[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16471-16472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8847]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-429-601]
Solid Urea from the Former German Democratic Republic: Final
Results (Revocation of Order) of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty
Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final results of changed circumstances antidumping
duty review.
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SUMMARY: In response to a letter filed on January 26, 1998, by the Ad
Hoc Committee of Domestic Nitrogen Producers (petitioners) indicating
that they have no further interest in the relief provided by the
antidumping duty order on solid urea from the former German Democratic
Republic (G.D.R.), the Department of Commerce (the Department)
initiated a changed circumstances review issued a preliminary intent to
revoke the antidumping duty finding on solid urea from the former
G.D.R. on February 12, 1998. We have now completed that review. Based
on the fact that the petitioners have expressed no further interest in
the antidumping duty order on solid urea from the former G.D.R. and the
Department has not received any comments from interested parties, we
are revoking this finding.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 3, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Kinsella at (202) 482-4093 or Steven D. Presing at (202) 482-
0194, AD/CVD Enforcement Office VII, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
The Applicable Statute and Regulations
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 by the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all
citations to the Department's regulations are to the regulations
codified at 19 CFR 351 (62 FR 27296).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 26, 1998, petitioners informed the Department in writing
that they do not object to a changed circumstances review and have no
further interest in the relief provided by the antidumping duty order
on solid urea from the former G.D.R.
Scope of the Review
Imports covered by this review are those of solid urea. At the time
of the publication of the antidumping duty order, such merchandise was
classifiable under item 480.30 of the Tariff Schedules of the United
States Annotated (TSUSA). This merchandise is currently classified
under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) item
number 3102.10,00. These TSUSA and HTS item numbers are provided for
convenience and Customs purposes only. The Department's written
description of the scope remains dispositive for purposes of the order.
Comments
Although we gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on
the preliminary results, none were submitted.
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Final Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty Review
Pursuant to section 751(d) of the Act, the Department may revoke an
antidumping duty order based on a review under section 751(b) of the
Act (i.e., a changed circumstances review). Section 751(b)(1) of the
Act requires a changed circumstances review to be conducted upon
receipt of a request containing information concerning changed
circumstances sufficient to warrant a review.
The Department's regulations at 19 C.F.R. 351.222(g) permit the
Department to conduct a changed circumstances review under 19 C.F.R.
351.216 based upon an affirmative statement of no interest from
producers accounting for substantially all of the production of the
domestic like product to which the order pertains. Therefore, based on
an affirmative statement of no interest in this proceeding by
petitioners, we are issuing final results in this changed circumstances
review pursuant to section 751(b) of the Act and 19 C.F.R.
Secs. 351.216, and 351.222. Based on the fact that no interested
parties have objected to the revocation of the antidumping duty order
on solid urea from the former G.D.R., we have determined that there are
changed circumstances sufficient to warrant revocation of this finding.
This revocation applies to all entries of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption made on or after
the effective date of this notice. The Department will order the
suspension of liquidation ended and will instruct the Customs Service
to refund with interest any cash deposits or bonds for all affected
entries. This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 353.26 to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties. This notice also serves as a
reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
353.34(d). Failure to comply is a violation of the APO. This changed
circumstances review and notice are in accordance with section 751(b)
of the Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(b)), and 19 CFR 351.216.
Dated: March 27, 1998.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-8847 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am]
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