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Notice for a full discussion of this
clarification.
Public Comment
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(b), the
Department will disclose to any party to
the proceeding the calculations
performed in connection with these
preliminary results within five days
after the date of public announcement of
this notice. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309,
interested parties may submit written
comments in response to these
preliminary results. Unless extended by
the Department, case briefs are to be
submitted within 30 days after the date
of the publication of this notice, and
rebuttal briefs, limited to arguments
raised in the case briefs, are to be
submitted no later than five days after
the time limit for filing case briefs. See
19 CFR 351.309(c) and (d). Parties who
submit arguments in this proceeding are
requested to submit with the argument:
1) a statement of the issues; 2) a brief
summary of the argument; and 3) a table
of authorities. See 19 CFR 309(c)(2).
Case and rebuttal briefs must be served
on interested parties in accordance with
19 CFR 351.303(f).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, or to participate if one is
requested, must submit a written
request to the Assistant Secretary for
Import Administration within 30 days
of the publication of this notice.
Requests should contain: 1) the party’s
name, address and telephone number; 2)
the number of participants; and 3) a list
of issues to be raised. Issues raised in
the hearing will be limited to those
raised in the respective case briefs.
Unless the Department specifies
otherwise, the hearing, if requested, will
be held two days after the date for
submission of rebuttal briefs. See 19
CFR 351.310(d)(1). Parties will be
notified of the time and location of the
hearing, if scheduled.
The Department will issue the final
results of this administrative review
within 120 days after the publication of
this notice, unless extended. See section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h).
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Notification of Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
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occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
The preliminary results of this
administrative review and this notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act.
Dated: December 17, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Request for Revocation
in Part
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) has received requests
to conduct administrative reviews of
various antidumping and countervailing
duty orders and findings with
November anniversary dates. In
accordance with the Department’s
regulations, we are initiating those
administrative reviews. The Department
received a request to revoke one
antidumping duty order in part.
DATES: Effective Date: December 24,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila E. Forbes, Office of AD/CVD
Operations, Customs Unit, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC20230,
telephone: (202) 482–4697.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department has received timely
requests, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(b) (2007), for administrative
reviews of various antidumping and
countervailing duty orders and findings
with November anniversary dates. The
Department also received a timely
request to revoke in part the
antidumping duty order on Fresh Garlic
from the People’s Republic of China
with respect to one exporter.
Notice of No Sales
Under 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the
Department may rescind a review where
there are no exports, sales, or entries of
subject merchandise during the
respective period of review listed below.
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If a producer or exporter named in this
notice of initiation had no exports,
sales, or entries during the period of
review, it should notify the Department
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. The
Department will consider rescinding the
review only if the producer or exporter,
as appropriate, submits a properly filed
and timely statement certifying that it
had no exports, sales, or entries of
subject merchandise during the period
of review. All submissions must be
made in accordance with 19 CFR
351.303 and are subject to verification
in accordance with section 782(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Six copies of the submission should be
submitted to the Assistant Secretary for
Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, Room 1870, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street &
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230. Further, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy of each
request must be served on every party
on the Department’s service list.
Respondent Selection
In the event the Department limits the
number of respondents for individual
examination for administrative reviews,
the Department intends to select
respondents based on U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) data for U.S.
imports during the period of review
(POR). We intend to release the CBP
data under Administrative Protective
Order (APO) to all parties having an
APO within five days of publication of
this initiation notice and to make our
decision regarding respondent selection
within 20 days of publication of this
Federal Register notice. The
Department invites comments regarding
the CBP data and respondent selection
within 10 calendar days of publication
of this Federal Register notice.
Separate Rates
In proceedings involving non-market
economy (NME) countries, the
Department begins with a rebuttable
presumption that all companies within
the country are subject to government
control and, thus, should be assigned a
single antidumping duty deposit rate. It
is the Department’s policy to assign all
exporters of merchandise subject to an
administrative review in an NME
country this single rate unless an
exporter can demonstrate that it is
sufficiently independent so as to be
entitled to a separate rate.
To establish whether a firm is
sufficiently independent from
government control of its export
activities to be entitled to a separate
rate, the Department analyzes each
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entity exporting the subject
merchandise under a test arising from
the Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value: Sparklers from the
People’s Republic of China, 56 FR 20588
(May 6, 1991) (Sparklers), as amplified
by Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from
the People’s Republic of China, 59 FR
22585 (May 2,1994) (Silicon Carbide). In
accordance with the separate-rates
criteria, the Department assigns separate
rates to companies in NME cases only
if respondents can demonstrate the
absence of both de jure and de facto
government control over export
activities.
All firms listed below that wish to
qualify for separate-rate status in the
administrative reviews involving NME
countries must complete, as
appropriate, either a separate-rate
application or certification, as described
below. For these administrative reviews,
in order to demonstrate separate-rate
eligibility, the Department requires
entities for whom a review was
requested, that were assigned a separate
rate in the most recent segment of this
proceeding in which they participated,
to certify that they continue to meet the
criteria for obtaining a separate rate. The
Separate Rate Certification form will be
available on the Department’s Web site
at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/nme.nme-seprate.html on the date of publication of
this Federal Register notice. In
responding to the certification, please
follow the ‘‘Instructions for Filing the
Certification’’ in the Separate Rate
Certification. Separate Rate
Certifications are due to the Department
no later than 30 calendar days after
publication of this Federal Register
notice. The deadline and requirement
for submitting a Certification applies
equally to NME-owned firms, wholly
foreign-owned firms, and foreign sellers
who purchase and export subject
merchandise to the United States.
For entities that have not previously
been assigned a separate rate, to
demonstrate eligibility for such, the
Department requires a Separate Rate
Status Application. The Separate Rate
Status Application will be available on
the Department’s Web site at https://
ia.ita.doc.gov/nme.nme-sep-rate.html
on the date of publication of this
Federal Register notice. In responding
to the Separate Rate Status Application,
refer to the instructions contained in the
application. Separate Rate Status
Applications are due to the Department
no later than 60 calendar days of
publication of this Federal Register
notice. The deadline and requirement
for submitting a Separate Rate Status
Application applies equally to NMEowned firms, wholly foreign-owned
firms, and foreign sellers that purchase
and export subject merchandise to the
United States.
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 November 30, 2009.
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Antidumping duty proceedings
Period to be reviewed
MEXICO: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe and Tube A–201–805 ..............................
Hylsa, S.A. de C.V.
Mueller Comercial de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Niples del Norte, S.A. de C.V.
Productos Laminados de Aceros, S.A. de C.V.
Tuberias Procasa S.A. de C.V.
PYTCO, S.A. de C.V.
Tuberia Nacional, S.A. de C.V.
Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe A–580–809 ......................
SeAH Steel Corporation.
Hyundai HYSCO.
Husteel Co., Ltd.
Daewoo International Corporation.
Miju Steel Making Co.
Samsun Steel Co., Ltd.
Kukje Steel Co., Ltd.
Nexteel Co., Ltd.
MSteel Co., Ltd.
Kumkang Industrial Co., Ltd.
Histeel Co., Ltd.
Hyundai Corporation.
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
Dong-A Steel Co., Ltd.
Korea Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
Union Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Union Steel Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Huanbohai Import & Export Co.
Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd.
Huludao City Steel Pipe.
Benxi Northern Steel Pipes Co.
Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co.
A-JU Besteel Co., Ltd.
THAILAND: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products A–549–817 ............................
G J Steel Public Company Limited (formerly Nakornthai Strip Mill Public Company
Limited).
G Steel Public Company Limited.
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 1
A–570–865.
Shanghai Baosteel International Economic & Trading Co., Ltd.
Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
Baosteel Group Corporation.
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Period to be reviewed
Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation.
Baosteel Group International Trade Corp.
Angang Steel Company, Ltd.
Angang Group International Trade Corporation.
New Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
Angang Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd.
Anshan Iron & Steel Group (and all affiliated entities).
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate 2 A–
570–849.
Anshan Iron & Steel Group (AISCO/Anshan International/Sincerely Asia Ltd.).
Baoshan (Bao/Baoshan International Trade Corp./Bao Steel Metals Trading Corp.,
Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation and Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.,
Shanghai Pudong Steel & Iron Co.).
Baosteel Group.
Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Fresh Garlic 3 A–570–831 ...................................
American Pioneer Shipping.
Anhui Dongqian Foods Ltd.
Anqiu Friend Food Co., Ltd.
Anqiu Haoshun Trade Co., Ltd.
APS Qingdao.
Chengwu County Yuanxiang Industry & Commerce Co., Ltd.
Chiping Shengkang Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Guanyu Foods Co., Ltd.
Henan Weite.
Heze Ever-Best International Trade Co., Ltd. (f/k/a Shandong Heze International
Trade and Developing Company).
Hongqiao International Logistics Co.
IT Logistics Qingdao Branch.
Jinan Solar Summit International Co., Ltd.
Jinan Yipin Corporation Ltd.
Jining Highton Trading Co., Ltd.
Jining Trans-High Trading Co., Ltd.
Jining Yongjia Trade Co., Ltd.
Jinxian County Huaguang Food Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Dacheng Food Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Dongyun Freezing Storage Co., Ltd. (a/k/a Jinxiang Eastward Shipping Import and Export Limited Company).
Jinxiang Hejia Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Jinma Fruits Vegetables Products Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Shanyang Freezing Storage Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Tianheng Trade Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Tianma Freezing Storage Co., Ltd.
Juye Homestead Fruits and Vegetables Co., Ltd.
Laizhou Xubin Fruits and Vegetables.
Linyi City Heding District Jiuli Foodstuff Co.
Ningjin Ruifeng Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Lianghe International Trade Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Saturn International Trade Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Tiantaixing Foods Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Winner Foods Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Xintianfeng Foods Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Yuankang International.
Qufu Dongbao Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd.
Samyoung America (Shanghai) Inc.
Shandong Chengshun Farm Produce Trading Co., Ltd.
Shandong Chenhe Int’l Trading Co., Ltd.
Shandong Dongsheng Eastsun Foods Co., Ltd.
Shandong Garlic Company.
Shandong Jinxiang Zhengyang Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Shandong Sanxing Food Co., Ltd.
Shandong Xingda Foodstuffs Group Co., Ltd.
Shandong Yipin Agro (Group) Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Ever Rich Trade Company.
Shanghai LJ International Trading Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Fanhui Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Greening Trading Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Xinboda Industrial Co., Ltd.
T&S International, LLC.
Taian Eastsun Foods Co., Ltd.
Taiyan Ziyang Food Co., Ltd.
Weifang Chenglong Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Weifang Hongqiao International Logistic Co., Ltd.
Weifang Naike Foodstuffs Co., Ltd.
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Antidumping duty proceedings
Period to be reviewed
Weifang Shennong Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
WSSF Corporation (Weifang).
Xiamen Huamin Import Export Company.
You Shi Li International Trading Co., Ltd.
Zhangzhou Xiangcheng Rainbow Greenland Food Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Yuanli Trading Co., Ltd.
1 If one of the above-named companies does not qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products
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 certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate 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.
3 If one of the above-named companies does not qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of Fresh Garlic 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.
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
None.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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None.
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(f)(4) to continue an order or
suspended investigation (after 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, consistent with FAG Italia v.
United States, 291 F.3d 806 (Fed. Cir.
2002), as appropriate, 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.
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
(19U.S.C. 1675(a)), and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: December 18, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received
requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and
countervailing duty orders and findings with November anniversary
dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are
initiating those administrative reviews. The Department received a
request to revoke one antidumping duty order in part.
DATES: Effective Date: December 24, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila E. Forbes, Office of AD/CVD
Operations, Customs Unit, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC20230, telephone: (202) 482-
4697.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department has received timely requests, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.213(b) (2007), for administrative reviews of various
antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with November
anniversary dates. The Department also received a timely request to
revoke in part the antidumping duty order on Fresh Garlic from the
People's Republic of China with respect to one exporter.
Notice of No Sales
Under 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the Department may rescind a review
where there are no exports, sales, or entries of subject merchandise
during the respective period of review listed below. If a producer or
exporter named in this notice of initiation had no exports, sales, or
entries during the period of review, it should notify the Department
within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
The Department will consider rescinding the review only if the producer
or exporter, as appropriate, submits a properly filed and timely
statement certifying that it had no exports, sales, or entries of
subject merchandise during the period of review. All submissions must
be made in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303 and are subject to
verification in accordance with section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act). Six copies of the submission should be
submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Room 1870, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Further, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i), a copy of each
request must be served on every party on the Department's service list.
Respondent Selection
In the event the Department limits the number of respondents for
individual examination for administrative reviews, the Department
intends to select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) data for U.S. imports during the period of review
(POR). We intend to release the CBP data under Administrative
Protective Order (APO) to all parties having an APO within five days of
publication of this initiation notice and to make our decision
regarding respondent selection within 20 days of publication of this
Federal Register notice. The Department invites comments regarding the
CBP data and respondent selection within 10 calendar days of
publication of this Federal Register notice.
Separate Rates
In proceedings involving non-market economy (NME) countries, the
Department begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies
within the country are subject to government control and, thus, should
be assigned a single antidumping duty deposit rate. It is the
Department's policy to assign all exporters of merchandise subject to
an administrative review in an NME country this single rate unless an
exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to
be entitled to a separate rate.
To establish whether a firm is sufficiently independent from
government control of its export activities to be entitled to a
separate rate, the Department analyzes each
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entity exporting the subject merchandise under a test arising from the
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sparklers from
the People's Republic of China, 56 FR 20588 (May 6, 1991) (Sparklers),
as amplified by Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value:
Silicon Carbide from the People's Republic of China, 59 FR 22585 (May
2,1994) (Silicon Carbide). In accordance with the separate-rates
criteria, the Department assigns separate rates to companies in NME
cases only if respondents can demonstrate the absence of both de jure
and de facto government control over export activities.
All firms listed below that wish to qualify for separate-rate
status in the administrative reviews involving NME countries must
complete, as appropriate, either a separate-rate application or
certification, as described below. For these administrative reviews, in
order to demonstrate separate-rate eligibility, the Department requires
entities for whom a review was requested, that were assigned a separate
rate in the most recent segment of this proceeding in which they
participated, to certify that they continue to meet the criteria for
obtaining a separate rate. The Separate Rate Certification form will be
available on the Department's Web site at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/
nme.nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal
Register notice. In responding to the certification, please follow the
``Instructions for Filing the Certification'' in the Separate Rate
Certification. Separate Rate Certifications are due to the Department
no later than 30 calendar days after publication of this Federal
Register notice. The deadline and requirement for submitting a
Certification applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned
firms, and foreign sellers who purchase and export subject merchandise
to the United States.
For entities that have not previously been assigned a separate
rate, to demonstrate eligibility for such, the Department requires a
Separate Rate Status Application. The Separate Rate Status Application
will be available on the Department's Web site at https://
ia.ita.doc.gov/nme.nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this
Federal Register notice. In responding to the Separate Rate Status
Application, refer to the instructions contained in the application.
Separate Rate Status Applications are due to the Department no later
than 60 calendar days of publication of this Federal Register notice.
The deadline and requirement for submitting a Separate Rate Status
Application applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned
firms, and foreign sellers that purchase and export subject merchandise
to the United States.
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 November 30, 2009.
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Antidumping duty proceedings Period to be reviewed
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MEXICO: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel 11/1/07--10/31/08.
Pipe and Tube A-201-805.
Hylsa, S.A. de C.V....................
Mueller Comercial de Mexico, S. de
R.L. de C.V.
Niples del Norte, S.A. de C.V.........
Productos Laminados de Aceros, S.A. de
C.V.
Tuberias Procasa S.A. de C.V..........
PYTCO, S.A. de C.V....................
Tuberia Nacional, S.A. de C.V.........
Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V...........
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Circular Welded Non- 11/1/07--10/31/08.
Alloy Steel Pipe A-580-809.
SeAH Steel Corporation................
Hyundai HYSCO.........................
Husteel Co., Ltd......................
Daewoo International Corporation......
Miju Steel Making Co..................
Samsun Steel Co., Ltd.................
Kukje Steel Co., Ltd..................
Nexteel Co., Ltd......................
MSteel Co., Ltd.......................
Kumkang Industrial Co., Ltd...........
Histeel Co., Ltd......................
Hyundai Corporation...................
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.................
Dong-A Steel Co., Ltd.................
Korea Iron & Steel Co., Ltd...........
Union Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd.....
Union Steel Co., Ltd..................
Tianjin Huanbohai Import & Export Co..
Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd
Huludao City Steel Pipe...............
Benxi Northern Steel Pipes Co.........
Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co.......
A-JU Besteel Co., Ltd.................
THAILAND: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel 11/1/07--10/31/08.
Flat Products A-549-817.
G J Steel Public Company Limited
(formerly Nakornthai Strip Mill
Public Company Limited).
G Steel Public Company Limited........
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Certain 11/1/07--10/31/08.
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products \1\
A-570-865.
Shanghai Baosteel International
Economic & Trading Co., Ltd.
Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.......
Baosteel Group Corporation............
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Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation...
Baosteel Group International Trade
Corp.
Angang Steel Company, Ltd.............
Angang Group International Trade
Corporation.
New Iron and Steel Co., Ltd...........
Angang Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd.......
Anshan Iron & Steel Group (and all
affiliated entities).
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Certain 11/1/07--10/31/08.
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate \2\ A-
570-849.
Anshan Iron & Steel Group (AISCO/
Anshan International/Sincerely Asia
Ltd.).
Baoshan (Bao/Baoshan International
Trade Corp./Bao Steel Metals Trading
Corp., Shanghai Baosteel Group
Corporation and Baoshan Iron and
Steel Co., Ltd., Shanghai Pudong
Steel & Iron Co.).
Baosteel Group........................
Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co.,
Ltd.
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Fresh 11/1/07--10/31/08.
Garlic \3\ A-570-831.
American Pioneer Shipping.............
Anhui Dongqian Foods Ltd..............
Anqiu Friend Food Co., Ltd............
Anqiu Haoshun Trade Co., Ltd..........
APS Qingdao...........................
Chengwu County Yuanxiang Industry &
Commerce Co., Ltd.
Chiping Shengkang Foodstuff Co., Ltd..
Hangzhou Guanyu Foods Co., Ltd........
Henan Weite...........................
Heze Ever-Best International Trade
Co., Ltd. (f/k/a Shandong Heze
International Trade and Developing
Company).
Hongqiao International Logistics Co...
IT Logistics Qingdao Branch...........
Jinan Solar Summit International Co.,
Ltd.
Jinan Yipin Corporation Ltd...........
Jining Highton Trading Co., Ltd.......
Jining Trans-High Trading Co., Ltd....
Jining Yongjia Trade Co., Ltd.........
Jinxian County Huaguang Food Import &
Export Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Dacheng Food Co., Ltd........
Jinxiang Dongyun Freezing Storage Co.,
Ltd. (a/k/a Jinxiang Eastward
Shipping Import and Export Limited
Company).
Jinxiang Hejia Co., Ltd...............
Jinxiang Jinma Fruits Vegetables
Products Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Shanyang Freezing Storage
Co., Ltd.
Jinxiang Tianheng Trade Co., Ltd......
Jinxiang Tianma Freezing Storage Co.,
Ltd.
Juye Homestead Fruits and Vegetables
Co., Ltd.
Laizhou Xubin Fruits and Vegetables...
Linyi City Heding District Jiuli
Foodstuff Co.
Ningjin Ruifeng Foodstuff Co., Ltd....
Qingdao Lianghe International Trade
Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Saturn International Trade
Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Tiantaixing Foods Co., Ltd....
Qingdao Winner Foods Co., Ltd.........
Qingdao Xintianfeng Foods Co., Ltd....
Qingdao Yuankang International........
Qufu Dongbao Import & Export Trade
Co., Ltd.
Samyoung America (Shanghai) Inc.......
Shandong Chengshun Farm Produce
Trading Co., Ltd.
Shandong Chenhe Int'l Trading Co., Ltd
Shandong Dongsheng Eastsun Foods Co.,
Ltd.
Shandong Garlic Company...............
Shandong Jinxiang Zhengyang Import &
Export Co., Ltd.
Shandong Sanxing Food Co., Ltd........
Shandong Xingda Foodstuffs Group Co.,
Ltd.
Shandong Yipin Agro (Group) Co., Ltd..
Shanghai Ever Rich Trade Company......
Shanghai LJ International Trading Co.,
Ltd.
Shenzhen Fanhui Import & Export Co.,
Ltd.
Shenzhen Greening Trading Co., Ltd....
Shenzhen Xinboda Industrial Co., Ltd..
T&S International, LLC................
Taian Eastsun Foods Co., Ltd..........
Taiyan Ziyang Food Co., Ltd...........
Weifang Chenglong Import & Export Co.,
Ltd.
Weifang Hongqiao International
Logistic Co., Ltd.
Weifang Naike Foodstuffs Co., Ltd.....
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Weifang Shennong Foodstuff Co., Ltd...
WSSF Corporation (Weifang)............
Xiamen Huamin Import Export Company...
You Shi Li International Trading Co.,
Ltd.
Zhangzhou Xiangcheng Rainbow Greenland
Food Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co., Ltd......
Zhengzhou Yuanli Trading Co., Ltd ....
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\1\ If one of the above-named companies does not qualify for a separate
rate, all other exporters of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat
products 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 certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate
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.
\3\ If one of the above-named companies does not qualify for a separate
rate, all other exporters of Fresh Garlic 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.
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
None.
Suspension Agreements
None.
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(f)(4) to continue an order or
suspended investigation (after 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,
consistent with FAG Italia v. United States, 291 F.3d 806 (Fed. Cir.
2002), as appropriate, 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.
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 (19U.S.C. 1675(a)), and 19
CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: December 18, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. E8-30682 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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