Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges From India; Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Reveiw

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-809]

Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges From India; Initiation of

New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Reveiw

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received a

request to conduct a new shipper administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on certain forged stainless steel flanges from

India. In accordance with 19 CFR Sec. 353.22(h), we are initiating this

administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 2, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Killiam or John Kugelman,

Office of Antidumping/Countervailing Enforcement, Group III--Office 8,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-2704 or (202) 482-0649,

respectively.

APPLICABLE STATUTE AND REGULATIONS: Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), refer to

the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the

amendments made to the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In

addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's

regulations are to the current regulations, as amended by the interim

regulations published in the Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR

25130).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On February 24, 1997, the Department received a request, pursuant

to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and in accordance with 19 CFR

Sec. 353.22(h), for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order

on certain forged stainless steel flanges from India, which has a

February anniversary date. The request for a new shipper review did not

include the necessary certifications pursuant to 19 CFR

Sec. 353.22(h)(2). Pursuant to our instructions, Viraj supplemented its

request on March 18 and April 1, 1997, to include the appropriate

certifications.

Initiation of Review

In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) (ii) of the Act and 19 CFR

Sec. 353.22(h)(6), we are initiating a new shipper review of the

antidumping duty order on certain forged stainless steel flanges from

India. We intend to issue the final results of this review not later

than 270 days from the date of publication of this notice.

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Period to be

Antidumping duty proceeding reviewed

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India:

Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges, A-533-809

Panchmahal Steels, Ltd............................. 02/01/96-01/31/97

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We will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to allow, at the option

of the importer, the posting, until the completion of the review, of a

bond or security in lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the

merchandise exported by the above company, in accordance with 19 CFR

Sec. 353.22 (h)(4).

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under

administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR

Sec. 353.34(b).

Dated: April 25, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97-11462 Filed 5-1-97; 8:45 am]

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