Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 89 / Friday, May 8, 1998 / Notices 25449

Dated: May 1, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–12205 Filed 5–7–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–848]

Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From

the People’s Republic of China:

Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of new

shipper antidumping Administrative

Review.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) has received a request

from Ningbo Nanlian Frozen Foods

Company, Ltd. (Ningbo Nanlian) to

conduct a new shipper administrative

review of the antidumping duty order

on freshwater crawfish tail meat from

the People’s Republic of China (PRC),

which has a September anniversary

date. In accordance with the

Department’s current regulations, we are

initiating this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leah Schwartz or Maureen Flannery,

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) 482–3782 or (202)482–

3020, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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.

In addition, unless otherwise indicated,

all citations to the Department’s

regulations are to the current

regulations, codified at 19 CFR part 351,

62 FR 27295 (May 19, 1997).

Background

On March 27, 1998, the Department

received a timely request, in accordance

with section 751 (a)(2)(B) of the Act, and

section 351.214 (c) of the Department’s

regulations, for a new shipper review of

this antidumping duty order which has

a September anniversary date.

Initiation of Review

In its request of March 27, 1998,

Ningbo Nanlian certified that it did not

export the subject merchandise to the

United States during the period of

investigation (POI) (March 1, 1996

through August 31, 1996), and is not

affiliated with any company which

exported subject merchandise to the

United States during the POI. Ningbo

Nanlian further certified that its export

activities are not controlled by the

central government of the PRC.

In its March 27, 1998 request for

review, Ningbo Nanlian submitted a

statement from Yinxian No. 2 Freezing

Factory (YFF), the producer/supplier of

subject merchandise to Ningbo Nanlian,

certifying that it is not affiliated with

any exporter or producer who exported

subject merchandise during POI. YFF

further certified that its export activities

are not controlled by the government of

the PRC.

In accordance with section

751(a)(2)(B) and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we

are initiating a new shipper review of

the antidumping duty order on

freshwater crawfish tail meat from the

PRC. We intend to issue the final results

of these reviews not later than 270 days

from the publication of this notice.

The standard period of review (POR)

in a new shipper review initiated in the

month immediately following the

semiannual anniversary month is the

six-month period immediately

preceding the semiannual anniversary

month. However, the Department may

define the POR to cover the first

exportation of a new shipper. See

Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping

Duty Administrative Review: Certain

Pasta from Italy, 62 FR 8927 (February

27, 1997), and Fresh and Chilled

Atlantic Salmon from Norway: Initiation

of New Shipper Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review 62 FR 28840

(May 28, 1997). Therefore, the POR for

this review has been defined to include

the month of March 1998.

Antidumping duty proceeding Period to be reviewed

The PRC: Fresh Water Crawfish Tail Meat, A–570–848: Ningbo Nanlian Frozen Foods Company, Ltd .................................... 9/01/97—3/31/98

Concurrent with publication of this

notice, we will instruct the U.S.

Customs Service to allow, at the option

of the importer, the posting, until the

completion of the review, of a bond or

security in lieu of a cash deposit for

each entry of the merchandise exporter

by the company listed above, in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(e).

Interested parties must submit

applications for disclosure under

administrative protective order in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and

351.306.

This initiation and notice are in

accordance with section 751(a) of the

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

351.214.

Dated: April 30, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–12204 Filed 5–7–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–201–817]

Oil Country Tubular Goods From

Mexico; Initiation of Changed

Circumstances Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of changed

circumstances antidumping duty

administrative review.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) is initiating a changed

circumstances antidumping duty

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on oil country

tubular goods (‘‘OCTG’’) from Mexico.

See Notice of Final Determination; Oil

Country Tubular Goods from Mexico, 60

FR 33567 (June 28, 1995).

Within the past year, the Department

has received two requests to revoke the

antidumping duty (AD) order covering

OCTG from Mexico as it pertains to drill

pipe with tool joints attached

(commonly referred to as finished drill

pipe). One was a request by the

International Association of Drilling
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Contractors that the Department selfinitiate a changed circumstances review.

The other request came from the leading

producer of finished drill pipe in the

United States, Grant Prideco. The latter

request was withdrawn.

We are initiating an antidumping duty

changed circumstances administrative

review to determine the extent of

domestic industry support for

continuing the antidumping duty order

on OCTG from Mexico with regard to

finished drill pipe.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

K. Drury or Richard Weible, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone (202) 482–3208 or (202) 482–

1103, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On July 8, 1997, the International

Association of Drilling Contractors

(IADC) requested that the Department

self-initiate a changed circumstances

review with respect to finished drill

pipe. On March 13, 1998, the

Department responded to the IADCO

request. On January 28, 1998, Grant

Prideco, Inc. requested revocation of the

AD order on Mexican OCTG with

respect to finished drill pipe. The

Department received letters in

opposition to this second request from

OMSCO Industries and Drill Pipe

Industries, Inc. on February 12, 1998,

and February 13, 1998, respectively. On

March 16, 1998, Grant Prideco

withdrew its request for a changed

circumstances review.

Since the Department’s response to

IADC on March 13, 1998, parties have

raised questions regarding whether

substantially all of the domestic

industry supports continuation of the

AD order on OCTG from Mexico with

respect to finished drill pipe. Therefore,

in light of the request originally filed by

Grant Prideco and the information

available to the Department, the

Department believes a changed

circumstances review is warranted. The

Department intends to examine

thoroughly the domestic producers of

the like product to determine which

companies are no longer interested in

the portion of the order with respect to

finished drill pipe. The Department will

conduct this review as expeditiously as

possible, allowing opportunity for all

parties to comment. The Department

will not revoke the order, in part, unless

domestic producers accounting for

substantially all of the like product have

expressed lack of interest in maintaining

the order with respect to drill pipe. The

Department interprets ‘‘substantially

all’’ to mean at least 85 percent of

domestic production of the like product.

This review is to determine the level of

support of domestic producers of the

like product for maintaining this order

with respect to finished drill pipe.

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 by the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act. In addition,

unless otherwise indicated, all citations

to the Department’s regulations are to

the current regulations.

Scope of the Review

The merchandise subject to this

changed circumstances review, is

finished oil well drill pipe with tool

joints attached. This merchandise is

currently classifiable in the Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS) under item number

8431.43.8010 as ‘‘Parts suitable for use

solely or principally with the machinery

of headings 8425 to 8430, [o]f

machinery of heading 8426, 8429 or

8430: [p]arts for boring or sinking

machinery of subheading 8430.41 or

8430.49: [o]ther: [o]f oil and gas field

machinery.’’ Although the HTSUS

subheadings are provided for

convenience and customs purposes, our

written description of the scope of this

review is dispositive.

Initiation of Changed Circumstances

Antidumping Duty Order

Administrative Review

Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the

Tariff Act, the Department will conduct

a changed circumstances administrative

review upon receipt of information

concerning, or a request from an

interested party for a review of, an

antidumping duty order which shows

changed circumstances sufficient to

warrant a review of the order. In

accordance with section 751(b) and 19

CFR 351.216(b)(4) and 19 CFR

351.216(d), we are initiating a changed

circumstances administrative review.

We invite all parties to provide

comments on whether domestic

producers of the like product no longer

have an interest in maintaining the

order with respect to finished drill pipe

from Mexico within seven days of

publication of this notice of initiation.

The Department will publish in the

Federal Register a notice of preliminary

results of changed circumstances

antidumping duty administrative

review, in accordance with 19 CFR

351.216(b)(4) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3).

The Department will issue its final

results of review in accordance with 19

CFR 351.216(e). All written comments

must be submitted in accordance with

19 CFR 351.303 and must be served on

all interested parties on the

Department’s service list in accordance

with the same provision.

This notice is in accordance with

section 751(b)(1) of the Tariff Act and

section 351.221(b)(1) of the

Department’s regulations.

Dated: May 1, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–12203 Filed 5–7–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–588–028]

Roller Chain, Other Than Bicycle From

Japan: Preliminary Results and Partial

Recission of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of preliminary results

and partial recission of antidumping

duty administrative review.

SUMMARY: In response to requests from

the petitioner, the American Chain

Association, and three manufacturers/

exporters, the Department of Commerce

has conducted an administrative review

of the antidumping duty finding on

roller chain, other than bicycle from

Japan. We have preliminarily

determined that sales of the subject

merchandise have been made below

normal value. If these preliminary

results are adopted in our final results

of administrative review, we will

instruct the Customs Service to assess

antidumping duties based on the

difference between the export price or

constructed export price and the normal

value.

Because one respondent did not

permit verification of its questionnaire

responses and two other respondents

failed verification, we based the margins

for these three companies on the facts

available, in accordance with 776(a)(2)

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

Interested parties are invited to

comment on these preliminary results.

Parties who submit arguments in this

proceeding are requested to submit with

the argument: (1) A statement of the