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AD: India Certain Forged Stainless Steel Flanges, Japan Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews:

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(a) preliminary AD de minimis rate of 0.38% for Echjay

The ITA preliminarily determines to apply an adverse facts available (AFA) rate to Paramount's sale.

The ITA preliminarily determines that AFA should be applied to JFE and Kawasaki during the review period for declining to participate, and for not cooperating with the ITA in this administrative review.

Preliminary Results are Not in Effect and May be Amended

These preliminary results are not in effect and may be amended in the final results of these AD duty administrative reviews, which are currently due within 120 days of March 7, 2006 (India) and March 9, 2006 (Japan).

(See ITA India notice for more information, including the scope of the order, the rescission of review for two companies, etc. See ITT's Online Archives or 03/24/05 news, 05032435, for BP summary of the notice of initiation for this AD duty administration review.)

(See ITA Japan notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc. See ITT's Online Archives or 08/02/05 news, 05080245, for BP summary of the notice of initiation for this AD duty administrative review.)

Robert James (India)(202) 482-0649
Mark Hoadley (Japan)(202) 482-3148

ITA Japan Notice (FR Pub 03/09/06) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-3358.pdf

ITA India Notice (FR Pub 03/07/06) available athttp://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-3173.pdf