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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative

Reviews and Requests 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 Requests 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

requests to revoke one antidumping finding and one antidumping duty

order in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 17, 1997.

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, NW., Washington, DC 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 timely

requests to revoke in part the antidumping finding on elemental sulphur

from Canada and the antidumping duty order on certain welded stainless

steel pipe from Taiwan.

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, 1997.

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Period to

be

reviewed

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Antidumping Duty Proceedings

CANADA: Elemental Sulphur

A-122-047 12/1/95-

11/30/96

Mobile Oil Canada, Ltd.

JAPAN: Light Scattering Instruments \1\

A-588-813 11/1/95-

10/31/96

Otsuka Electronics

JAPAN: Polychloroprene Rubber

A-588-046 12/1/95-

11/30/96

Denki Kagujo, K.K.

Denki/Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Mitsui Bussan, K.K.

Showa Neoprene, K.K.

Showa/Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Suzugo Corporation

Tosoh Corporation (formerly Toyo Soda)

Tosoh/Hoeii Sangyo Co., Ltd.

MEXICO: Porcelain-on-Steel Cookware

A-201-504 12/1/95-

11/30/96

Cinsa, S.A. de C.V.

Esmaltaciones de Norte America, S.A. de C.V.

TAIWAN: Welded Stainless Steel Pipes

A-583-815 12/1/95-

11/30/96

Ta Chen Stainless Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.

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THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Cased Pencils \2\

A-570-827 12/1/95-

11/30/96

Anhui Stationery Company, Ltd.

China First Pencil Company, Ltd.

Shanghai Three Star Stationery Company, Ltd.

Guagdong Stationery & Sporting Goods

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

Songnan Pencil Factory

China First Pencil Company, Ltd.

Shanghai Three Star Stationery Com.

Shanghai Foreign Trade Corporation

Guandong Stationery & Sporting Goods I/E Corporation

Shanghai Lansheng Co., Ltd. (aka Stationery & 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 Light Industrial Products I/E Corp.

Anhui Provincial I/E Corporation

Applause Products

Atico International

Atico Overseas

Beijing Light 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 Industries 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

Jin Hai Jei Air International Forwarding

Heilongiang 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 Stationery & 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

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 Stationery & Sporting Goods I/E Corporation

Tony Trading (Hong Kong)

Trade Power (Taiwan)

Trinity Mark Industries

Tru Blue Products

UT Consolidators (Hong Kong)

Wah Luen Stationery Supplies

Y.K. Shipping International

Yangjiang Light Industrial Products I/E Corporation

Zhenjiang Foreign Trade Corporation

THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking

Ware \3\

A-570-506 12/1/95-

11/30/96

Clover Enamelware Enterprise/Lucky Enamelware Factory

Limited

Countervailing Duty Proceedings

None.

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\1\ Inadvertently omitted from previous initiation notice.

\2\ All other exporters of certain cased pencils from the People's

Republic of China are conditionally covered by this review.

\3\ All other exporters of porcelain-on-steel cooking ware from the

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

If requested within 30 days of the date of publication of this

notice, the Department will determine whether antidumping duties have

been absorbed by an exporter or producer subject to any of these

reviews if the subject merchandise is sold in the United States through

an importer which is affiliated with such exporter or producer.

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under

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

and 355.34(b).

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 15, 1997.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Group III.

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