[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 32846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15568]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-001]
Potassium Permanganate From the People's Republic of China:
Rescission 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 February 22, 1999, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping
finding on potassium permanganate from the People's Republic of China
(PRC) covering Guizhou Provincial Chemical I/E Corp. (GPC), an
exporter/reseller of subject merchandise, and Zunyi Chemical Factory
(Zunyi), a manufacturer of subject merchandise. This review was
requested by GPC and Zunyi and covers the period January 1, 1998,
through December 31, 1998. The Department is rescinding the review
after receiving a withdrawal of the requests for review from GPC and
Zunyi.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 18, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Stolz or James Terpstra, Office
of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group II, Office 4, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone
(202) 482-4474 and (202) 482-3965, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Applicable Statute
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions effective
January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act
by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise
indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's regulations
refer to the regulations codified at 19 CFR Part 351 (April, 1998).
Background
On January 27, 1999, GPC and Zunyi requested that the Department
conduct an administrative review of the order on potassium permanganate
from the People's Republic of China for the period January 1, 1998,
through December 31, 1998. No other interested party requested that the
Department conduct an administrative review.
On February 22, 1999, the Department published in the Federal
Register (64 FR 8542) a notice of initiation of administrative review
with respect to GPC, an exporter/reseller of subject merchandise, and
Zunyi, a manufacturer of subject merchandise. On April 6, 1999, GPC and
Zunyi filed letters with the Department withdrawing the requests that
the Department conduct an administrative review. This withdrawal
complies with section 351.213(d) of the Department's regulations, which
grants parties 90 days from the publication of the notice of initiation
of review to withdraw a request for review. See 19 CFR 351.213(d).
Therefore, the Department is rescinding this administrative review.
This notice is in accordance with section 751 of the Act and
section 351.213(d) of the Department's regulations.
Dated: June 11, 1999.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-15568 Filed 6-17-99; 8:45 am]
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