[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18378-18379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10277]



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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Requests 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 Requests 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 March anniversary dates. 
In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating 
those administrative reviews. The Department also received requests to 
revoke one antidumping duty order in part.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly A. Kuga, Office of Antidumping 
Compliance, 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 
C.F.R. 353.22(a) and 355.22(a)(1994), for administrative reviews of 
various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with 
March anniversary dates. The Department also received timely requests 
to revoke in part the antidumping duty order on steel wire rope from 
Korea.

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Initiation of Reviews

    In accordance with sections 19 CFR 353.22(c) and 355.22(c), we are 
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) and 
355.22(a)(19 CFR 353.22(a) and 355.22(a)). We intend to issue the final 
results of these reviews not later than March 31, 1997.

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                                                        Period to be    
                                                          reviewed      
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Antidumping Duty Proceedings:                                           
    Brazil: Ferrosilicon, A-351-820--Companhia                          
     Ferroligas Minas Gerais-Minasligas...........        3/1/95-2/29/96
    South Korea: Steel Wire Rope, A-580-811--Boo                        
     Kook Corporation, Chun Kee Steel & Wire Rope                       
     Co., Ltd., Chung Woo Rope Co., Ltd., Dong-Il                       
     Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd., Hanboo Wire Rope, Inc.,                      
     Kumho Rope, Manho Rope Mfg. Co., Ltd., Myung                       
     Jin Co., Seo Jin Rope, Ssang Yong Steel Wire                       
     Co., Ltd., Sung Jin Yeonsin Metal............        3/1/95-2/29/96
    Spain: Stainless Steel Bar, A-469-805--Roldan,                      
     S.A..........................................        8/4/94-2/29/96
    Thailand: Circular Welded Pipes & Tubes, A-549-                     
     502--Saha Thai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd., S.A.F.                        
     Pipe Export Co., Ltd., Thai Union Steel Co.,                       
     Ltd.,........................................        3/1/95-2/29/96
    The People's Republic of China: Axes/Adzes;                         
     Bars/Wedges; Hammers/Sledges; and Picks/                           
     Mattocks, A-570-803--Tianjin Machinery Import                      
     & Export Company \1\.........................        2/1/95-1/31/96
    United Kingdom: Lead & Bismuth Steel, A-412-                        
     810--British Steel Engineering Steels, Ltd.,                       
     British Steel Engineering Steels Holdings,                         
     Ltd., British Steel plc......................        3/1/95-2/29/96
                                                                        
Countervailing Duty Proceedings:                                        
    Pakistan: Shop Towels, C-535-001--Anwar                             
     Corporation, Bita Textile Corporation,                             
     Eastern Textiles (Pvt) Ltd., Fine Fabrico,                         
     Hilal Corporation (Pvt) Ltd, Jawad Brothers,                       
     Mehtabi Towel Mills (Pvt) Ltd., Mohain                             
     Brothers, Pakistan Textile Corporation (Pvt)                       
     Ltd., Quality Linen Supply Corporation,                            
     Salimah International, Shaheen Textiles,                           
     Shahi Textiles, Sultex Industries, The Khans,                      
     United Towel Exporters.......................       1/1/95-12/31/95
    Turkey: Welded Carbon Steel Line Pipe and                           
     Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes,                       
     C-489-502--Borusan Birlesik Boru Fab. A.S.,                        
     Borusan Ihracat Ithalat ve Dagitim A.S.,                           
     Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayii ve Ticaret A.s.,                      
     Mannesman-Sumerbank Boru Endustrisi T.A.S....       1/1/95-12/31/95
    United Kingdom: Lead & Bismuth Steel, C-412-                        
     811--British Steel Engineering Steels Ltd.,                        
     British Steel Engineering Steels Holdings                          
     Ltd., British Steel plc......................       1/1/95-12/31/95
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\1\ Inadvertently omitted from previous initiation notice.              

    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: April 19, 1996.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.
[FR Doc. 96-10277 Filed 4-24-96; 8:45 am]
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