Certain Compact Ductile Iron Waterworks Fittings and Glands 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 an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Certain Compact Ductile Iron Waterworks Fittings and Glands (``CDIW'') from the People's Republic of China in response to requests by the respondent, Beijing Metals and Minerals Import and Export Corporation, and its Cheng Hong Foundry (collectively known as ``BMMIEC''). The period of review is September 1, 1997, through August 31, 1998. We have preliminarily determined that U.S. sales of subject merchandise by BMMIEC have not been made below normal value. Since BMMIEC submitted full responses to the antidumping questionnaire and it has been established that it is sufficiently independent, it is entitled to a separate rate. If these preliminary results are adopted in our final results of administrative review, we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to assess no antidumping duties on entries from BMMIEC. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.