57856 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 191 / Tuesday, October 4, 2005 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–583–604] 

Final Results of Expedited Sunset 

Review of Countervailing Duty Order: 

Top–of–the–Stove Stainless Steel 

Cookware from Taiwan 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On March 1, 2005, the 

Department of Commerce (‘‘the 

Department’’) initiated a sunset review 

of the countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) 

order on top–of-the–stove stainless steel 

cookware from Taiwan pursuant to 

section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (‘‘the Act’’). See Notice of 

Initiation of Five-year (‘‘Sunset’’) 

Reviews, 70 FR 9919 (March 1, 2005). 

On the basis of a notice of intent to 

participate and an adequate substantive 

response filed on behalf of the domestic 

interested parties and inadequate 

response from respondent interested 

parties (in this case, no response), the 

Department conducted an expedited 

sunset review of this CVD order 

pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B). As 

a result of this sunset review, the 

Department finds that revocation of the 

CVD order would be likely to lead to 

continuation or recurrence of a 

countervailable subsidy at the level 

indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of 

Review’’ section of this notice. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 4, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tipten Troidl or David Goldberger, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office 3, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution 

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

telephone: (202) 482–1767 or (202) 482–

4136, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 1, 2005, the Department 

initiated a sunset review of the CVD 

order on top–of-the–stove stainless steel 

cookware from Taiwan pursuant to 

section 751(c) of the Act. See Notice of 

Initiation of Five-year (‘‘Sunset’’) 

Reviews, 70 FR 9919 (March 1, 2005). 

On March 16, 2005, the Department 

received a notice of intent to participate 

from the following domestic interested 

parties: Paper Allied Industrial 

Chemical & Energy Workers, Local 7–

0850 (‘‘PACE’’), and Vita Craft 

Corporation (‘‘Vita’’), which make up 

the Stainless Steel Cookware Committee 

(‘‘Committee’’), an ad hoc coalition of 

domestic producers and employees, and 

Regal Ware, Inc. (collectively ‘‘domestic 

interested parties’’), within the deadline 

specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). 

The domestic interested parties claimed 

interested party status under sections 

771(9)(C), (D), (E) and (F) of the Act as 

an ad hoc association comprised of 

domestic producers of the subject 

merchandise. 

On March 31, 2005, the Department 

received a complete substantive 

response from the domestic interested 

parties within the 30-day deadline 

specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(I). 

However, the Department did not 

receive a substantive response from any 

government or respondent interested 

party to this proceeding. As a result, 

pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), 

the Department conducted an expedited 

review of this CVD order. 

Scope of the Order: 

The merchandise subject to this CVD 

order is top–of-the–stove stainless steel 

cookware (‘‘cookware’’) from Taiwan. 

The subject merchandise is all non–

electric cooking ware of stainless steel 

which may have one or more layers of 

aluminum, copper or carbon steel for 

more even heat distribution. The subject 

merchandise includes skillets, frying 

pans, omelette pans, saucepans, double 

boilers, stock pots, dutch ovens, 

casseroles, steamers, and other stainless 

steel vessels, all for cooking on stove top 

burners, except tea kettles and fish 

poachers. 

Excluded from the scope of the orders 

are stainless steel oven ware and 

stainless steel kitchen ware. ‘‘Universal 

pan lids’’ are not within the scope of the 

order (57 FR 57420, December 4, 1992). 

Cookware is currently classifiable 

under Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

(HTS) item numbers 7323.93.00 and 

9604.00.00. The HTS item numbers are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes only. The written description 

remains dispositive. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in this review are 

addressed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum (‘‘Decision 

Memorandum’’) from Barbara E. 

Tillman, Acting Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Import Administration, to 

Holly A. Kuga, Acting Assistant 

Secretary for Import Administration, 

dated September 27, 2005, which is 

hereby adopted by this notice. Parties 

can find a complete discussion of all 

issues raised in this review and the 

corresponding recommendation 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 Memorandum can be accessed 

directly on the Web at http:// 

ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and 

electronic version of the Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Final Results of Review 

The Department determines that 

revocation of the CVD order would be 

likely to lead to continuation or 

recurrence of a countervailable subsidy 

at the rate listed below: 

Producers/Exporters Net Countervailable 

Subsidy (%) 

All Manufacturers/Producers/Exporters ....... 2.14 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Order 

This notice serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’) 

of their responsibility concerning the 

return or destruction of proprietary 

information disclosed under APO in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 

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. 

We are issuing and publishing the 

results and notice in accordance with 

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

Act. 

Dated: September 27, 2005. 

Holly A. Kuga, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–580–602] 

Final Results of Expedited Sunset 

Review of Countervailing Duty Order: 

Top–of-the–Stove Stainless Steel 

Cookware from South Korea 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On March 1, 2005, the 

Department of Commerce (‘‘the 

Department’’) initiated a sunset review 

of the countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) 

order on top–of-the–stove stainless steel 

cookware from South Korea pursuant to 

section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,