[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81966-81967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32869]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-601, C-580-602]
Top of the Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From the Republic
of Korea: Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Orders
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the
third sunset reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders
on top of the stove stainless steel cooking ware (cookware) from the
Republic of Korea (Korea) pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.218(c). See Initiation of
Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 60731 (October 1, 2010)
(Initiation Notice). Because no domestic interested party responded to
the sunset review notice of initiation by the applicable deadline, the
Department is revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders
on cookware from Korea.
DATES: Effective Dates: November 17, 2010--Antidumping Duty Order;
November 22, 2010--Countervailing Duty Order;
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Douthit or Dana Mermelstein,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5050 or (202) 482-1391, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to the antidumping and countervailing duty
orders on top of the stove stainless steel cooking ware from Korea
includes all non-electric cooking ware of stainless steel which may
have one or more layers of aluminum, copper or carbon steel for more
even heat distribution. The subject merchandise includes skillets,
frying pans, omelet pans, saucepans, double boilers, stock pots, dutch
ovens, casseroles, steamers, and other stainless steel vessels, all for
cooking on stove top burners, except tea kettles and fish poachers. On
January 24, 1997, and June 17, 1997, respectively, the Department
revoked, in part, these orders with respect to certain merchandise, as
a result of changed circumstances reviews. See Certain Stainless Steel
Cooking Ware From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, and Revocation in
Part of Antidumping Duty Order, 62 FR 3662 (January 24, 1997); and
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, 62 FR
32767 (June 17, 1997).
The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers 7323.93.00
and 9604.00.00. The HTSUS item numbers are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description remains dispositive.
Background
On January 20, 1987, the Department published, in the Federal
Register, the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cookware
from Korea. See Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Stainless Steel Cooking
Ware From the Republic of Korea, 52 FR 2139 (January 20, 1987); and
Countervailing Duty Order; Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware From
the Republic of Korea, 52 FR 2140 (January 20, 1987). In two subsequent
sunset reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders, based
on affirmative decisions by the Department and the International Trade
Commission, the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cookware
from Korea were continued. See Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders
and Countervailing Duty Orders: Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel
Cooking Ware From Taiwan and Korea, 65 FR 20801 (April 18, 2000); Top-
of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware from the Republic of Korea;
Continuation of the Antidumping Duty Order, 70 FR 69739 (November 17,
2005); and Continuation of Countervailing Duty Order: Top-of-the-Stove
Stainless Steel Cookware from South Korea, 70 FR 70585 (November 22,
2005).
On October 1, 2010, the Department initiated the current sunset
reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cookware
from Korea, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation
Notice. We received no response to the notice of initiation from the
domestic industry by the applicable deadline. See 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i). As a result, the Department has determined that no
domestic interested party intends to participate in the sunset reviews.
On October 21, 2010 we notified the International Trade Commission, in
writing, that we intend to revoke the antidumping and countervailing
duty orders on cookware from Korea. See 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(2).
Revocation
Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3) and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1)(i), if no interested
parties respond to a notice of initiation, the Department shall, within
90 days after the initiation of the review, revoke the order. Because
no domestic interested party filed a notice of intent to participate in
these reviews, the Department finds that no domestic interested party
is participating in the reviews. Thus, we are revoking the antidumping
and countervailing duty orders on cookware from Korea.
Effective Dates of Revocation
The effective date of revocation of the antidumping duty order is
November 17, 2010; the effective date of revocation for the
countervailing duty order is November 22, 2010. These dates are the
fifth anniversaries of the date of publication in the Federal Register
of the most recent notice of continuation of the antidumping and
countervailing orders, respectively.
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(3)(A) and 751(c)(6)(A)(iii) of the Act,
and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the Department intends to notify U.S.
Customs and Border Protection to terminate the suspension of
liquidation of the merchandise subject to the antidumping duty and
countervailing duty orders entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after November 17, 2010, and on or after November 22,
2010, respectively.
Entries of subject merchandise prior to the effective dates of
revocation will continue to be subject to suspension of liquidation and
antidumping duty and countervailing duty cash deposit requirements. The
Department will complete any pending administrative reviews of these
orders and will conduct administrative reviews of subject merchandise
entered prior to the effective dates of revocation in response to
appropriately filed requests of review.
These five-year (sunset) reviews and notice are issued and
published in accordance with sections 751(c) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: December 22, 2010.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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