[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 283-284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-832]
Pure Magnesium From the People's Republic of China: Recission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
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SUMMARY: On June 30, 1999, the Department of Commerce published in the
Federal Register a notice announcing the initiation of an
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on pure magnesium
from the People's Republic of China for one producer/exporter of pure
magnesium from People's Republic of China, Taiyuan East-United
Magnesium Company Ltd., covering the period May 1, 1998, through April
30, 1999. The Department of Commerce received a request for withdrawal
of this review from Rossborough Manufacturing Company, a U.S. importer
of subject merchandise, who requested the review. In accordance with 19
CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department of Commerce is now terminating this
review because the importer has withdrawn its request for review and no
other interested parties have requested a review.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 4, 2000.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Goldberger Office 2, AD/CVD
Enforcement Group I, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4136.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applicable Statute and Regulations
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended, are to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the
effective date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act by the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise indicated,
all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the Department's)
regulations are to 19 CFR Part 351 (1998).
Background
The Department published in the Federal Register on May 19, 1999, a
``Notice of Opportunity to Request Administrative Review'' of the
antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from the People's Republic of
China (``PRC''). On May 28, 1999, Rossborough Manufacturing Company
L.P. (``Rossborough''), a U.S. importer, requested that the Department
conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on pure
magnesium from the PRC produced/exported by Taiyuan East-United
Magnesium Company Ltd. for the period May 1, 1998, through April 30,
1999.
On June 30, 1999, the Department initiated an administrative review
(64 FR 35124). On August 5, 1999, the Department sent a questionnaire
to the PRC Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Trade and
Economic Cooperation to be transmitted to Taiyuan East-United Magnesium
Company Ltd. On December 22, 1999, Rossborough withdrew its request for
a review.
Section 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations
provides that the Secretary may permit a party that requests a review
to withdraw the request within 90 days after the date of publication of
the notice of initiation of the requested review. The regulation also
states that the Secretary may extend this time limit if the Secretary
decides that it is reasonable to do so. In this case, although the
importer has withdrawn its request for a review more than 90 days from
the date of initiation, because the Department has not yet devoted
considerable time and resources to this proceeding, the Department has
determined that it is reasonable to extend the time limit for
Rossborough's withdrawal of its request for a review. Moreover, no
other interested party requested a review and we have received no
comments regarding Rossborough's withdrawal of its request for a
review. Therefore, we are terminating this review of the antidumping
duty order on pure magnesium from the PRC. This notice is published in
accordance with section 751 of the Act and section 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1)
of the Department's regulations.
Dated: December 23, 1999.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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