[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 2471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-782]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
November 1998 Sunset Reviews: Final Results and Revocations
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final results of sunset reviews and revocation of
antidumping duty order and termination of suspended countervailing duty
investigation: brass fire protection equipment from Italy (A-475-401)
and refrigeration compressors from Singapore (C-559-001).
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SUMMARY: On November 2, 1998, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty order on
brass fire protection equipment from Italy and on the suspended
countervailing duty investigation on refrigeration compressors from
Singapore. Because no domestic interested party responded to the sunset
review notice of initiation by the applicable deadline, the Department
is revoking this order and terminating this suspended investigation.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha V. Douthit, Scott E. Smith, or
Melissa G. Skinner, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Pennsylvania Avenue and
14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3207 ,
(202) 482-6397, or (202) 482-1560 respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department issued an antidumping duty order on brass fire
protection equipment from Italy (50 FR 8354, March 1, 1985). In
addition, the Department suspended the countervailing duty
investigation on refrigeration compressors from Singapore (48 FR 51167,
November 7, 1983, as amended, 48 FR 51946, November 15, 1983). Pursuant
to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''),
the Department initiated sunset reviews of this order and suspended
investigation by publishing notice of the initiation in the Federal
Register (63 FR 58709, November 2, 1998). In addition, as a courtesy to
interested parties, the Department sent letters, via certified and
registered mail, to each party listed on the Department's most current
service list for these proceedings to inform them of the automatic
initiation of a sunset review on this order and suspended
investigation.
No domestic interested parties in the sunset reviews of this order
and suspended investigation responded to the notice of initiation by
the November 17, 1998, deadline (see section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of
Procedures for Conducting Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13520 (March 20, 1998) (``Sunset
Regulations'')).
Determination To Revoke
Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and section
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3) of the Sunset Regulations, if no interested
party responds to the notice of initiation, the Department shall issue
a final determination, within 90 days after the initiation of the
review, revoking the finding or order or terminating the suspended
investigation. Because no domestic interested party responded to the
notice of initiation by the applicable deadline, November 17, 1998 (see
section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Sunset Regulations), we are revoking
this antidumping duty order and terminating this suspended
investigation.
Effective Date of Revocation and Termination
Pursuant to section 751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act, the Department
will instruct the United States Customs Service to terminate the
suspension of liquidation of the merchandise subject to this order
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after January 1, 2000.
Entries of subject merchandise prior to the effective date of
revocation will continue to be subject to suspension of liquidation and
duty deposit requirements. The suspension agreement on refrigeration
compressors from Singapore will remain in effect until January 1, 2000.
The Department will complete any pending administrative reviews of this
order and suspended investigation and will conduct administrative
reviews of all entries prior to the effective date of revocation in
response to appropriately filed requests for review.
Dated: January 7, 1999.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-782 Filed 1-13-99; 8:45 am]
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