Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative

Reviews and Request 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 Request 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 December anniversary

dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are

initiating those administrative reviews. The Department also received a

request to revoke one antidumping finding in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 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

CFR 353.22(a) and 355.22(a) (1994), for administrative reviews of

various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with

December anniversary dates. The Department also received a timely

request to revoke in

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part the antidumping findings on elemental sulphur from Canada.

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) (19

CFR 353.22(a)). We intend to issue the final results of these reviews

not later than December 31, 1996.

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Period to be

reviewed

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Antidumpting Duty Proceedings:

Brazil:

Silicomanganese

A-351-824

Companhia Paulista De Ferroligas.......... 06/17/94-11/30/95

Canada:

Elemental Sulphur

A-122-047

Mobil Oil Canada, Ltd., Husky Oil Ltd..... 12/01/94-11/30/95

Japan:

Polychloroprene Rubber

A-588-046

Denki Kaguku, K.K., Denki Kaguku Koggo,

K.K./Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd., Mitsui Bussan

K.K., Showa Neoprene K.K./Hoei Sangyo

Co., Ltd., Suzugo Corporation, Toyo Soda

Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Toyo Soda

Manufacturing Co./Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd... 12/01/94-11/30/95

Mexico:

Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware

A-201-504

Cinsa, S.A. de C.V., Esmaltaciones de

Norte America, S.A. de C.V............... 12/01/94-11/30/95

The People's Republic of China:

Certain Cased Pencils

A-570-827

Beijing Pencil Factory, Dalian Pencil

Factory, Donghua Pencil Factory, Harvin

Pencil Factory, Jiangsu Pencil Factory,

Jinan Pencil Factory, Juihai Pencil

Factory, Julong Pencil Factory, Quindao

Pencil Factory, Shenyiang Pencil Factory,

Anhui Stationery Company, Ltd., (aka Beng

Bu Pencil Factory)....................... 12/21/94-11/30/95

Songnan Pencil Factory, China First Pencil

Company, Ltd., Shanghai Three Star

Stationary Com., Shanghai Foreign Trade

Corporation, Guandong Stationary &

Sporting Goods I/E Corporation, Shanghai

Lansheng Co., Ltd. (aka Stationary &

Sporting Goods I/E Corporation), Shanghai

Machinery & Equipment I/E Corporation,

Tianjin Pencil Factory, Xinbang Joint

Venture Pencil Factory, AEMPAC Systems

(Hong Kong), Anhui I/E Group Corporation,

Anhui Ligh Industrial Products I/E Corp.,

Anhui Provincial I/E Corporation,

Applause Products, Atico International,

Atico Overseas, Beijing Ligh Industrial

Products I/E Corporation, CS Container

Line (Hong Kong), Cargo Service (Hong

Kong), Cargo Systems, Changzhou Foreign

Economic Technical & Trading Company,

Changzhou Foreign Trade Group, Chiangshu

Foreign Trading, China Fujian Foreign

Trade Center, China National Light

Industrial Products I/E Corporation (all

branches), China North Industrias Tianjin

Corporation, Dalian Light Industrial

Products I/E Corp., China Shenzhen SEZ

Foreign Trade, EI Ocean (Hong Kong), Far

East Enterprises, Fuji Industrial (Hong

Kong), Gansu Provincial Machinery, Golden

Way Trading Company, Guangzhou Foreign

Trade Group, Hianan Provincial Foreign

Trade, Haiwang Enterprises Company, Ltd.,

Han Maritime............................. 12/21/94-11/30/95

Jin Hai Jei Air International Forwarding,

Heilongjiang Light Industrial Products

I.E Corporation, Ideal Consolidators

(Hong Kong), Ideal Ocean Lines (Hong

Kong), Inteks Transport International,

Jacky Maeder (Hong Kong), Jiangsu Light

Industrial Products I/E Group

Corporation, Jilin Provincial Machinery &

Equipment I/E Corporation, King Sun (Hong

Kong), Kwok Luen Plastic Manufacturing,

Lailon Enterprises (Hong Kong), LEP

Guangzhou Delegation Office, LEP

Transport International, Liaoning Light

Industrial Products I/E Corp., Licken

Industrial (Hong Kong), Maritime

International, Onan Shipping (Hong Kong),

Orwave, Panalpina, Panalpina (Hong Kong),

Perpetual Product Development, Po Shing

Industrial, Premier Shipping, Qingdao

Light Industrial Products I/E

Corporation, Regent C&C Shanghai Office,

Regent Express, Shandong Light Industrial

Products I/E Corporation, Shantou Light

Industrial Products I/E Corporation,

Shantou Stationary & Sporting Goods I/E

Corporation, Shanxi Light Industrial

Products I/E Corporation, Shenyiang Light

Industrial Products I/E Corporation, Shum

Yip (Shenzen) Industry & Trade

Development Corporation.................. 12/21/94-11/30/95

Translink Transportation, Sichuan Light

Industrial Products I/E Corporation, Sui

Jun International (Hong Kong), THI (Hong

Kong), The Merton Company, Ltd. (Hong

Kong), Tianjin Beifing Corporation,

Tianjin Stationary & Sporting Goods I/E

Corporation, Tony Trading (Hong Kong),

Trade Power (Taiwan), Trinity Mark

Industries, Tru Blue Products, UT

Consolidators (Hong Kong), Wah Luen

Stationary Supplies, Y.K. Shipping

International, Yangjiang Light Industrial

Products I/E Corporation, Zhenjiang

Foreign Trade Corporation................ 12/21/94-11/30/95

All other exporters of certain cased pencils from the People's

Republic of China are conditionally covered by this review.

The People's Republic of China:

Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware

A-570-506

Clover Enamelware Enterprise, Ltd., Lucky

Enamelware Factory Limited............... 12/01/94-11/30/95

All other exporters of porcelain-on-steel cooking ware from the

People's Republic of China are conditionally covered by this review.

Taiwan:

Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe

A-583-815

Ta Chen Stainless Pipe.................... 12/01/94-11/30/95

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Countervailing Duty Proceedings:

None

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Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under

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

and 355.34(b).

As explained in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for

Import Administration dated January 11, 1996, due to the partial

shutdown of the Federal Government from December 16, 1995 through

January 6, 1996, the Department has exercised its discretion to toll

this deadline for the duration of the partial shutdown. All deadlines

have been extended by 22 days, i.e., one day for each day (or partial

day) the Department was closed. This notice is published in accordance

with the extended deadline for initiation of these reviews. The reviews

will proceed in accordance with the normal statutory and regulatory

deadlines.

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: January 26, 1996.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

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