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6172 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 1997 / Noticesfor export to the United States; (ii) a listof the firms with which it is affiliated;and (iii) a statement from such exporteror producer, and from each affiliatedfirm, that it did not, under its current ora former name, export the merchandiseduring the POI.Isibars’ request was accompanied byinformation and certificationestablishing the names of Isibar’saffiliated parties and statements thatIsibars and its affiliated parties did not,under any name, export the subjectmerchandise during the POI. Isibarssupplied the date of shipment in a letterdated July 29, 1996.On August 6, 1996, we published inthe Federal Register (60 FR 40819) anotice of initiation of this new shipperantidumping duty administrative reviewof Isibars. The Department is nowconducting this review in accordancewith section 751 of the Act and section353.22 of its interim regulations.Scope of ReviewThe products covered by the order areSSWR which are hot-rolled or hot-rolledannealed and/or pickled rounds,squares, octagons, hexagons or othershapes, in coils. SSWR are made of alloysteels containing, by weight, 1.2 percentor less of carbon and 10.5 percent ormore of chromium, with or withoutother elements. These products are onlymanufactured by hot-rolling and arenormally sold in coiled form, and are ofsolid cross section. The majority ofSSWR sold in the United States areround in cross-section shape, annealedand pickled. The most common size is5.5 millimeters in diameter.The SSWR subject to this review arecurrently classifiable under subheadings7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015,7221.00.0020, 7221.00.0030,7221.00.0040, 7221.00.0045,7221.00.0060, 7221.00.0075, and7221.00.0080 of the Harmonized TariffSchedule of the United States (HTSUS).Although the HTSUS subheading isprovided for convenience and customspurposes, the written description of thescope of this order is dispositive.This review covers one manufacturer/exporter, Isibars, and the period January1, 1996 through June 30, 1996.VerificationAs provided in section 776(b) of theAct, we verified information providedby the respondent by using standardverification procedures, including onsiteinspection of the respondent’sfacilities, the examination of relevantsale and financial records, and selectionof original documentation containingrelevant information. Our verificationresults are outlined in the publicversion of the verification report.United States PriceIn calculating United States Price(USP), we used export price (EP), inaccordance with section 772(a) of theAct, because the subject merchandisewas sold directly to the first unaffiliatedpurchaser in the United States prior toimportation into the United States andconstructed export price was nototherwise indicated.We calculated EP based on the pricefrom Isibars to an unaffiliated customerprior to importation into the UnitedStates. In accordance with section772(c)(2) of the Act, we madedeductions for terminal handlingcharges, foreign inland freight, oceanfreight, and marine insurance. No otheradjustments were claimed or allowed.Normal ValueBecause there were no sales of thesubject merchandise in the home marketduring the period of review (POR), webased NV on third country sales inaccordance with section 773(a)(1)(C)(i)of the Act. In accordance with section773(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act, we based NVon sales of the foreign like product tothe Philippines because the prices wererepresentative, the aggregate quantity ofsales to the Philippines exceeded fivepercent of the aggregate quantity of thesubject merchandise sold for export tothe United States, and we did not findthat the particular market situationprevented a proper comparison with EP.We based NV on the packed, C&Fprice to unaffiliated purchasers in thePhilippines. We made deductions forterminal handling charges, foreigninland freight, and ocean freight. Weadjusted for differences in packing costsbetween the two markets. We madecircumstance-of-sale adjustments fordifferences in credit costs and bankcharges between the two markets. Wededucted third country commissionsand added U.S. indirect sellingexpenses up to the amount of the thirdcountry commission. Because Isibarsfailed to report U.S. indirect sellingexpenses, as facts available we basedU.S. indirect selling expenses on theamount of the third countrycommission.Preliminary Results of the ReviewAs a result of our comparison of EPand NV, we preliminarily determinethat the following weighted-averagedumping margin exists:Manufacturer/exporterPeriodMarginIsibars .............. 1/1/96–6/30/96 0.00Parties to the proceeding may requestdisclosure within five days of the dateof publication of this notice. Anyinterested party may request a hearingwithin 10 days of publication. Anyhearing, if requested, will be held 34days after the publication of this notice,or the first workday thereafter.Interested parties may submit case briefswithin 20 days of the date of publicationof this notice. Rebuttal briefs, whichmust be limited to issues raised in thecase briefs, may be filed not later than27 days after the date of publication ofthis notice. Parties who submitargument are requested to submit withthe argument (1) a statement of the issueand (2) a brief summary of theargument. The Department will issuethe final results of this new shipperadministrative review, which willinclude the results of its analysis ofissues raised in any such comments,within 90 days of issuance of thesepreliminary results.Upon completion of this new shipperreview, the Department will issueappraisement instructions directly tothe Customs Service. The results of thisreview shall be the basis for theassessment of antidumping duties onentries of merchandise sold during thePOR and covered by the determinationand for future deposits of estimatedduties.Furthermore, upon completion of thisreview, the posting of a bond or securityin lieu of a cash deposit, pursuant tosection 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act andsection 353.22(h)(4) of the Department’sinterim regulations, will no longer bepermitted and, should the final resultsyield a margin of dumping, a cashdeposit will be required for each entryof the merchandise.The following deposit requirementwill be effective upon publication of thefinal results of this new shipperantidumping duty administrative reviewfor all shipments of stainless steel wirerod from India entered, or withdrawnfrom warehouse, for consumption on orafter the publication date, as providedfor by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1)The cash deposit rate for the reviewedcompany will be the rate established inthe final results of this new shipperreview; (2) if the exporter is not a firmcovered in this new shipper review, butwas covered in a previous review or theoriginal less-than-fair-value (LTFV)investigation, the cash deposit rate willcontinue to be the company-specific ratepublished for the most recent period; (3)