Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipes and Tubes From India; Initiation of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and New Shippers Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-502]

Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipes and Tubes From India;

Initiation of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and New Shippers

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

and New Shippers Antidumping Duty Administrative Review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received

requests to conduct an administrative review and new shipper

administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on certain welded

carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from India, which has a May

anniversary date. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we

are initiating both an administrative review and a new shippers review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 27, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Davina Hashmi or Michael Rill, Office

of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-

0180 or (202) 482-4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On April 30, 1996, and May 22, 1996, the Department received

requests in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22 (h) (1995), for new shipper

reviews of the antidumping duty order on certain welded carbon steel

standard pipes and tubes from India, which has a May anniversary date,

with respect to two producers/exporters.

The Department has also received a timely request on May 24, 1996,

in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(a), for an administrative review of

this antidumping duty order with respect to the same two producers/

exporters.

Initiation of Review

In accordance with section 19 CFR 353.22(c), and 353.22(h), we are

initiating an administrative review of the following antidumping duty

order and producers/exporters:

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Antidumping duty proceeding Period to be reviewed

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INDIA

Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and

Tubes, A-533-502

Lloyds Metals & Engineers Ltd......... 05/01/95-04/30/96

Rajinder Pipes Ltd.................... 05/01/95-04/30/96

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Because the requirements for initiation of a new shipper review

have been met with respect to both producers/exporters, we intend to

conduct the review as a new shippers review. Accordingly, we will issue

the preliminary results of these reviews not later than 180 days from

the date of publication of this notice and the final results within 90

days after issuance of the preliminary results, unless these time

limits are extended in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). We also will instruct the

U.S. Customs Service to allow, at the option of the importer, the

posting, until the completion of these reviews, of a bond or security

in lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the merchandise exported by

the above-listed companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22 (h)(4)

(1995).

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under

administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34 (b).

These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section

751 (a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 353.22(c) and

353.22(h).

Dated: June 19, 1996.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

[FR Doc. 96-16475 Filed 6-26-96; 8:45 am]

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