[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 5501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2627]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-405-802]
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Finland; Notice of
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 3, 1998.
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review.
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Effective Date: February 3, 1998.
SUMMARY: On September 25, 1997, the Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') published in the Federal Register (62 FR 50292) a notice
announcing the initiation of an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate
(Carbon Steel Plate) from Finland. This review covered the period
August 1, 1996 through July 31, 1997. This review has now been
rescinded as a result of the withdrawal of the request for review of
subject merchandise during the period of review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Tolson or Linda Ludwig, Group III, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone
(202) 482-2312 or 482-3833, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 2, 1997, Dewey Ballantine, on behalf of petitioners in
this proceeding, requested a review of sales made by Rautaruukki Oy
(Rautaruukki). On September 17, 1997, Rautaruukki filed a letter
certifying to the Department that there had been no sales or shipments
of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR). On September
26, 1997, Rautaruukki advised the Department that it had contacted the
U.S. Bureau of the Census in order to confirm that there were no
entries of the subject merchandise into the United States during the
POR despite the Bureau's report to the contrary. The Department sent a
no-shipment inquiry regarding Rautaruukki to U.S. Customs on October
16, 1997. Customs did not indicate that there were any such entries.
On January 20, 1998, Rautaruukki filed a letter with the Department
confirming that the entries of cut-to-length carbon steel plate
reported in the Census Bureau statistics as imports from Finland during
the POR were in error. On January 21, 1998, petitioners withdrew their
request for this administrative review.
Ordinarily, parties have 90 days from the publication of the notice
of initiation of review in which to withdraw a request for review. See
19 CFR 351.213(d)(62 FR 27295, 27393, May 19, 1997). We did not receive
petitioners withdrawal request until January 21, 1998, after the 90-day
period had elapsed. Given that the review has not progressed
substantially and there would be no undue burden on the parties or the
Department, the Department has determined that it would be reasonable
to grant the withdrawal at this time. See Id. Therefore, in accordance
with section 353.213(d) of the Department's regulations, the Department
is rescinding this administrative review.
This administrative review is being rescinded in accordance with
Section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and
351.213(d)(3).
Dated: January 28, 1998.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.
[FR Doc. 98-2627 Filed 2-2-98; 8:45 am]
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