[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64066-64067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30753]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[C-351-818]
Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Brazil; Termination of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of termination of countervailing duty administrative
review.
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SUMMARY: On September 15, 1995 (60 FR 47930), in response to a request
from Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais, S.A. (USIMINAS), the
Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative
review of the countervailing duty order on cut-to-length carbon steel
plate from Brazil. In accordance with 19 CFR 355.22(a)(5) (Interim
Regulations, 60 FR 25137; May 11, 1995), the Department is now
terminating this review because USIMINAS has withdrawn its request for
review.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 3, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Moore or Cameron Cardozo, Office of CVD/AD Enforcement VI,
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2786.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 29, 1996, the Department received a request for an
administrative review of this countervailing duty order from USIMINAS,
a Brazilian exporter of the subject merchandise, for the period January
1, 1995, through December 31, 1995. No other interested party requested
a review of the countervailing duty order. On September 15, 1995, the
Department published in the Federal Register (60 FR 47930) a notice of
``Initiation of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review'' initiating
the administrative review of USIMINAS for that period. On November 18,
1996, USIMINAS withdrew its request for review.
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Section 355.22(a)(5) of the Department's regulations stipulates
that the Secretary may permit a party that requests a review to
withdraw the request not later than 90 days after the date of
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. In
this case, USIMINAS has withdrawn its request for review within the 90-
day period. No other interested party requested a review and we have
received no other submissions regarding USIMINAS's withdrawal of its
request for review. Therefore, we a terminating this review of the
countervailing duty order on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from
Brazil.
This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 355.22(a)(5).
Dated: November 25, 1996.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Enforcement III.
[FR Doc. 96-30753 Filed 12-2-96; 8:45 am]
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