[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9413-9414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5227]


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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.

action: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part.

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

effective date: March 3, 1997.
for further information contact: Holly A. Kuga, Office of AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone: (202) 482-4737.


supplementary information:

Background

    The Department has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 
CFR 353.22(a) and 355.22(a)(1994), for administrative reviews of 
various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with 
January anniversary dates. The Department also received a timely 
request to revoke in part the antidumping duty order on brass sheet and 
strip from Canada.

Initiation of Reviews

    In accordance with sections 19 CFR 353.22(c) and 355.22(c), we are

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initiating administrative reviews of the following antidumping and 
countervailing duty orders and findings. The Department is not 
initiating an administrative review of any exporters and/or producers 
who were not named in a review request because such exporters and/or 
producers were not specified as required under section 353.22(a)(19 CFR 
353.22(a). We intend to issue the final results of these reviews not 
later than January 31, 1998.

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                                                          Period to be  
            Antidumping duty  proceedings                   reviewed    
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Canada: Brass Sheet and Strip:                                          
    A-122-601........................................    1/1/91-12/31/96
        Wolverine Tube (Canada) Inc.                                    
France: Anhydrous Sodum Metasilicate (ASM):                             
    A-427-098........................................    1/1/96-12/31/96
        Rhone-Poulenc, S.A.                                             
France: Stainless Steel Wire Rods:                                      
    A-427-811........................................    1/1/96-12/31/96
        Imphy, S.A.                                                     
        Ugine-Savioie                                                   
Japan: Color Picture Tubes:                                             
    A-588-609........................................    1/1/96-12/31/96
        Mitsubishi Electric Corporation                                 
South Korea: Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe:                       
    A-580-810........................................    1/1/96-12/31/96
        Pusan Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.                                      
        Sammi Metal Products Co., Ltd.                                  
        LG Metals                                                       
        Hyundai Pipe Co., Ltd.                                          
        SeAH Steel                                                      
The People's Republic of China: Potassium                               
 Permanganate:                                                          
    A-570-001........................................    1/1/96-12/31/96
        Zunyi Chemical Factory                                          
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Countervailing Duty Proceeding

    None.
    If requested within 30 days of the date of publication of this 
notice, the Department will determine whether antidumping duties have 
been absorbed by an exporter or producer subject to any of these 
reviews if the subject merchandise is sold in the United States through 
an importer which is affiliated with such exporter or producer.
    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(b) 
and 355.34(b).
    These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 
CFR 353.22(c)(1) and 355.22(c)(1).

    Dated: February 21, 1997.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Group III.
[FR Doc. 97-5227 Filed 2-28-97; 8:45 am]
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