Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From Taiwan: Termination of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-507]

Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From Taiwan: Termination of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of termination of antidumping duty administrative

review.

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SUMMARY: On June 19, 1997 the Department of Commerce initiated an

administrative review of the antidumping duty order on malleable cast

iron pipe fittings from Taiwan for De Ho Metal Industrial Co., Ltd., of

Taiwan, a manufacturer of malleable cast iron pipe fittings. This

administrative review was requested by Amco Metal Industrial Corp., an

importer of the subject merchandise, and is for the period covering May

1, 1996 through April 30, 1997. The Department of Commerce is

terminating the review after receiving from Amco Metal Industrial Corp.

a withdrawal of its request for a review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 23, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Manning or James Terpstra, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 4,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3936 and (202) 482-3965, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the stature are

references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective

date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the

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Department's) regulations are to the current regulations as codified at

19 CFR 353 (1997).

Background

On May 1, 1997, Amco Metal Industrial Corp. (Amco), requested on

behalf of De Ho Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. (De Ho Metal) that the

Department conduct an administrative review of the subject merchandise

exported by De Ho Metal from Taiwan for the period May 1, 1996 through

April 30, 1997.

On June 19, 1997, the Department published in the Federal Register

(62 FR 33394) a notice of initiation of administrative review with

respect to De Ho Metal for the period May 1, 1996 through April 30,

1997. On September 16, 1997, Amco requested that it be allowed to

withdraw its request for a review and that the review be terminated.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5), the Department may allow a party

that requests an administrative review to withdraw such request no

later than 90 days after the date of publication of the notice of

initiation of the requested review. Because Amco's request for

termination was submitted within the 90-day time limit, and there were

no requests for review from other interested parties, we are

terminating this review for De Ho Metal. See Certain Welded Stainless

Steel Pipe from Korea, Termination of Antidumping Duty Administration

Review, 62 FR 47460, (September 9, 1997). We will issue appropriate

appraisement instructions directly to the U.S. Customs Service.

This notice is in accordance with Sec. 353.22(a)(5) of the

Department's regulations (19 CFR 353.22(a)(5)).

Dated: October 10, 1997.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97-28153 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]

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