Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative

Reviews

AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import Administration

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty

administrative reviews.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce has received requests to conduct

administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty

orders, findings, and suspension agreements with February anniversary

dates. In accordance with the Commerce Regulations, we are initiating

those administrative reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 14, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Holly A. Kuga, Office of Antidumping Compliance, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230,

telephone: (202) 482-4737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received timely

requests, in accordance with section 353.22(a) and 355.22(a) of the

Department's regulations, for administrative reviews of various

antidumping and countervailing duty orders, findings, and suspension

agreements with February anniversary dates.

Initiation of Reviews

In accordance with sections 353.22(c) and 355.22(c) of the

Department's regulations, we are initiating administrative reviews of

the following antidumping and countervailing duty orders, findings, and

suspension agreements. We intend to issue the final results of these

reviews not later than February 28, 1995.

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Period to be

reviewed

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Antidumping Duty Proceedings:

Canada: Racing Plates, A-122-050, Equine

Forgings Limited............................. 02/01/93-01/31/94

France: Anhydrous Sodium Metasilicate, A-427-

098, Rhone-Poulenc, S.A...................... 01/01/93-12/31/93

Japan: Mechanical Transfer Presses, A-588-810,

Aida Engineering, Ltd., Komatsu, Ltd.,

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co.,

Ltd., Hitachi Zosen Corporation.............. 02/01/93-01/31/94

The Republic of Korea: Certain Small Business

Telephone Systems and Subassemblies Thereof,

A-580-803, Ssangbangwool Electronics Ltd..... 02/01/93-01/31/94

The People's Republic of China: Axes/Adzes;

Bars/Wedges; Hammers/Sledges; and Picks/

Mattocks, A-570-803, Fujian Machinery &

Equipment, Import & Export Corporation,

(FMEC), Shandong Machinery Import & Export

Corporation (SMC)............................ 02/01/93-01/31/94

United Kingdom: Sodium Thiosulfate, A-412-805,

William Blythe & Co., Ltd.................... 02/01/93-01/31/94

Suspension Agreements:

Venezuela: Gray Portland Cement and Clinker, A-

307-803...................................... 02/01/93-01/31/94

Countervailing Duty Proceedings:

Saudi Arabia: Carbon Steel Wire Rod, C-517-501 01/01/93-12/31/93

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Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under

administrative protective orders in accordance with sections 353.34(b)

and 355.34(b) of the Department's regulations.

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) (1993).

Dated: March 7, 1994.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

[FR Doc. 94-5882 Filed 3-11-94; 8:45 am]

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