Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, Requests for Revocation in Part and Deferral of Administrative Reviews

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, Requests for Revocation in Part and Deferral of Administrative Reviews

AGENCY:

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, Requests for Revocation in Part and Deferral of Administrative Review.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with September anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. The Department also received requests to revoke two antidumping duty orders in part and to defer the initiation of an administrative review for one antidumping duty order.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 30, 2000.

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 351.213(b)(2000), for administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with September anniversary dates. The Department also received timely requests to revoke in part the antidumping duty orders on Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Canada and Large Newspaper Printing Presses and Components Thereof from Japan. The request for revocation in part with respect to Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Canada was inadvertently omitted from the previous initiation notice (65 FR 58733, October 2, 2000). In addition, the Department received a request to defer for one year the initiation of the September 1, 1999 through August 31, 2000 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Large Newspaper Printing Presses and Components Thereof, Whether Assembled or Unassembled from Germany with respect to one exporter in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(c). The Department received no objection to this request from any party cited in 19 CFR 351.213(c)(1)(ii).

Initiation of Reviews

In accordance with sections 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we are initiating administrative reviews of the following antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings. We intend to issue the final results of these reviews not later than September 30, 2001. Also, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(c), we are deferring for one year the initiation of the September 1, 1999 through August 31, 2000 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Large Newspaper Printing Pressess and Components Thereof, Whether Assembled or Unassembled, from Germany with respect to one exporter.

Period to be

reviewed

Antidumping Duty Proceedings

Germany: Large Newspaper Printing Presses and Components Thereof, Whether Assembled or Unassembled, A-428-821

9/1/99-8/31/00

MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG

Italy: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils A-475-824

1

1/4/99-6/30/00

Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A

Japan: Large Newspaper Printing Pressess and Components Thereof, Whether Assembled or Unassembled, A-588-837

9/1/99-8/31/00

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd

Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd

Taiwan: Stainless Steel Wire Rod, A-583-828

9/1/99-8/31/00

Walsin Lihwa Corporation

The People's Republic of China: Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat,* A-570-848

9/1/99-8/31/00

Anhui Chaohu Daxin Meat Poultry Co., Ltd

Anhui Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs

Anhui Provincial Aquatic Co

Baoluu Waterstuff Co., Ltd

Baoying Freezing Plant

Baoying County Freezing Plant

Beijing Farenco

China Kingdom Import & Export Co., Ltd., aka China Kingdoma Import & Export Co., Ltd., aka Zhongda Import & Export Co., Ltd

Ever Concord

Feidong Freezing Plant

Fubao Aquatic Foodstuff Co., Ltd

Fujian Hualong Aquatic Trade Development Co. Lianjian Seafood Processing Plant

Fujian Pelagic Fishery Group Co

Fujian Hualong Aquatic Trade Development

Funing County Frozen Food

Guangzhou Xinye Plastic Products

Hengji Trading Co., Ltd

Hexing Foodstuff Co., Ltd

Hongze County Laoshan Danxian Freeszing Factory

Hongze Lake Green Food Co., Ltd

Hongze County Aquatic Freezing Factory

Hua Yin

Huai Yin

Huaiyin County Freezing Factory

Huaiyin Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Committee

Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corp. Shunda Branch

Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corporation

Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corporation (1)

Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corporation (3)

Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corporation (5)

Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corporation (30)

Huaiyin Foreign Trading

Huaiyin Luky Trade Corp

Huaiyin Shunda Economic and Technology Trading Co

JAS Forwarding

Jiangsu Zhenfeng Group Foodstuff

Jiangsu Zhenfeng Group

Jiangsu Lukang Foodstuffs

Jin Hu Foreign Trading

Jinghu Aquatic Foodstuff Processing Plant

Jinpeng Agriculture and By-Product Development Co

Laoshan Brother Freezing Plant

Mr. Edward Lee

Lianyungang Haiwang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd

Liaoning Limeng Exports & Imports

Mr. Lin Zhong Nan

Mr. Ma Guo Zhong

Nantong Shengfa Frozen Food Co., Ltd

Nantong Delu Aquatic Food Co., Ltd

Neptune International

Ningbo Nanlian Frozen Foods Company, Ltd

Pacific Coast Fisheries Corp

Panwin Logistics

Qidong Baoluu Aquatic Food Co., Ltd

Qingdao Rirong Foodstuff Co., Ltd., aka Qingdao Rirong Foodstuffs

Qingdao Shun Hang Forwarding

Qingdao Zhengri Seafood Co., Ltd., aka Qingdao Zhengri Seafoods

Qingshan Foodstuff Co., Ltd

Rich Shipping

Seatrade International, aka Seatrade Enter

Shanghai Guangxun Trading

Shanghai Zhongjian International Trading

Shantou SEZ Yangfeng Marine Products Co

Suqian Foreign Trade Corp., aka Suqian Foreign Trading

Suyang Shuangyu Food Co., Ltd

Toyo Warehouse, aka TKK Toyo

Mr. Wei Wei, aka Philip Wei

Mr. Wei Zhang

Weishan Fukang Foodstuffs Co., Ltd

Weishan Jinmuan Foodstuff

Weishan Hongfa Lake Foodstuff Co., Ltd. aka Weishan Fongfa Lake Foodstuff

Y & Z International, aka Y & Z International Trading

Yancheng Baolong Biochemical Products Co., Ltd

Yancheng Foreign Trade Corp., aka

Yancheng Foreign Trading, aka Yang Chen Foreign Trading

Yancheng Fubao Aquatic Food Co., Ltd

Yancheng Haibao Foods

Yancheng Haiteng Aquatic Products & Foods Co., Ltd

Yancheng Yaou Seafoods

Mr. Yang Yi Xiang

Yangzhou Foreign Trading

Yangzhou Lakebest Foods Co., Ltd

Yiaxian No. 2 Freezing Processing Factory

Yundong Aquatic Products Processing Factory

Yundong Waterstuff Processing Plant

Zegao Daxin Foodstuff Freezing Plant

Zegao Foodstuff Freezing Plant

Mr. Zhang Wei

Zhenfeng Foodstuff Co

Zhenfeng Group Food Co

* If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of China who have not qualified for a separate rate are deemed to be covered by this review as part of the single PRC entity of which the named exporters are a part

Countervailing Duty Proceedings

Belgium: Stainless Steel Plate in Coils, C-423-809

9/4/98-12/31/99

ALZ, N.V.

2

Suspension Agreements

None

Deferral of Initiation of Administrative Review

Germany: Large Newspaper Printing Pressess and Components Thereof, Whether Assembled or Unassembled, A-428-821

9/1/99-8/31/00

Koenig & Bauer-Albert AG

1

In the initiation notice published on October 2, 2000, (65 FR 58733), the review period for Acciai was incorrect. The period listed above is the correct period of review for that firm.

2

In the initiation notice published on July 7, 2000, (65 FR 41942), the review period for this case was incorrect. The period of review was corrected in the initiation notice published on October 2, 2000, (65 FR 58733); however, in that notice the company name was incorrectly reported as “Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A.” The correct company name is “ALZ, N.V.”

During any administrative review covering all or part of a period falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of the publication of an antidumping duty order under section 351.211 or a determination under section 351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or suspended investigation (after sunset review), the Secretary, if requested by a domestic interested party within 30 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the review, will determine whether antidumping duties have been absorbed by an exporter or producer subject to the review if the subject merchandise is sold in the United States through an importer that is affiliated with such exporter or producer. The request must include the name(s) of the exporter or producer for which the inquiry is requested.

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.

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 351.221(c)(1)(i).

Dated: October 24, 2000.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 00-27815 Filed 10-27-00; 8:45 am]

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