Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods From India; Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty; Administrative Reviews

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-808]

Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods From India; Initiation of New

Shipper Antidumping Duty; Administrative Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received

requests to conduct new shipper administrative reviews of the

antidumping duty order on certain stainless steel wire rods (``SSWR'')

from India, which has a December anniversary date. In accordance with

19 CFR 351.214(d), we are initiating these new shipper administrative

reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 5, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Blozy or N. Gerard Zapiain,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0374 or 482-1395,

respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On December 24, 1997, and December 31, 1997, the Department

received timely requests from Panchmahal Steel Limited (``Panchmahal'')

and the Viraj Group and its affiliated companies (Viraj Forgings, Viraj

Alloys, and Viraj Impoexpo), collectively (``Viraj''), in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.214(d), for new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty

order on SSWR from India, which has a December anniversary date. See

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Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods from India,

58 FR 63335 (December 1, 1993). Each entity certified that it did not

export SSWR to the United States during the period of investigation

(POI) and is not affiliated with any exporter or producer which did

export SSWR to the United States during the POI. On January 21, 1998,

the Department informed Panchmahal and Viraj that there were certain

deficiencies in their requests and requested that they submit

additional information. See Memorandum to the File: Certain Stainless

Steel Wire Rods from India; Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty

Administrative Reviews (January 23, 1998). On January 22, 1998,

Panchmahal and Viraj submitted additional information sufficient to

cure the deficiencies. Therefore, we are initiating new shipper reviews

for Panchmahal and Viraj as requested. The period of review is December

1, 1996, through November 30, 1997.

Initiation of Review

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

351.214(d)(1), we are initiating new shipper reviews of the antidumping

duty order on SSWR from India. We intend to issue the preliminary

results of these reviews not later than 180 days from the date of

publication of the notice and the final results within 90 days after

issuance of the preliminary results.

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Period to be

Antidumping duty proceeding reviewed

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India: Certain Stainless Steel Wire Rods, A-533-808 12/01/96-11/30/97

Panchmahal Steel Limited

Viraj

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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. This action is in

accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(e).

Interested parties that need access to the proprietary information

in these new shipper reviews should submit applications for disclosure

under administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR

353.34(b).

These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section

751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.214(d).

Dated: January 30, 1998.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-2892 Filed 2-4-98; 8:45 am]

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