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

AGENCY:

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce

ACTION:

Notice of initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews, requests for revocation in part and deferral of administrative reviews.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Commerce has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with June anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. The Department also received requests to revoke two antidumping duty orders in part and to defer the initiation of an administrative review of four companies in one antidumping duty order.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

July 29, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Holly Kuga, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, 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:

Background

The Department has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(2002), for administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with June anniversary dates. The Department also received timely requests to revoke in part the antidumping duty orders on and Non-Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate and Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, from the People's Republic of China. In addition, the Department received a request to defer for one year the initiation of the June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Non-Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate from the People's Republic of China with respect to four exporters in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(c). The Department received no objection to this request from any party cited in 19 CFR 351.213(c)(1)(ii).

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 June 30, 2004. Also, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(c), we are deferring for one year the initiation of the June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Non-Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate from the People's Republic of China with respect to four exporters.

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, 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 (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).