Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges From India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-533-809]

Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges From India: Final Results

of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty new shipper review.

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SUMMARY: On October 1, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the

Department) published the preliminary results of its new shipper review

of the antidumping duty order on certain stainless steel flanges (SSF)

from India (61 FR 51261). This review covers exports of this

merchandise to the United States by one manufacturer/exporter, Viraj

Forgings Ltd. (Viraj), during the period March 1, 1995 through August

31, 1995.

We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our

preliminary results. We received no comments. The review indicates the

existence of no dumping margins for this firm for this period.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 9, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Killiam or John Kugelman,

Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone: (202) 482-2704 or 482-0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are

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

date of the amendments 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'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).

Background

The antidumping duty order on SSF from India was published February

9, 1994 (59 FR 5994). On October 1, 1996, the Department published in

the Federal Register the preliminary results of its new shipper review

of the antidumping duty order on SSF from India (61 FR 51261). The

Department has now completed this new shipper review in accordance with

section 751 of the Act.

Scope of the Review

The products covered by this order are certain forged stainless

steel flanges both finished and not finished, generally manufactured to

specification ASTM A-182, and made in alloys such as 304, 304L, 316,

and 316L. The scope includes five general types of flanges. They are

weld neck, used for butt-weld line connection; threaded, used for

threaded line connections; slip-on and lap joint, used with stub-ends/

butt-weld line connections; socket weld, used to fit pipe into a

machined recession; and blind, used to seal off a line. The sizes of

the flanges within the scope range generally from one to six inches;

however, all sizes of the above-described merchandise are included in

the scope. Specifically excluded from the scope of this order are cast

stainless steel flanges. Cast stainless steel flanges generally are

manufactured to specification ASTM A-351. The flanges subject to this

order are currently classifiable under subheadings 7307.21.1000 and

7307.21.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS). The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs

purposes. The written description of the scope of this order remains

dispositive.

The review covers one Indian manufacturer/exporter, Viraj, and the

period March 1, 1995 through August 31, 1995.

Final Results of Review

We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the

preliminary results. We received no comments. We have determined that a

margin of zero percent exists for Viraj for the period March 1, 1995

through August 31, 1995.

The Department shall instruct the U.S. Customs Service to assess no

antidumping duties on all appropriate entries.

Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective

for all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from

warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of these

final results, as provided for by section 751(a)(1) of the Act:

(1) The cash deposit rate for Viraj will be zero percent;

(2) for exporters not covered in this review, but covered in

previous reviews or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV)

investigation, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-

specific rate published for the most recent period;

(3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, previous

reviews, or the original LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is,

the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent

period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and

(4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters

will continue to be 162.14 percent. This rate is the ``All Others''

rate established in the LTFV investigation.

This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their

responsibility under 19 CFR Sec. 353.26 to file a certificate regarding

the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the

relevant entries during the review period. Failure to comply with this

requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that

reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent

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assessment of double antidumping duties.

This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to

administrative protective order (APOs) of their responsibility

concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under

APO in accordance with 19 CFR Sec. 353.34(d). Timely written

notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion

to judicial protective order is hereby requested.

Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a

violation which is subject to sanction. This administrative review and

this notice are in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and

19 CFR Sec. 353.22.

Dated: December 30, 1996.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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