Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 149 / Friday, August 1, 2008 / Notices 44969 

1 In comments made on the interim final sunset 

regulations, a number of parties stated that the 

proposed five-day period for rebuttals to 

substantive responses to a notice of initiation was 

insufficient. This requirement was retained in the 

final sunset regulations at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(4). As 

provided in 19 CFR 351.302(b), however, the 

Department will consider individual requests to 

extend that five-day deadline based upon a showing 

of good cause. 

DOC Case No. ITC Case No. Country Product Department Contact 

A–570–849 ......................... 731–TA–753 

(Second Review) 

PRC Cut–to-Length Carbon Steel Demitrios Kalogeropoulos (202) 482–2623 

A–821–808 ......................... 731–TA–754 

(Second Review) 

(Suspended) 

Russia Cut–to-Length Carbon Steel Sally Gannon (202) 482–0162 

A–823–808 ......................... 731–TA–756 Ukraine Cut–to-Length Carbon Steel 

(Second Review) (Suspended) 

Judith Rudman (202) 482–0192 

Filing Information 

As a courtesy, we are making 

information related to Sunset 

proceedings, including copies of the 

pertinent statute and Department’s 

regulations, the Department schedule 

for Sunset Reviews, a listing of past 

revocations and continuations, and 

current service lists, available to the 

public on the Department’s sunset 

Internet Web site at the following 

address: ‘‘http://ia.ita.doc.gov/sunset/.’’

All submissions in these Sunset 

Reviews must be filed in accordance 

with the Department’s regulations 

regarding format, translation, service, 

and certification of documents. These 

rules can be found at 19 CFR 351.303. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103 (c), the 

Department will maintain and make 

available a service list for these 

proceedings. To facilitate the timely 

preparation of the service list(s), it is 

requested that those seeking recognition 

as interested parties to a proceeding 

contact the Department in writing 

within 10 days of the publication of the 

Notice of Initiation. 

Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews 

can be very short, we urge interested 

parties to apply for access to proprietary 

information under administrative 

protective order (‘‘APO’’) immediately 

following publication in the Federal 

Register of this notice of initiation by 

filing a notice of intent to participate. 

The Department’s regulations on 

submission of proprietary information 

and eligibility to receive access to 

business proprietary information under 

APO can be found at 19 CFR 351.304–

306. 

Information Required from Interested 

Parties 

Domestic interested parties defined in 

section 771(9)(C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)) wishing 

to participate in a Sunset Review must 

respond not later than 15 days after the 

date of publication in the Federal 

Register of this notice of initiation by 

filing a notice of intent to participate. 

The required contents of the notice of 

intent to participate are set forth at 19 

CFR 351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance 

with the Department’s regulations, if we 

do not receive a notice of intent to 

participate from at least one domestic 

interested party by the 15-day deadline, 

the Department will automatically 

revoke the order without further review. 

See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii). 

If we receive an order–specific notice 

of intent to participate from a domestic 

interested party, the Department’s 

regulations provide that all parties 

wishing to participate in the Sunset 

Review must file complete substantive 

responses not later than 30 days after 

the date of publication in the Federal 

Register of this notice of initiation. The 

required contents of a substantive 

response, on an order–specific basis, are 

set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note 

that certain information requirements 

differ for respondent and domestic 

parties. Also, note that the Department’s 

information requirements are distinct 

from the Commission’s information 

requirements.1 Please consult the 

Department’s regulations for 

information regarding the Department’s 

conduct of Sunset Reviews. Please 

consult the Department’s regulations at 

19 CFR Part 351 for definitions of terms 

and for other general information 

concerning antidumping and 

countervailing duty proceedings at the 

Department. 

This notice of initiation is being 

published in accordance with section 

751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218 

(c). 

Dated: July 24, 2008. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–17709 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

A–533–809 

Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges 

from India; Preliminary Intent to 

Rescind Administrative Review and 

Rescission in Part 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on certain 

forged stainless steel flanges (stainless 

steel flanges) from India manufactured 

by Pradeep Metals Limited (Pradeep), 

Echjay Forgings Pvt., Ltd. (Echjay) and 

Hotmetal Forge (India) Pvt, Ltd. 

(Hotmetal). The period of review (POR) 

is February 1, 2007, through January 31, 

2008. We preliminarily determine that 

Pradeep had no bona fide U.S. sales 

during the period of review (POR), and 

therefore, we intend to rescind the 

review. We are also rescinding the 

review with respect to Echjay and 

Hotmetal because they both withdrew 

their requests for the review, and no 

other party requested a review of these 

companies. 

We invite interested parties to 

comment on this preliminary intent to 

rescind with respect to Pradeep. Parties 

who submit argument in these 

proceedings are requested to submit 

with the argument: (1) a statement of the 

issues; and (2) a brief summary of the 

argument. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Baker or Robert James, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 7, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–2924 or (202) 482–

0649, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 9, 1994, the Department 

published the antidumping duty order 

mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES

44970 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 149 / Friday, August 1, 2008 / Notices 

on stainless steel flanges from India. See 

Amended Final Determination and 

Antidumping Duty Order; Certain 

Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from 

India, 59 FR 5994 (February 9, 1994) 

(Amended Final Determination). On 

February 15, 2008, we received a 

request for an administrative review 

from Echjay for the period February 1, 

2007 through January 31, 2008. On 

February 25, 2008, and February 29, 

2008, we received requests from 

Pradeep and Hotmetal, respectively, for 

administrative reviews for the same 

period. On March 31, 2008, we initiated 

the administrative review. See Initiation 

of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Reviews, Request 

for Revocation in Part, and Deferral of 

Administrative Review, 73 FR 16837 

(March 31, 2008). 

On April 2, 2008, the Department 

issued its questionnaire to Pradeep. 

Pradeep submitted its section A 

response on April 29, 2008, and its 

section B and C responses on May 8, 

2008. 

On April 25, 2008, Echjay withdrew 

its request for administrative review. On 

June 5, 2008, Hotmetal withdrew its 

request for administrative review. 

Scope of the order 

The products covered by this order 

are certain forged stainless steel flanges, 

both finished and not finished, 

generally manufactured to specification 

ASTM A–182, and made in alloys such 

as 304, 304L, 316, and 316L. The scope 

includes five general types of flanges. 

They are weld–neck, used for butt–weld 

line connection; threaded, used for 

threaded line connections; slip–on and 

lap joint, used with stub–ends/butt–

weld line connections; socket weld, 

used to fit pipe into a machined 

recession; and blind, used to seal off a 

line. The sizes of the flanges within the 

scope range generally from one to six 

inches; however, all sizes of the above–

described merchandise are included in 

the scope. Specifically excluded from 

the scope of this order are cast stainless 

steel flanges. Cast stainless steel flanges 

generally are manufactured to 

specification ASTM A–351. The flanges 

subject to this order are currently 

classifiable under subheadings 

7307.21.1000 and 7307.21.5000 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). 

Although the HTS subheading is 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

merchandise under review is dispositive 

of whether or not the merchandise is 

covered by the scope of the order. 

Rescission in Part 

As indicated above, on April 25, 2008, 

and June 5, 2008, Echjay and Hotmetal, 

respectively, withdrew their requests for 

administrative review. Pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will 

rescind an administrative review, in 

whole or in part, if the party who 

requested the review withdraws the 

request within ninety days of the date 

of publication of notice of initiation of 

the requested review. Because Echjay 

and Hotmetal withdrew their requests 

for review within the 90-day period and 

no other party requested a review of 

their sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this 

review with respect to these companies. 

Intent to Rescind 

As indicated above, we have 

preliminarily determined that Pradeep’s 

single sale to the United States during 

the POR was not bona fide. We based 

our determination on the following 

factors: (1) the timing of the sale; (2) the 

U.S. price and expenses associated with 

the sale were high; and (3) the sale 

involved a method of shipping not 

standard for the industry. For further 

information, see the Memorandum to 

the File, ‘‘Bona Fide Nature of the Sale 

in the Administrative Review of 

Pradeep Metals Limited,’’ dated July 28, 

2008, for a complete explanation of our 

analysis. Based on these factors, we 

preliminarily intend to rescind this 

administrative review. 

Public Comment 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on this preliminary intent to 

rescind. Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may 

submit case briefs no later than 30 days 

after the date of publication of this 

notice. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d), 

rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised 

in the case briefs and comments, may be 

filed no later than 5 days after the time 

limit for filing the case briefs. Parties 

who submit argument in these 

proceedings are requested to submit 

with the argument: (1) a statement of the 

issue; (2) a brief summary of the 

argument; and (3) a table of authorities. 

Further, the Department requests parties 

submitting written comments to provide 

the Department with an additional copy 

of the public version of any such 

comments on diskette. 

Assessment Rates 

The Department will issue 

appropriate assessment instructions for 

Echjay and Hotmetal directly to the U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

fifteen days after the publication of this 

notice. The Department will direct CBP 

to assess antidumping duties at the cash 

deposit rate in effect on the date of entry 

for entries of subject merchandise 

produced and/or exported by Echjay or 

Hotmetal during the period February 1, 

2007 through January 31, 2008. 

With respect to Pradeep, if a final 

rescission notice is published at the 

completion of this administrative 

review, a cash deposit rate of 162.14 

percent ad valorem shall continue to be 

collected for any entries produced by 

Pradeep. Should the Department reach a 

final result other than a rescission, we 

will calculate an appropriate 

antidumping duty rate for both 

assessment and cash deposit purposes. 

The Department intends to issue 

assessment instructions to CBP fifteen 

days after the date of publication of the 

final rescission or final results of 

review. 

The Department clarified its 

‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation on 

May 6, 2003. See Notice of Policy 

Concerning Assessment of Antidumping 

Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) 

(Assessment Policy Notice). This 

clarification will apply to entries of 

subject merchandise during the POR 

produced by Pradeep for which Pradeep 

did not know that the merchandise it 

sold to an intermediary (e.g., a reseller, 

trading company, or exporter) was 

destined for the United States. In such 

instances, we will instruct CBP to 

liquidate unreviewed entries at the 

162.14 percent all–others rate 

established in the original less than fair 

value (LTFV) investigation if there is no 

rate for the intermediary involved in the 

transaction. See Assessment Policy 

Notice for a full discussion of this 

clarification. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

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 

notice in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act 

and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES

Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 149 / Friday, August 1, 2008 / Notices 44971 

Dated: July 28, 2008. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–17711 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XJ44 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene its Socioeconomic Panel (SEP). 

DATES: The meeting will be convene at 

8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 

and conclude no later than 5 p.m. on 

Wednesday, August 20, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Embassy Suites, 555 N. Westshore 

Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609; telephone: 

(813) 875–1555. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Assane Diagne, Economist, Gulf of 

Mexico Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico Fishery Management Council 

(Council) will convene its 

Socioeconomic Panel (SEP) to discuss 

Reef Fish Amendment 29, the 

Aquaculture Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP), draft principles for allocation, 

and socio-economic aspects of 

allocation. Reef Fish Amendment 29 

proposes to rationalize effort and reduce 

overcapacity in the commercial grouper 

and tilefish fisheries in order to achieve 

and maintain optimum yield (OY). 

Effort management approaches 

considered in this amendment include 

permit endorsements and the 

implementation of an Individual 

Fishing Quota (IFQ) program. The 

Aquaculture FMP will require persons 

to obtain a permit from NMFS to 

participate in aquaculture by 

constructing an aquaculture facility in 

the EEZ of the Gulf of Mexico. Each 

application for a permit must comply 

with many permit conditions related to 

record keeping and operation of the 

facility. These permit conditions will 

assure the facility has a minimal affect 

on the environment and on other fishery 

resources. Compliance with the 

conditions will be evaluated annually 

for the duration of the permit as the 

basis for renewal of the permit for the 

next year. 

A copy of the agenda and related 

materials can be obtained by calling the 

Council office at (813) 348–1630. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agendas may come before the 

SEP for discussion, in accordance with 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues 

may not be the subject of formal action 

during this meeting. Actions of the SEP 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in the agendas 

and any issues arising after publication 

of this notice that require emergency 

action under Section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina 

O’Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES) 

at least 5 working days prior to the 

meeting. 

Dated: July 29, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–17642 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XJ43 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Groundfish Oversight Committee will 

meet to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, 

Route 1, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: 

(978) 535–4600. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion in the committee’s agenda 

are as follows: 

The Groundfish Oversight Committee 

will meet to continue development of 

Amendment 16 to the Northeast 

Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP). Amendment 16 will adjust 

management measures as necessary to 

continue stock rebuilding. The 

Committee will review preliminary 

reports of stock status. Based on that 

information, Committee members will 

begin to develop recommendations for 

any adjustments to rebuilding plans that 

are needed. This will include 

recommendations for target fishing 

mortality rates as well as changes to 

measures that will achieve the targeted 

rates. The Committee may also review 

sector policies, the setting of annual 

catch limits, accountability measures, 

and other amendment alternatives. 

Committee recommendations will be 

presented to the New England Fishery 

Management Council at a later meeting. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: July 29, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–17733 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES