[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 61 (Friday, March 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15110-15111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5867]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-810]
Stainless Steel Bar from India: Notice of Initiation of
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce has received a request for a new
shipper review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar
from India. In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we are initiating an
antidumping duty new shipper review of Sunflag Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 30, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Devta Ohri or Brandon Farlander, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3853 or (202) 482-0182, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 21, 1995, the Department of Commerce (``Department'')
published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty order on
stainless steel bar (``SSB'') from India. See Antidumping Duty Orders:
Stainless Steel Bar form Brazil, India and Japan, 60 FR 9661 (February
21, 1995).
On February 28, 2007, the Department received a timely request from
Sunflag Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (``Sunflag''), for a new shipper review
of the antidumping duty order on SSB from India, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.214(c).
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (``the Act''), and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i), Sunflag
certified in its request that it did not export the subject merchandise
to the United States during the period of investigation (``POI''). In
addition, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Sunflag certified that it is not currently
affiliated and never has been affiliated with any exporter or producer
who exported the subject merchandise to the United States during the
POI (July 1, 1993, through December 31, 1993), including those not
individually examined during the investigation.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), Sunflag also submitted
documentation establishing the date on which its stainless steel bar
was first shipped for export to the United States, the volume of that
shipment, and the date of the first sale to an unaffiliated customer in
the United States.
The Department conducted a query of the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (``CBP'') database to confirm that Sunflag's shipment of
subject merchandise had entered the United States for consumption and
has been suspended for antidumping duties. The Department also
corroborated Sunflag's assertion that it made no subsequent shipments
to the United States by reviewing CBP data.
Initiation of Review
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.214(d), we find that the request submitted by Sunflag meets the
threshold requirements for initiation of a new shipper review. See
Memorandum to the File from Devta Ohri, International Trade Compliance
Analyst, through Susan Kuhbach, Senior Office Director, Office 1: New
Shipper Review Initiation Checklist, dated March 23, 2007. Accordingly,
we are initiating a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on
stainless steel bar from India.
This review covers the period February 1, 2006 through January 31,
2007. We intend to issue the preliminary results of this review no
later than 180 days after the date on which this review is initiated,
and the final results within 90 days after the date on which we issue
the preliminary results. See Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.
Cash Deposit Requirements
On August 17, 2006, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (H.R. 4) was
signed into law. Section 1632 of H.R. 4 temporarily suspends the
authority of the Department to instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to collect a bond or other security in lieu of a cash
deposit in new shipper reviews during the period April 1, 2006 through
June 30, 2009. Therefore, the posting of a bond or other security under
section 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act in lieu of a cash deposit is not
available in this case. Importers of subject merchandise manufactured
and exported by Sunflag must continue to pay a cash deposit of
estimated antidumping duties on each entry of subject merchandise at
the current all-others rate of 12.45 percent. See Notice of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Bar
from India, 59 FR 66915 (December 28, 1994).
Interested parties may submit applications for disclosure of
business proprietary information under administrative protective order
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 351.306.
This initiation and this notice are issued and published in
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and sections 351.214(d)
and 351.221(c)(1)(i) of the Department's regulations.
Dated: March 23, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-5867 Filed 3-29-07; 8:45 am]
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