .............................................................................................. Dalmine S.p.A. ........................................................................... 49.78

Acciaierie Tubificio Arvedi S.p.A. ............................................... 49.78

General Sider Europa S.p.A. ..................................................... 49.78

All Others ................................................................................... 49.78

Japan .......................................................................................... Nippon Steel Corporation .......................................................... 44.20

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. ................................................ 44.20

All Others ................................................................................... 44.20

Korea ........................................................................................... Union Steel Manufacturing Co. .................................................. 12.17

All Others 2 ................................................................................. 12.17

This notice serves as the only

reminder to parties subject to

administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’)

of their responsibility concerning the

disposition of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.305 of the

Department’s regulations. Timely

notification of return/destruction of

APO materials or conversion to judicial

protective order is hereby requested.

Failure to comply with the regulations

and the terms of an APO is a

sanctionable violation.

These five-year (‘‘sunset’’) reviews

and notice are in accordance with

sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the

Act.

Dated: October 31, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–851]

Preliminary Results of First New

Shipper Review and First Antidumping

Duty Administrative Review: Certain

Preserved Mushrooms From the

People’s Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: In response to a timely

request from two manufacturer/

exporters and the petitioners,1 on March

30, 2000, the Department of Commerce

published a notice of initiation of an

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on certain

preserved mushrooms from the People’s

Republic of China with respect to China

Processed Food Import & Export Co.,

Gerber Food (Yunnan) Co., Ltd., Mei

Wei Food Industry Co., Ltd., and Tak

Fat Trading Co. The periods of review

are August 5, 1998, through January 31,

2000, for China Processed Food Import

& Export Co. and Gerber Food (Yunnan)

Co., Ltd., and May 7, 1998, through

January 31, 2000, for Mei Wei Food

Industry Co., Ltd. and Tak Fat Trading

Co.2 See Initiation of Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Reviews, 65 FR 16875 (March 30, 2000).

As a result of these reviews, the

Department of Commerce has

preliminarily determined that dumping

margins exist for exports of the subject

merchandise for the covered periods.

On March 31, 2000, the Department of

Commerce published a notice of

initiation of a new shipper antidumping

duty review of Raoping Xingyu Foods

Co., Ltd. covering the period August 5,

1998, through January 31, 2000. On June

30, and August 17, 2000, the

Department of Commerce published the

preliminary and final results,

respectively, for exports by Mei Wei

Food Industry Co., Ltd. and Tak Fat

Trading Co. on an expedited basis.

Therefore, this notice constitutes a

preliminary results of administrative