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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[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.

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce has received three requests to

conduct a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty

order on stainless steel bar from India. In accordance with section

751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we are initiating

this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zak Smith or Stephanie Hoffman, 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 (202) 482-4198, 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 section 351 of the regulations of

the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') are to the current

regulations, as published in the Federal Register on May 19, 1997 (62

FR 27296).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On August 18 and 31, 1998, the Department received requests from

Jyoti Steel Industries (``Jyoti''), Shah Alloys Ltd. (``Shah''), and

Parekh Bright Bars Pvt. Ltd. (``Parekh''), pursuant to section

751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(b), for

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

bar from India. This order has an August semiannual anniversary month.

On August 25 and 31 and September 1, 1998, we asked that the initial

requests be supplemented. Jyoti submitted the requisite additional

information on September 3, 1998; Shah and Parekh did so on October 9

and 22, 1998, respectively. Accordingly, we are initiating a new

shipper review for Jyoti, Shah, and Parekh as requested. The period of

review is February 1, 1998 through July 31, 1998.

Initiation of Review

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2) Jyoti, Shah, and Parekh

each provided certification that it did not export subject merchandise

to the United States during the period of investigation; certification

that, since the investigation was initiated, it has never been

affiliated with any exporter or producer who exported the subject

merchandise to the United States during the period of investigation,

including those not individually examined during the investigation;

documentation establishing: (i) the date on which its stainless steel

bar was first entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, or

if the exporter or producer could not establish the date of first

entry, the date on which it first shipped the subject merchandise for

export to the United States; (ii) the volume of that and subsequent

shipments; and (iii) the date of the first sale to an unaffiliated

customer in the United States. Therefore, in accordance with section

751(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1), 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 this review not

later than 270 days after the day on which this new shipper review is

initiated.

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Period to be

Antidumping duty proceeding reviewed

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India: Stainless Steel Bar, A-533-810:

Jyoti Steel Industries......................... 02/01/98-07/31/98

Shah Alloys Ltd................................ 02/01/98-07/31/98

Parekh Bright Bars Pvt. Ltd.................... 02/01/98-07/31/98

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We will instruct the 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

351.214(e). Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure

under administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR

351.305 and 351.306.

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 and

351.221(c)(1)(i).

Dated: October 22, 1998.

Richard W. Moreland,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-29163 Filed 10-29-98; 8:45 am]

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