Steel Wire Rope From the Republic of Korea; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent To Revoke Antidumping Duty Order in Part

Résumé

In response to requests by the petitioner, the Committee of Domestic Steel Wire Rope & Specialty Cable Manufacturers, and by Manho Rope and Wire Ltd. (Manho) and Chun Kee Steel Wire Co. Ltd. (Chun Kee), respondent manufacturers/exporters of steel wire rope, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on steel wire rope from the Republic of Korea. The review covers 12 manufacturers/exporters of the subject merchandise to the United States. The review period is March 1, 1995, through February 28, 1996 (the POR). We have preliminarily determined that sales have been made below normal value (NV). If these preliminary results are adopted in our final results of administrative review, we will instruct U.S. Customs to assess antidumping duties equal to the difference between the export price (EP) and the normal value (NV). Also, if these preliminary results are adopted in our final results of administrative review, we intend to revoke the antidumping duty order with respect to Manho and Chun Kee based on three years of sales at not less than NV. See Intent to Revoke, infra. Interested parties are invited to comment on th