[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32767-32768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15869]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-602]
Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From the Republic of Korea:
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, and Revocation in Part of Countervailing Duty
Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final results of changed circumstances countervailing
duty administrative review, and revocation in part of countervailing
duty order.
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SUMMARY: On May 12, 1997, the Department published a notice of
initiation of a changed circumstances countervailing duty
administrative review and preliminary results of review with intent to
revoke, in part, the countervailing duty order on certain stainless
steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea. We are now revoking this
order in part, with regard to stainless steel camping cooking ware, as
described in the Scope of Review, based on the fact that domestic
parties have expressed no interest in the importation or sale of this
stainless steel camping cooking ware imported from the Republic of
Korea.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 17, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy S. Wei or James Terpstra, Office
of AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 4, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
4737.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise
indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to the
current regulations, as amended by the interim regulations published in
the Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR 25130).
Background
On January 24, 1997, at the request of Peregrine Outfitters, Inc.
(Peregrine), the Department revoked in part the antidumping duty order
on certain stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea with
respect to stainless steel camping cooking ware (62 FR 3662).
On March 31, 1997, Peregrine subsequently requested that the
Department conduct a changed circumstances administrative review to
determine whether to partially revoke the countervailing duty order on
certain stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea (52 FR
2140, January 20, 1987) with respect to imports of stainless steel
camping cooking ware. Imports of other types of stainless steel cooking
ware are not affected by this request. In addition, the petitioner
informed the Department in writing that it did not object to the
changed circumstances review and had no interest in the importation or
sale of stainless steel camping cooking ware produced in the Republic
of Korea, as described by Peregrine.
We preliminarily determined that petitioner's affirmative statement
of no interest constituted changed circumstances sufficient to warrant
a partial revocation of this order. Consequently, on May 12, 1997, the
Department published a notice of initiation and preliminary results of
changed circumstances countervailing duty administrative review and
intent to revoke this order in part (62 FR 25926). We gave interested
parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results of this
changed circumstances review. We received no comments.
Scope of Review
The merchandise covered by this changed circumstances review is
stainless steel camping cooking ware from the Republic of Korea. This
changed circumstances administrative review covers all manufacturers/
exporters of stainless steel cooking ware meeting the following
specifications of stainless steel camping cooking ware: (1) made of
single-ply stainless steel having a thickness no greater than 6.0
millimeters; and (2) consisting of 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 quart saucepans
without handles and 2.5, 4.0, and 5.0 quart saucepans with folding bail
handles and with lids that also serve as fry pans. These camping
cooking ware items can be nested inside each other in order to save
space when packing for camping or backpacking. The order with regard to
imports of other stainless steel cooking ware is not affected by this
request.
Final Results of Review; Partial Revocation of Countervailing Duty
Order
The affirmative statement of no interest by petitioner in stainless
steel camping cooking ware from the Republic of Korea constitutes
changed circumstances sufficient to warrant partial revocation of this
order. Therefore, the Department is partially revoking the order on
certain stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea with
regard to cooking ware which meets the specifications of stainless
steel camping cooking ware from the Republic of Korea, in accordance
with sections 751 (b) and (d) of the Act and 19 CFR 355.25(d)(1).
The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service (Customs) to
proceed with liquidation, without regard to countervailing duties, of
all unliquidated entries of stainless steel camping cooking ware from
the Republic of Korea that are not subject to final results of
administrative review. The Department will further instruct Customs to
refund with interest any estimated duties collected with respect to
unliquidated entries of stainless steel camping cooking ware from the
Republic of Korea that are not subject to final results of
administrative review.
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protection orders (APOs) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 355.34(d). Timely written notification of
the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
This changed circumstances administrative review, partial
revocation of the countervailing duty order and notice are in
accordance with sections 751 (b)(1) and (d) of the Act
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and Secs. 355.22(h) and 355.25(d) of the Department's regulations.
Dated: June 10, 1997.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-15869 Filed 6-16-97; 8:45 am]
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