Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative

Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part.

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

requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and

countervailing duty orders and findings with August anniversary dates.

In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating

those administrative reviews. The Department also received requests to

revoke three antidumping duty orders in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly A. Kuga, Office of AD/CVD

Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone: (202) 482-4737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department has received timely requests, in accordance with 19

CFR 351.213(b) (1997), for administrative reviews of various

antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with August

anniversary dates. The Department also received timely requests to

revoke in part the antidumping duty orders on brass sheet and strip

from the Netherlands, pure magnesium from Canada and sulfanilic acid

from the People's Republic of China.

Initiation of Reviews

In accordance with section 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we are

initiating administrative reviews of the following antidumping and

countervailing duty orders and findings. We intend to issue the final

results of these reviews not later than August 31, 2000.

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Period to be

reviewed

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Antidumping duty proceedings

Argentina: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-357-810..... 8/1/98-7/31/99

Siderca S.A.I.C.

Belgium: Industrial Phosphoric Acid, A-423-602...... 8/1/98-7/31/99

Societe Chimique Prayon-Rupel

Canada: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A-122-823. 8/1/98-7/31/99

Stelco, Inc.

Clayson Steel Inc.

Canada: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel, A-122-822, 8/1/98-7/31/99

Flat Products......................................

Stelco, Inc.,

Continuous Colour Coat, Ltd.

Dofasco, Inc.

Sorevco, Inc.

DNN Galvanizing Corp.

Canada: Pure Magnesium, A-122-814................... 8/1/98-7/31/99

Norsk Hydro Canada Inc.

France: Industrial Nitrocellulose, A-427-009........ 8/1/98-7/31/99

Begerac, N.C.

Germany: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A-428-816 8/1/98-7/31/99

Novosteel SA

Italy: Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel, A-475-811... 8/1/98-7/31/99

Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A.

Japan: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat 8/1/98-7/31/99

Products, A-588-824................................

Nippon Steel Corporation

Kawasaki Steel Corporation

Japan: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-588-835......... 8/1/98-7/31/99

Hallmark Tubulars Ltd.

Itochu Corporation

Itochu Project Management Corp.

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Nippon Steel Corp.

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.

Mexico: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A-202-809. 8/1/98-7/31/99

Altos Hornos de Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Mexico: Gray Portland Cement and Clinker, A-201-802. 8/1/98-7/21/99

CEMEX, S.A.. de C.V.

Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A. de C.V.

Apasco, S.A. de C.V.

Mexico: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-201-817........ 8/1/98-7/31/99

Hylsa, S.A. de C.V.

Tubos de Acero de Mexico S.A.

Republic of Korea: Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat 8/1/98-7/31/99

Products, A-580-815................................

Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.

Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.

Union Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Republic of Korea: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel 8/1/98-7/31/99

Flat Products, A-580-816...........................

Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.

Pohang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.

Union Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Republic of Korea: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A-580- 8/1/98-7/31/99

825................................................

SeAH Steel Corporation

Romania: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A-485-803 8/1/98-7/31/99

Sidex, S.A./Metalexportimport, S.A.

The Netherlands: Brass Sheet & Strip, A-421-701..... 8/1/98-7/31/99

Outokumpu Copper Strip B.V.

The Netherlands: Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat 8/1/98-7/31/99

Products, A-421-804................................

Hoogovens Staal BV

The People's Republic of China: Sulfanilic Acid\1\, 8/1/98-7/31/99

A-570-815..........................................

Boading Mancheng Zhenzing Chemical Plant

Boading Yude Chemical Co., Ltd.

The People's Republic of China: Petroleum Wax 8/1/98-7/31/99

Candles \2\, A-570-504.............................

CNACC (Zhejiang Imports & Export Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Ornate Candle Art Co., Ltd.

China Overseas Trading Dalian Corp.

Jilin Province Arts and Crafts

China Hebei Boye Great Nation Candle Co., Ltd.

Taizhou Sungod Gifts Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Native Produce & Animal By-Products

Import & Export Corp.

Cnart China Gifts Import & Export Corp.

Liaoning Light Industrial Products Import &

Export Corp.

Jintan Foreign Trade Corp.

Jiangsu Yixing Foreign Trade Corp.

Tonglu Tiandi

Zhongnam Candle

China Packaging Import & Export Liaoning Co.

Kwung's International Trade Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Gift & Travel Products Imp. & Exp.

Corp.

Liaoning Native Product Import & Export

Corporation

Tianjin Native Produce Imp. & Exp. Group Corp.

Ltd.

Candle World Industrial Co.

Fu Kit

Shanghai Zhen Hua

Universal Candle Company, Ltd.

The United Kingdom: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel 8/1/98-7/31/99

Plate, A-412-814...................................

British Steel plc

Countervailing duty proceedings

Canada: Alloy Magnesium, C-122-815.................. 1/1/98-12/31/98

Norsk Hydro Canada Inc.

Canada: Pure Magnesium, C-122-815................... 1/1/98-12/31/98

Norsk Hydro Canada Inc.

Germany: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, C-428-817 1/1/98-12/31/98

Novosteel SA

Israel: Industrial Phosphoric Acid, C-508-605....... 1/1/98-12/31/98

Rotem Amfert Negev Ltd.

Mexico: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, C-201-810. 1/1/98-12/31/98

Altos Hornos de Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Republic of Korea: Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat 1/1/98-12/31/98

Products, C-580-818................................

Dongbu Steel Company

Hyundai Co.

Pohang Iron and Steel Company

Union Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Republic of Korea: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel 1/1/98-12/31/98

Flat Products, C-580-818...........................

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Dongbu Steel Company

Hyundai Co.

Pohang Iron and Steel Company

Union Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Suspension agreements

None.

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\1\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate

rate, all other exporters of sulfanilic acid from the People's

Republic of China who have not qualified for a separate rate are

deemed to be covered by this review as part of the single PRC entity

of which the named exporters are a part.

\2\ If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate

rate, all other exporters of petroleum wax candles from the People's

Republic of China who have not qualified for a separate rate are

deemed to be covered by this review as part of the single PRC entity

of which the named exporters are a part.

During any administrative review covering all or part of a period

falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of

the publication of an antidumping duty order under section 351.211 or a

determination under section 351.218(d) (sunset review), the Secretary,

if requested by a domestic interested party within 30 days of the date

of publication of the notice of initiation of the review, will

determine whether antidumping duties have been absorbed by an exporter

or producer subject to the review if the subject merchandise is sold in

the United States through an importer that is affiliated with such

exporter or producer. The request must include the name(s) of the

exporter or producer for which the inquiry is requested.

For transition orders defined in section 751(c)(6) of the Act, the

Secretary will apply paragraph (j)(1) of this section to any

administrative review initiated in 1998 (19 CFR 351.213(j)(1-2)).

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under

administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.

These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section

751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19

CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).

Dated: September 24, 1999.

Bernard T. Carreau,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II for AD/CVD Enforcement.

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