[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73510-73511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33963]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Initiation of five-year (``Sunset'') reviews.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (``the Act''), the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') is automatically initiating five-year (``sunset'')
reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders or suspended
investigations listed below. The International Trade Commission (``the
Commission'') is publishing concurrently with this notice its notices
of Institution of Five-Year Reviews covering these same orders.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa G. Skinner, or Mark Young,
Office of Policy, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, at (202) 482-1560 or (202)
482-3207, respectively, or Vera Libeau, Office of Investigations, U.S.
International Trade Commission, at (202) 205-3176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Initiation of Reviews
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218 (see Procedures for Conducting
Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998)), we are initiating sunset reviews
of the following antidumping and countervailing duty orders or
suspended investigations:
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DOC Case No. ITC Case No. Country Product
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A-570-830............................ A-677 China............................. Coumarin
A-351-825............................ A-678 Brazil............................ Stainless Steel Bar
A-533-810............................ A-679 India............................. Stainless Steel Bar
A-588-833............................ A-681 Japan............................. Stainless Steel Bar
A-469-805............................ A-682 Spain............................. Stainless Steel Bar
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Statute and Regulations
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Act, an antidumping
(``AD'') or countervailing duty (``CVD'') order will be revoked, or the
suspended investigation will be terminated, unless revocation or
termination would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
(1) dumping or a countervailable subsidy, and (2) material injury to
the domestic industry.
The Department's procedures for the conduct of sunset reviews are
set forth in Procedures for Conducting Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20,
1998) (``Sunset Regulations''). Guidance on methodological or
analytical issues relevant to the Department's conduct of sunset
reviews is set forth in the Department's Policy Bulletin 98:3--Policies
Regarding the Conduct of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Orders; Policy Bulletin, 63 FR 18871 (April 16,
1998) (``Sunset Policy Bulletin'').
Filing Information
As a courtesy, we are making information related to sunset
proceedings, including copies of the Sunset Regulations and Sunset
Policy
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Bulletin, the Department's schedule of sunset reviews, case history
information (e.g., previous margins, duty absorption determinations,
scope language, import volumes), and service lists, available to the
public on the Department's sunset internet website at the following
address: ``http://www.ita.doc.gov/import__admin/records/sunset/''.
All submissions in the sunset review must be filed in accordance
with the Department's regulations regarding format, translation,
service, and certification of documents. These rules can be found at 19
CFR 351.303 (1999). Also, we suggest that parties check the
Department's sunset website for any updates to the service list before
filing any submissions. The Department will make additions to and/or
deletions from the service list provided on the sunset website based on
notifications from parties and participation in this review.
Specifically, the Department will delete from the service list all
parties that do not submit a substantive response to the notice of
initiation.
Because deadlines in a sunset review are, in many instances, very
short, we urge interested parties to apply for access to proprietary
information under administrative protective order (``APO'') immediately
following publication in the Federal Register of the notice of
initiation of the sunset review. The Department's regulations on
submission of proprietary information and eligibility to receive access
to business proprietary information under APO can be found at 19 CFR
351.304-306 (see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Administrative Protective Order Procedures; Procedures for Imposing
Sanctions for Violation of a Protective Order, 63 FR 24391 (May 4,
1998)).
Information Required From Interested Parties
Domestic interested parties (defined in 19 CFR 351.102 (1999))
wishing to participate in the sunset review must respond not later than
15 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of the
notice of initiation by filing a notice of intent to participate. The
required contents of the notice of intent to participate are set forth
in the Sunset Regulations at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(ii). We note that the
Department considers each of the orders listed above as separate and
distinct orders and, therefore, requires order-specific submissions. In
accordance with the Sunset Regulations, if we do not receive a notice
of intent to participate from at least one domestic interested party by
the 15-day deadline, the Department will automatically revoke the order
without further review.
If we receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate
from a domestic interested party, the Sunset Regulations provide that
all parties wishing to participate in the sunset review must file
substantive responses not later than 30 days after the date of
publication in the Federal Register of the notice of initiation. The
required contents of a substantive response, on an order-specific
basis, are set forth in the Sunset Regulations at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3).
Note that certain information requirements differ for foreign and
domestic parties. Also, note that the Department's information
requirements are distinct from the International Trade Commission's
information requirements. Please consult the Sunset Regulations for
information regarding the Department's conduct of sunset
reviews.1 Please consult the Department's regulations at 19
CFR Part 351 (1999) for definitions of terms and for other general
information concerning antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings
at the Department.
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\1\ A number of parties commented that these interim-final
regulations provided insufficient time for rebuttals to substantive
responses to a notice of initiation (Sunset Regulations, 19 CFR
351.218(d)(4)). As provided in 19 CFR 351.302(b) (1999), the
Department will consider individual requests for extension of that
five-day deadline based upon a showing of good cause.
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This notice of initiation is being published in accordance with
section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).
Dated: December 21, 1999.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-33963 Filed 12-29-99; 8:45 am]
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