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 June anniversary dates. In

accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those

administrative reviews. The Department also received requests to revoke

two antidumping duty orders in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Kuga, 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

June anniversary dates. The Department also received timely requests to

revoke in part the antidumping duty order on dynamic random access

memory semiconductors of one megabit and above (DRAMs) from South Korea

and tapered roller bearings and parts thereof from the People's

Republic of China. The request for revocation in part with respect to

DRAMs from South Korea was inadvertently omitted from the previous

initiation notice (62 FR 33394, June 19, 1997).

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. We intend to issue the final

results of these reviews not later than June 30, 1998.

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Period to be

Antidumping duty proceedings reviewed

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France: Calcium Aluminate Flux A-427-812............. 6/1/96-5/31/97

Lafarge Aluminates

Japan: Nitrile Rubber A-588-706...................... 6/1/96-5/31/97

Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd.

Netherlands: Aramid Fiber A-421-805.................. 6/1/96-5/31/97

Aramide Proudcts V.O.F.

Romania: Tapered Roller Bearings * A-485-602......... 6/1/96-5/31/97

Tehnoimportexport, S.A.

* If the above named company does not qualify for a separate rate, all

other exporters of tapered roller bearings from Romania who have not

qualified for a separate rate are deemed to be covered by this review as

part of the single Romania entity of which the named exporter is a part.

South Africa: Furfuryl Alcohol A-791-802............. 6/1/96-5/31/97

Illovo Sugar Limited

South Korea: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet

and Strip (Pet Film) A-580-807...................... 6/1/96-5/31/97

SKC Limited

STC

Sweden: Stainless Steel Plate A-401-040.............. 6/1/96-5/31/97

Avesta Sheffield AB

Uddeholms AB

Taiwan: Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe

Fittings A-583-816.................................. 6/1/96-5/31/97

Ta Chen Stainless Steel Pipe

The People's Republic of China: Tapered Roller

Bearings * A-570-601................................ 6/1/96-5/31/97

Louyang Bearing Factory

Wafangdian Bearing Factory

Wafangdian Bearing Industry Co.

Wafangdian Bearing Factory, Liaoning Province

China National Machinery & Equipment Import &

Export Corporation

China National Machinery and Equipment Import and

Export Corporation (CMEC)

Henan Machinery and Equipment Import and Export

Corporation

The China National Machinery and Equipment Import

and Export Corporation, Henan Co., Ltd.

Guizhou Machinery Import and Export Corporation

Liaoning Machinery Import and Export Corporation

The China National Machinery and Equipment Import

and Export Corporation, Liaoning Co., Ltd.

Liaoning MEC Group Co., Ltd.

China National Machinery Import and Export

Corporation, China

Jilin Machinery Import and Export Corporation

China National Machinery Import and Export

Corporation of Jilin Province

The China National Machinery and Equipment Import

and Export Corporation, Guizhou Branch

China National Machinery and Equipment Import

Export Company (CMEC)

Guizhou Machinery Import and Export Corporation

Guiyang, Guizhou China

China National Automotive Industry Import &

Export Corporation

China National Automotive Industry Import &

Export Corporation, Guizhou China

China National Automotive Industry Guizhou Import/

Export Corp.

Xiangfan Machinery Import & Export (Group) Corp.

Xiangfan Machinery Foreign Trade Corporation

Xiangfan International Trade Corp.

Wanxiang Group Corporation

Shandong Machinery and Equipment Import & Export

Corporation

Shandong Machinery and Equipment Import & Export

Group Corporation

Hangzhou Metals, Minerals, Machinery & Chemical

Import Export Corporation

China Metals, Minerals, Machinery & Chemicals

Import Export Corporation

China Great Wall Industry Company

Premier Bearing & Equipment, Ltd.

Chin Jun Industrial, Ltd.

China National Machinery Import/Export

Corporation

China National Machinery and Equipment Corp.

China National Machinery and Equipment Import

Export Company (CMEC)

Shanghai Machinery & Equipment Import & Export

Corp.

Shanghai Machinery Import/Export Corp.

Hubei Provincial Machinery Import & Export Corp.

Zhejang Machinery Import/Export Corp.

Tianshui Hailin Import & Export Corporation

Heilongjang Machinery Import/Export

Shandong Machinery Import/Export Corp.

Shanghai Pacific Machinery Import & Export Corp.

Shaanxi Machinery & Equipment I/E Corp.

Guangdong Machinery and Equipment Import & Export

Guangdong Machinery and Equipment Import & Export

(Group) Corporation

East Sea Bearing Co., Ltd.

Shanghai General Bearing Co., Ltd. **

Direct Source International

Goldhill International Trading & Services Co.

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Bilop International

China Aeolus Automotive Industries Import Export

Corporation

Flying Dragon Machinery

Harbin Bearing Factory

Luoyang Bearing Research Institute of the

Ministry Of Machinery & Electronics Industry

The Tenth Institute of Machinery Project Planning

& Research of the Ministry of Machinery &

Electronics Industry

Shanghai Rolling Bearing Factory

Xiangyang Bearing Factory

Shanghai Miniature Bearing Factory

Suzhou Bearing Factory

Chengdu General Bearing Factory

Hailin Bearing Factory

Hongshan Bearing Factory

Guiyang Bearing Factory

Haihong Bearing Factory

Lanzhou Bearing Factory

Xibei Bearing Factory

Beijing Bearing Research Institute

Changzhi People Factory

Beijing People Bearing Factory

Handan Bearing Factory

Jining Bearing Factory

Shenyang Bearing Factory

Chaoyang Bearing Factory

Shenyang Steel Ball Plant

Gongzhuling Bearing Factory

Wuxi Miniature Bearing Factory

Jiamusi Bearing Factory

Shanghai Bearing Technology Research Institute

Zhongguo Bearing Factory

Xiamen Bearing Factory

Shanghai Hongxing Bearing Factory

Shanghai Steel Ball Plant

Wuxi Bearing Factory

Hangzhou Bearing Factory

Hefei Bearing Factory

Huainan Bearing Factory

Longxi Bearing Factory

Jiangxi Bearing Factory

Liangshan Bearing Factory

Jinan Bearing Factory

Qingdao Steel Ball Plant

Huangshi Bearing Factory

Hubei Steel Ball Plant

Changsha Bearing Factory

Guangzhou Bearing Factory

Guangxi Bearing Factory

Chongqing General Bearing Factory

Chongqing Steel Ball Plant

Yunnan Bearing Factory

Baoji Bearing Factory

Tianshui Bearing Instrument Plant

Beijing Needle Roller Bearing Factory

Tianjin Miniature Bearing Factory

Datong Bearing Factory

Hebei Rolling Mill Bearing Factory

Hebei Bearing Factory

Chengde Bearing Factory

The Third Bearing Factory of Shanxi

Anshan Bearing Factory

Yingkou Bearing Factory

Xingcheng Bearing Factory

Hunjiang Bearing Factory

Daan Bearing Factory

Shanghai Hunan Bearing Factory

Shanghai Pujiang Bearing Factory

Shanghai Changning Bearing Factory

Shanghai Needle Roller Bearing Factory

Xuzhou Revolving Support Factory

Taian Bearing Factory

Changshu Bearing Factory

Northwest Bearing Plant

Huangshi Bearing Factory

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Guangxi Bearing Factory

Chongqing Bearing Factory

Yunnan Bearing Factory

Baoji Bearing Factory

Xiangtan Bearing Factory

Shaoguan Bearing Factory

Xinjiang Bearing Factory

The Second Bearing Factory of Xuzhou

Houzhou Bearing Factory

Yuxi Bearing Factory

Chifeng Bearing Factory

Huangyian Bearing Factory

Xingchang Bearing Factory

Liuan Bearing Factory

Zibo Bearing Factory

Jining Bearing Factory (Shandong)

Luoyang Dongfeng Bearing Factory

Kaifeng Bearing Factory

Ghangge Bearing Factory

The Second Machine Tools Electric Apparatus Plant

of Anyang

Shashi Bearing Factory

Wuhan Bearing Factory

Changde Bearing Factory

Hengyang Bearing Factory

Hubei Bearing Factory

Yueyang Bearing Factory

Zhuzhou Bearing Factory

Fanchang Bearing Factory

Dongguan Bearing Factory

Chengdu Bearing Company

Sichuan Small Size Bearing Factory

Leshan Bearing Factory

Honghe Bearing Factory

Shaanxi Bearing Factory

Shijiazhuang Bearing Factory

Shanxi Bearing Factory

Xiangtan Bearing Factory

Shaoguan Bearing Factory

Xinjiang Bearing Factory

Beijing-Pinggu Bearing Factory

Huhhot Bearing Factory

Dalian Bearing Instrument Plant

Nantong Bearing Factory

Qingjiang Bearing Factory

Wuhu Bearing Factory

Yiyang Bearing Factory

Zhongshan Bearing Factory

Handan Bearing Factory

Xingcheng Bearing Factory

China National Automotive Import & Export

Corporation

China National Automotive Industry Import &

Export Corporation

China National Automotive Industry Xiamen Import/

Export Corporation/Shanghai

China National Automotive Industry Xiamen Import/

Export Corporation

China National Machinery/Equipment Corp.

Kenwa Shipping Co., Ltd.

Far East Enterprising Co. (H.K.) Ltd.

Far East Enterprising (H.K.) Co.

Pantainer Express Line Co.

Intermodal Systems Ltd.

China Ningbo Int'l Economic & Technical

Cooperation Corp.

China Ningbo Cixi Import/Export Corp.

Ningbo Xing Li Bearing Co., Ltd.

Ningbo Yinxian Import/Export Corp. China

Ningbo Yinxian Import/Export Corp. Hong Kong

Santoh HK Ltd.

Huuzhou Import and Export Corp.

Ideal Consolidators Ltd.

Cargo Services Far East Ltd.

China Resources Transportation & Godown Co., Ltd.

China Travel Service (HK) Ltd.

Fortune Network Ltd.

China Jiangsu Technical Import/Export Corp.

Kaitone Shipping Co., Ltd.

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Profit Cargo Service Co., Ltd.

United Cargo Management, Inc.

Zhejang Expanded Bearing Co. China

Zhejang Expanded Bearing Co. Hong Kong

Zhejang Yongtong Company China

Zhejang Yongtong Company Hong Kong

Wafangdian Hyatt Bearing Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

China National Bearing Joint Export Corp.

PFL Pacific Forwarding, Ltd.

Sui Jun International Ltd.

Wah Shun Shipping Co., Ltd.

Aempac System, Inc.

Xinguang Ind. Prod. Import/Export Corp. of

Sichuan Province

Sunway Line, Inc.

Trans-Ocean Bridge Services, Ltd.

Scanwell Container Line Ltd.

Scanwell Consolidators & Forwarders Ltd.

China Machine-Bearing International Corp.

Hyaline Shipping (HK) Co., Ltd.

Long Trend Ltd.

Waiwell Shipping Ltd.

Special Line Ltd.

YK Shipping International, Inc.

Blue Anchor Line Co.

Onan Shipping Ltd.

Shanghai Bearing Corporation

Wing Tung Wei (China) Ltd.

China Merchants S&E Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Huangli Bearing Co., Ltd.

China Ningbo International Economic & Technical

Cooperation Corporation

Ningbo Free Trade Zone

China National Machinery Imp. & Exp. Corp.,

Chongquing Branch

China-East Resources International

Distribution Services Ltd.

Inteks Inc. N.V.O.C.C.

Shaanxi Machinery & Equipment Imp. & Exp. Corp.

United Cargo Management Inc., Dalian Office

China Tiancheng Jiangsu Corp. Nanjing

China Tiancheng Jiangsu Corp. Shanghai

Zhejiang East Sea Bearing Co., Ltd.

Mayer Shipping Ltd. HK

Wholelucks Industrial Lim.

Peko Incorporation

O/B Manfred Development Co., (HK) Ltd.

Asia Stone Company Limited

Asia (USA) Inc. (Shanghai)

Xiamen Special Economic Zone Trade Co. Ltd.

SEC Line Ltd.

Jebsin Shipping Ltd.

Heika Express International Ltd.

J.P. Freight, Inc. shanghai, PRC

Brilliant Ocean Ltd. Corp. (USA)

Transunion International Company Hong Kong

Roson Express Int'l Co., Ltd.

Streamline Shippers Association Hong Kong

Wholelucks Industrial Lim.

Laconic Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd.

Mitrans Shipping Co., Ltd.

Distribution Services Ltd.

The Ultimate Freight Management (H.K.) Ltd.

Ideal Consolidators Ltd.

Luoyang Bearing Research Institute

Burlington Air Express Ltd.

Janco Int'l Freight Ltd.

Phoenix Shanghai China

Shanghai Dong Yu Materials Co., Ltd.

Guandong Lingnan Industrial Products

Guandong Lingnan Industrial Products Import &

Export Corporation

Sunrise Industrial Technology Co.

Dongguan Industry Development Corp.

Hi Light Int'l Inc.

Ever Concord Ltd.

Kin Bridge Express (USA) Inc.

Wice Marine Services Ltd.

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Welley Shipping, Ltd.

WSA Lines, Ltd.

Triumph Express Service Int'l Ltd.

World Pacific Container Line Ltd.

Hellman Int'l Forwarders, Ltd.

Sino Eagle Co.

Ever Concord Ltd. (Guangzhou)

Ideal Ocean Lines, Ltd.

MSAS Cargo Int'l (Far East) Ltd.

Ocean Navigator Express Line

Sunrise Industries Technology Co.

China Mudanjiang Heading Factory

Apex Maritime Co., Inc.

Apex Maritime Co., Inc. (Dalian)

Dalian Machine Tool Accessories

Everich Shipping, Ltd.

Eternity Int'l Freight Forwarder

Ningbo Tiansheng Bearing Corp.

Trans-Am Sea Freight (HK) Ltd.

Zhong Shan Transportation Co., Ltd.

Shenzhen Rising Sun Bearing

Goldline Ltd.

Leader Express International (HK)

Transnation Shipping Ltd.

Mayer Shipping Ltd.

Shenzhen Jinyuan Industrial

Transunion International Co., Ltd.

Orient Star Consolidating

Capital Distribution Services

Buyers Consolidators Ltd.

Versatile Int'l Corp.

Panalpina China, Ltd.

Trust Freight Services, Inc.

Wah Hing Trading Co.

China North Industries

Point Talent International Ltd.

Votainer Far East BV

Seatop Shipping Ltd.

AEL Asia Express (HK) Ltd.

Kenwa Shipping Co., Ltd.

Wuxi Viking General

Exbo Shipping Co., Ltd.

Cots Shipping Co., Ltd.

Shenzen South China International

Oceanic Bridge International Inc.

Streamline Shippers Association

China Jiansu Technical Import & Export Corp.

Ever Concord Ltd.

Air Sea Container Line, Inc.

CL Consolidator Services Ltd.

OAG International, Inc.

Zhejiang Xinchang Foreign Economic

Heicone Jiang Machinery Import & Export

Wenling Foreign Trading Corporation

Scanwell Freight Express Co., Ltd.

C.U. Transport, Inc.

Shanghai Dongyu Materials Co.

EAS International

EAS International Transportation Co., Ltd.

Ensign Freight (China) Ltd.

Amec International Co., Inc.

China Dong Feng Motor

Rong Shang International Corp.

Air Sea Transport, Inc.

Air Sea Transport, Inc., Yantai Office

Air Sea Transport, Inc., Dalian

Wuhan Machinery & Equipment

STS Machinery, Inc.

USA International Business

Hang Cheong Shipping Co., Ltd.

Deckwell Sky Express, Inc.

China Machinery Equipment Import & Export Wuxi

Co., Ltd.

China Machinery & Equipment Import & Export Co.,

Ltd. (Jiangying Bearing Works)

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China Xian Import & Export Corporation

China Jiangsu Machinery and Equipment Import &

Export Wuxi Co., Ltd.

China Jiangsu Machinery Import and Export (Group)

Corp.

China National Packaging Import & Export Nanjing

Corporation

China National Machinery and Equipment Import and

Export Corporation (CMEC)

CMEC Sichan

CMEC Henan

CMEC Shandong

CMEC Jiangsu

CMEC Guangdong

CMEC Hebei

CMEC Hunan

CMEC Anhui

CMEC Hubei

CMEC Zhejiang

CMEC Liaoning

CMEC Jiangxi

CMEC Yunnan

CMEC Heilongjiang

CMEC Shaanxi

CMEC Guizhou

CMEC Fujian

CMEC Shanxi

CMEC Jilin

CMEC Gansu

CMEC Hainan

CMEC Qinghai

CMEC Chengdu

CMEC Zengzhou

CMEC Tsinan

CMEC Nanjing

CMEC Guangzhou

CMEC Shijiazhuang

CMEC Chansha

CMEC Hefei

CMEC Wuhan

CMEC Hangzhou

CMEC Shenyang

CMEC Nanchang

CMEC Kunming

CMEC Harbin

CMEC Xian

CMEC Guiyang

CMEC Fuzhou

CMEC Taiyuan

CMEC Changchun

CMEC Lanzhou

CMEC Haikou

CMEC Xining

CMEC Guangxi Zhuang

CMEC Nei Monggol

CMEC Xinjiang Uygur

CMEC Ningxia Hui

CMEC Xizang

CMEC Nanning

CMEC Hohhot

CMEC Urumqi

CMEC Yinchuan

CMEC Lhasa

CMEC Shanghai

CMEC Beijing

CMEC Tianjin

China National Machinery Import and Export

Corporation (CMC)

Sichuan CMC

Henan CMC

Shandong CMC

Jiangsu CMC

Guangdong CMC

Hebei CMC

Hunan CMC

Anhui CMC

Hubei CMC

Zhejiang CMC

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Liaoning CMC

Jiangxi CMC

Yunnan CMC

Heilongjiag CMC

Shaanxi CMC

Guizhou CMC

Fuijian CMC

Shanxi CMC

Jilin CMC

Gansu CMC

Hainan CMC

Qinghai CMC

Chengdu CMC

Zengzhou CMC

Tsinan CMC

Nanjing CMC

Guangzhou CMC

Shijiazhuang CMC

Changsha CMC

Hefei CMC

Wuhan CMC

Hangzhou CMC

Shenyang CMC

Nanchang CMC

Kunming CMC

Harbin CMC

Xian CMC

Guiyang CMC

Fuzhou CMC

Taiyuan CMC

Changchun CMC

Lanzhou CMC

Haikou CMC

Xining CMC

Guangxi Zhuang CMC

Nei Monggol CMC

Xinjiang Uygur CMC

Ningxia Hui CMC

Xizang CMC

Nanning CMC

Hohhot CMC

Urumqu CMC

Yinchuan CMC

Lhasa CMC

Shanghai CMC

Beijing CMC

Tianjin CMC

* If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate

rate, all other exporters of tapered roller bearings from the People's

Republic of China who have not qualified for a separate rate are deemed

to be covered by this review as part of the single PRC entity of which

the named exporter is a part.

** With respect to Shanghai General Bearing Co., Ltd., this initiation

notice only applies with respect to subject merchandise entered or sold

during the period by Shanghai General Bearing Co., Ltd., but not

produced by Shanghai General Bearing Co., Ltd.

The People's Republic of China: Silicon Metal * A-570-

806................................................. 6/1/96-5/31/97

Shaanxi Machinery & Equipment Corp.

Hinan Peng-Hua National Industries, Corp.

* If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate

rate, all other exporters of silicon metal from the People's Republic of

China who have not qualified for a separate rate are deemed to be

covered by this review as part of the single PRC entity of which the

named exporter is a part.

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Countervailing Duty Proceedings

None.

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

notice, the Department will determine, where appropriate, 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 353.23(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: July 25, 1997.

Jeffrey P. Bialos,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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