Stainless Steel Bar From India; Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Review.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-533-810]

Stainless Steel Bar From India; Initiation of New Shipper

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review.

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

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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 stainless steel bar from India. In accordance

with 19 CFR 353.22(h), we are initiating this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Yeske or Vince Kane, Import

Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20230; telephone (202) 482-0189 or 482-2815, respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations: Unless otherwise indicated, all

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

references 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

The Department has received a request, pursuant to section

751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, and in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(h), for a

new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar

from India, which has a February anniversary date. One of the requests

for a new shipper review did not include the necessary certifications

pursuant to 19 CFR 353.22(h)(2). Therefore, on 3/14/97 we requested the

appropriate certifications. The certifications were submitted on 3/18/

97.

Initiation of Review

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

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

duty order on stainless steel bar from India. We intend to issue the

final results of the 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: Stainless Steel Bar, A-533-810:

Panchmahal Steels, Limited..................... 08/01/96-01/31/97

Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited............... 08/01/96-01/31/97

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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 listed companies, in accordance with

19 CFR 353.22(h)(4).

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under

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

Dated: March 20, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97-7962 Filed 3-27-97; 8:45 am]

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