Silicomanganese From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is conducting the first administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicomanganese from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') in response to requests by the respondents, Guangxi Bayi Ferroalloy Works (``Bayi''), and Sichuan Emei Ferroalloy Import and Export Co., Ltd (``Emei''). The period of review (``POR'') is December 1, 1997 through November 30, 1998. We have preliminarily determined that U.S. sales of subject merchandise by Bayi and Emei have been made below normal value (``NV''). Since both Bayi and Emei submitted full responses to the antidumping questionnaires and it has been established that they are sufficiently independent, they are entitled to separate rates. If these preliminary results are adopted in our final results of administrative review, we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to assess antidumping duties on entries from Bayi and Emei. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.