Certain Pasta from Italy: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475-818, C-475-819]

Certain Pasta from Italy: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping

and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce has received a request for new

shipper reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on

certain pasta from Italy issued July 24, 1996. In accordance with our

regulations, we are initiating these administration reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 4, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Brinkmann or Edward Easton

(antidumping duty), at (202) 482-5288 or 482-1777, respectively; Vince

Kane or Todd Hansen (countervailing duty), at (202) 482-2815 or 482-

1276, respectively. Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

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 made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') by

the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the regulations of the Department of

Commerce (``the Department'') are to the regulations as codified at 19

CFR part 351, 62 FR 27295 (May 19, 1997).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department has received a request from CO.R.EX. S.r.L.

(``CO.R.EX.'') to conduct new shipper administrative reviews of the

antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain pasta from Italy,

which have a January semi-annual anniversary date. This request was

made pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)

of the Department's regulations.

Initiation of Review

Pursuant to the Department's regulations at 19 CFR 351.214(b), in

its request of January 16, 1998, CO.R.EX. certified that it did not

export the subject merchandise to the United States during the period

of investigation (``POI'') (May 1, 1994 through April 30, 1995) and

that it was not affiliated with any exporter or producer who exported

the subject merchandise to the United States during the POI. CO.R.EX.

submitted documentation establishing the date on which the merchandise

was first entered for consumption in the United States. CO.R.EX. also

certified that it has a tolling arrangement in which it purchases all

inputs and pays a processing fee to a company that produces pasta for

CO.R.EX. This toller provided a certification stating that it did not

export to the United States and has not been affiliated with any

exporter or producer who exported the subject merchandise to the United

States during the POI.

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

351.214(d) of the Department's regulations, we are initiating new

shipper reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on

certain pasta from Italy. We intend to issue the final results of these

reviews not later than 270 days from the date of publication of this

notice.

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Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings Period to be Reviewed

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Italy: Certain Pasta, A-475-818:

CO.R.EX. S.r.L................................. 07/01/97-12/31/97

Italy: Certain Pasta, C-475-819:

CO.R.EX. S.r.L................................. 01/01/97-12/31/97

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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 company listed above, in accordance with 19 CFR

351.214(e).

Interested parties may submit applications for disclosure under

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

This initiation and this notice are in accordance with section

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

Department's regulations (19 CFR 351.214).

Dated: February 25, 1998.

Richard W. Moreland,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-5504 Filed 3-3-98; 8:45 am]

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