Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Notice of Partial Rescission of New Shipper Reviews, 57468-57469 [E6-16066]

Download as PDF 57468 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 189 / Friday, September 29, 2006 / Notices 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 26, 2006. Thomas F. Futtner, Acting Office Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6–16067 Filed 9–28–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A–533–809 Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Notice of Partial Rescission of New Shipper Reviews Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding new shipper reviews of three companies for whom it had initiated new shipper reviews on April 6, 2006. See Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews, 71 FR 17439 (April 6, 2006). Our basis for rescinding these new shipper reviews is described below. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker or Robert James, AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482 2924 or (202) 482– 0649, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: Background On February 28, 2006, we received requests from four Indian manufacturers of forged stainless steel flanges for ‘‘a new shipper review... and (failing that) an administrative review.’’ Those four companies were Kunj Forgings Pvt. Ltd. (Kunj), Micro Forge (India) Ltd. (Micro), Pradeep Metals Limited (Pradeep), and Rollwell Forge, Ltd. (Rollwell). On April 5, 2006, we initiated an administrative review of each of these companies. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Deferral of Administrative Reviews, 71 FR 17077 (April 5, 2006). On April 6, 2006, based on the certifications and documentation these companies submitted, we initiated a new shipper review of each of them. See Stainless Steel Flanges from India: VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:43 Sep 28, 2006 Jkt 208001 Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews, 71 FR 17439 (April 6, 2006). The period of review for both the administrative review and the new shipper reviews is February 1, 2005, through January 31, 2006. We issued antidumping questionnaires for both the administrative review and the new shipper review to each of the four companies on April 6, 2006. We received section A responses from all four companies on May 8, 2006. We received section B responses from Kunj, Pradeep, and Rollwell on May 31, 2006. We received a section D response from Micro (which reported that its home market was not viable) and from Pradeep on May 31, 2006. We also received section C responses from all four respondents on May 31, 2006. Subsequent to initiating the new shipper reviews the Department conducted a data query of entry information from Customs and Border Protection (CBP). We determined, based on our review of those data, that Micro and Pradeep had no entries during the period of review, and therefore do not qualify for an administrative review for the period February 1, 2005, through January 31, 2006. We also determined that expanding the normal period of review to include an entry and sale to an unaffiliated customer in the United States would likely prevent the completion of the new shipper review within the time limits set forth in section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.214(i). See 19 CFR 351.214(f)(2). With respect to Rollwell, we determined that Rollwell does not qualify for a new shipper review because it had entries of subject merchandise that occurred prior to the entry it reported in its February 28, 2006, request for new shipper review. Therefore, the request does not satisfy the requirements of 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv)(A) and (C) because the submitted documentation does not establish the sale date or shipment date of Rollwell’s actual first shipment to the United States. Furthermore, Rollwell did not submit its request for a new shipper review within one year of the first of its prior entries as required by 19 CFR 351.214(c). Moreover, Rollwell did not report the volume of sales subsequent to its first entry of subject merchandise, or even the volume of sales subsequent to the entry it reported in its February 28, 2006, request for a new shipper review. Therefore, Rollwell’s request does not satisfy the requirements of 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv)(B). We have PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 determined, however, that Rollwell qualifies for the administrative review initiated on April 5, 2006. In a memorandum to the file dated August 23, 2006, the Department stated that it had determined (based on the reasons described above) that Micro, Pradeep, and Rollwell had not met the regulatory requirements for new shipper reviews, and we therefore intended to rescind the new shipper reviews with respect to these companies. See memorandum to the file dated August 23, 2006, regarding ‘‘Intent to Rescind New Shipper Reviews of Micro Forge (India), Ltd., Pradeep Metals, Ltd., and Rollwell Forge, Ltd., and to Continue the New Shipper Review of Kunj Forgings Pvt., Ltd.’’ We then invited parties to submit comments on our intent to rescind. We received no comments. Scope of the Antidumping Duty Order The products covered by this order are certain forged stainless steel flanges, both finished and not finished, generally manufactured to specification ASTM A–182, and made in alloys such as 304, 304L, 316, and 316L. The scope includes five general types of flanges. They are weld–neck, used for butt–weld line connection; threaded, used for threaded line connections; slip–on and lap joint, used with stub–ends/butt– weld line connections; socket weld, used to fit pipe into a machined recession; and blind, used to seal off a line. The sizes of the flanges within the scope range generally from one to six inches; however, all sizes of the above– described merchandise are included in the scope. Specifically excluded from the scope of this order are cast stainless steel flanges. Cast stainless steel flanges generally are manufactured to specification ASTM A–351. The flanges subject to this order are currently classifiable under subheadings 7307.21.1000 and 7307.21.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise under review is dispositive of whether or not the merchandise is covered by the scope of the order. Partial Rescission of New Shipper Reviews We have determined, for the reasons given above, that Micro, Pradeep, and Rollwell do not qualify for new shipper reviews. Therefore, we are rescinding the new shipper reviews with respect to Micro and Pradeep in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(f)(2). We are also rescinding the new shipper review with E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 189 / Friday, September 29, 2006 / Notices respect to Rollwell because its request for review does not meet the requirements of 19 CFR 351.214(b)(iv)(A), (B), and (C), and 19 CFR 351.214(c). Notification 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 (CBP) to collect a bond or other security in lieu of a cash deposit in new shipper reviews. In accordance with H.R. 4, on August 18, 2006, the Department instructed CBP that importers will no longer have the option of posting a bond to fulfill security requirements for shipments of forged stainless steel flanges from India produced and exported by Kunj, Micro, Pradeep, and Rollwell, and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption in the United States. This notice also serves as the only reminder to any parties that are subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return/ destruction of APO material or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanctions. This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(f)(3). Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’), received on August 31, 2006, meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for initiation. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(d), we are initiating a new shipper review for Maoming Changxing Foods Co., Ltd. (‘‘MCFC’’). The period of review (‘‘POR’’) for this new shipper review is February 1, 2006, through July 31, 2006.1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Quigley or Christopher Riker, AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, Office 9, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4047 or (202) 482–3441, respectively. Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Review Background The notice announcing the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the PRC was published on February 1, 2005. See PRC Shrimp Order. The Department received a timely request from MCFC on August 31, 2006, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(c), for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp from the PRC. Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i), MCFC certified that it did not export frozen warmwater shrimp 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), MCFC certified that, since the initiation of the investigation, it has never been affiliated with any PRC exporter or producer who exported frozen warmwater shrimp to the United States during the POI, including those not individually examined during the investigation. As required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), MCFC also certified that its export activities were not controlled by the central government of the PRC. In addition to the certifications described above, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), MCFC submitted documentation establishing the following: (1) the date on which it first shipped frozen warmwater shrimp for Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 2006. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) has determined that a request to conduct a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp from the People’s 1 The antidumping duty order for certain frozen warmwater shrimp from PRC was published on February 1, 2005. See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 5149 (February 1, 2005) (‘‘PRC Shrimp Order’’). Therefore, a semiannual request for a new shipper review based on the anniversary month, February, was due to the Department by the final day of August 2006. See 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1). Dated: September 22, 2006. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6–16066 Filed 9–28–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. International Trade Administration A–570–893 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:43 Sep 28, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57469 export to the United States; (2) the volume of its first shipment (and certification of no subsequent shipments); and (3) the date of its first sale to an unaffiliated customer in the United States. The Department conducted customs database queries to confirm that MCFC’s shipment of subject merchandise during the POR had entered the United States for consumption and had been suspended for antidumping duties, and that there had been no subsequent shipments. Initiation of New Shipper Reviews Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.214, we find that the request made by MCFC, a producer and exporter, meets the threshold requirements for the initiation of a new shipper review for the shipment of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the PRC. See Memorandum to the File through James C. Doyle, Director, AD/ CVD Operations, Office 9, from Christopher D. Riker, Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9: New Shipper Initiation Checklist (September 22, 2006). Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(i)(B), if the new shipper review is initiated in the month immediately following the semiannual anniversary month, the period of review will be the six-month period immediately preceding the semiannual anniversary month. Therefore, the POR for this new shipper review will be February 1, 2006, through July 31, 2006. We intend to issue the preliminary results of this review no later than 180 days from the date of initiation, and the final results of this review no later than 90 days from the date on which the preliminary results are issued. See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act; 19 CFR 351.214(i)(1). Interested parties needing access to proprietary information in this new shipper review should submit applications for disclosure under administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 351.306. This initiation and notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214. Dated: September 22, 2006. Stephen J. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-533-809


Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Notice of 
Partial Rescission of New Shipper Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:  The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding new 
shipper reviews of three companies for whom it had initiated new 
shipper reviews on April 6, 2006. See Stainless Steel Flanges from 
India: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews, 71 
FR 17439 (April 6, 2006). Our basis for rescinding these new shipper 
reviews is described below.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 29, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker or Robert James, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14\th\ Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482 
2924 or (202) 482-0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 28, 2006, we received requests from four Indian 
manufacturers of forged stainless steel flanges for ``a new shipper 
review... and (failing that) an administrative review.'' Those four 
companies were Kunj Forgings Pvt. Ltd. (Kunj), Micro Forge (India) Ltd. 
(Micro), Pradeep Metals Limited (Pradeep), and Rollwell Forge, Ltd. 
(Rollwell). On April 5, 2006, we initiated an administrative review of 
each of these companies. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Deferral of 
Administrative Reviews, 71 FR 17077 (April 5, 2006). On April 6, 2006, 
based on the certifications and documentation these companies 
submitted, we initiated a new shipper review of each of them. See 
Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping 
Duty New Shipper Reviews, 71 FR 17439 (April 6, 2006). The period of 
review for both the administrative review and the new shipper reviews 
is February 1, 2005, through January 31, 2006.
    We issued antidumping questionnaires for both the administrative 
review and the new shipper review to each of the four companies on 
April 6, 2006. We received section A responses from all four companies 
on May 8, 2006. We received section B responses from Kunj, Pradeep, and 
Rollwell on May 31, 2006. We received a section D response from Micro 
(which reported that its home market was not viable) and from Pradeep 
on May 31, 2006. We also received section C responses from all four 
respondents on May 31, 2006.
    Subsequent to initiating the new shipper reviews the Department 
conducted a data query of entry information from Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP). We determined, based on our review of those data, 
that Micro and Pradeep had no entries during the period of review, and 
therefore do not qualify for an administrative review for the period 
February 1, 2005, through January 31, 2006. We also determined that 
expanding the normal period of review to include an entry and sale to 
an unaffiliated customer in the United States would likely prevent the 
completion of the new shipper review within the time limits set forth 
in section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), and 19 CFR 351.214(i). See 19 CFR 351.214(f)(2).
    With respect to Rollwell, we determined that Rollwell does not 
qualify for a new shipper review because it had entries of subject 
merchandise that occurred prior to the entry it reported in its 
February 28, 2006, request for new shipper review. Therefore, the 
request does not satisfy the requirements of 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iv)(A) and (C) because the submitted documentation does 
not establish the sale date or shipment date of Rollwell's actual first 
shipment to the United States. Furthermore, Rollwell did not submit its 
request for a new shipper review within one year of the first of its 
prior entries as required by 19 CFR 351.214(c). Moreover, Rollwell did 
not report the volume of sales subsequent to its first entry of subject 
merchandise, or even the volume of sales subsequent to the entry it 
reported in its February 28, 2006, request for a new shipper review. 
Therefore, Rollwell's request does not satisfy the requirements of 19 
CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv)(B). We have determined, however, that Rollwell 
qualifies for the administrative review initiated on April 5, 2006.
    In a memorandum to the file dated August 23, 2006, the Department 
stated that it had determined (based on the reasons described above) 
that Micro, Pradeep, and Rollwell had not met the regulatory 
requirements for new shipper reviews, and we therefore intended to 
rescind the new shipper reviews with respect to these companies. See 
memorandum to the file dated August 23, 2006, regarding ``Intent to 
Rescind New Shipper Reviews of Micro Forge (India), Ltd., Pradeep 
Metals, Ltd., and Rollwell Forge, Ltd., and to Continue the New Shipper 
Review of Kunj Forgings Pvt., Ltd.'' We then invited parties to submit 
comments on our intent to rescind. We received no comments.

Scope of the Antidumping Duty Order

    The products covered by this order are certain forged stainless 
steel flanges, both finished and not finished, generally manufactured 
to specification ASTM A-182, and made in alloys such as 304, 304L, 316, 
and 316L. The scope includes five general types of flanges. They are 
weld-neck, used for butt-weld line connection; threaded, used for 
threaded line connections; slip-on and lap joint, used with stub-ends/
butt-weld line connections; socket weld, used to fit pipe into a 
machined recession; and blind, used to seal off a line. The sizes of 
the flanges within the scope range generally from one to six inches; 
however, all sizes of the above-described merchandise are included in 
the scope. Specifically excluded from the scope of this order are cast 
stainless steel flanges. Cast stainless steel flanges generally are 
manufactured to specification ASTM A-351. The flanges subject to this 
order are currently classifiable under subheadings 7307.21.1000 and 
7307.21.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise under 
review is dispositive of whether or not the merchandise is covered by 
the scope of the order.

Partial Rescission of New Shipper Reviews

    We have determined, for the reasons given above, that Micro, 
Pradeep, and Rollwell do not qualify for new shipper reviews. 
Therefore, we are rescinding the new shipper reviews with respect to 
Micro and Pradeep in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(f)(2). We are also 
rescinding the new shipper review with

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respect to Rollwell because its request for review does not meet the 
requirements of 19 CFR 351.214(b)(iv)(A), (B), and (C), and 19 CFR 
351.214(c).

Notification

    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 (CBP) to collect a bond or other security in lieu of a cash 
deposit in new shipper reviews. In accordance with H.R. 4, on August 
18, 2006, the Department instructed CBP that importers will no longer 
have the option of posting a bond to fulfill security requirements for 
shipments of forged stainless steel flanges from India produced and 
exported by Kunj, Micro, Pradeep, and Rollwell, and entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption in the United States.
    This notice also serves as the only reminder to any parties that 
are subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their 
responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 
written notification of the return/destruction of APO material or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is 
subject to sanctions.
    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(f)(3).

    Dated: September 22, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-16066 Filed 9-28-06; 8:45 am]
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