Silicon Metal From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-806]

Silicon Metal From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of

New Shipper Antidumping Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of new shipper antidumping administrative

review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received a

request from Zunyi Titanium Plant (ZTP) to conduct a new shipper

administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicon metal

from the People's Republic of China (PRC), which has a June anniversary

date. In accordance with the Department's current regulations, we are

initiating this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Nulman or Maureen Flannery, AD/

CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade

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

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-

4052 or (202) 482-3020, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The 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 Department's regulations are to the current

regulations, codified at 19 CFR part 351, 62 FR 27296 (1998).

Background

On December 7, 1998, the Department received a timely request, in

accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, and section 351.214(c)

of the Department's regulations, for a new shipper review of this

antidumping duty order which has a June anniversary date.

Initiation of Review

In its December 7, 1998 request for review, ZTP certified that it

did not export the subject merchandise to the United States during the

period of investigation (POI), and that it is not affiliated with any

company which exported subject merchandise to the United States during

the POI. ZTP also certified that its export activities are not

controlled by the central government of the PRC. Pursuant to the

Department's regulations at 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), ZTP submitted

documentation establishing the date on which the merchandise was first

entered for consumption in the United States, the volume of that

shipment, and the date of first sale to an unaffiliated customer in the

United States.

In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we

are initiating a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on

silicon metal from the PRC. We intend to issue the final results of

this review no later than 270 days from the publication of this notice.

The standard period of review (POR) in a new shipper review

initiated in the month immediately following the semiannual anniversary

month is the six-month period immediately preceding the semiannual

anniversary month. Therefore, the POR for this new shipper review is

June 1, 1998 through November 30, 1998.

Concurrent with publication of this notice and in accordance with

CFR 351.214(e), we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to allow, at

the option of the importer, the posting of a bond or security in lieu

of a cash deposit for each entry of the merchandise exported by the

company listed above, until the completion of the review.

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under

administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and

351.306.

This initiation and notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of

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

Dated: January 25, 1999.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Assistant Secretary

for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-2347 Filed 1-29-99; 8:45 am]

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