New Steel Rail, Except Light Rail, From Canada: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, and Intent To Revoke Orders in Part

Résumé

In response to a request from Cleveland Track Materials, Inc., an interested party in these proceedings in accordance with Secs. 353.2(k) and 355.2(i) of our regulations, and a railway trackwork fabricator which imports 100 ARA (Association of American Railroads)--A steel rail, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is initiating changed circumstances antidumping duty and countervailing duty administrative reviews and issuing an intent to revoke in part the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on new steel rail, except light rail, from Canada, the scope of which currently include new steel rail at least 60 pounds per yard or heavier. Cleveland Track Material, Inc. requested that the Department revoke the orders in part as to imports of new steel rail of 100 pounds per yard (100ARA-A). Cleveland Track Material, Inc. also requested that this partial revocation of 100 ARA-A steel rail be retroactive to August 1, 1994. Bethlehem Steel Corp., petitioners in this case, have submitted a letter indicating they have no objection to the initiation of these changed circumstances reviews and no interest in maintaining the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on 100AR