[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
[Unknown Section]
[Page 0]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-4060]


[[Page Unknown]]

[Federal Register: February 23, 1994]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-447-801 (FORMERLY A-461-601)]

 

Solid Urea From Estonia; Joint Notice of Initiation of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Notice of Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Joint notice of initiation of antidumping duty administrative 
review and preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative 
review.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) received a request 
from the Government of Estonia to conduct an administrative review of 
the antidumping duty order on solid urea from Estonia. In response to 
this request, and in accordance with the Commerce Regulations, the 
Department is initiating this administrative review and is concurrently 
issuing these preliminary results. The review covers the period July 1, 
1991, through June 30, 1992. There were no known shipments of this 
merchandise to the United States from Estonia by any party during the 
period and there are no known unliquidated entries.
    Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary 
results.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 23, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas O. Barlow or Wendy Frankel, 
Office of Antidumping Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 
482-5256 and 482-0367, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 14, 1987, the Department published in the Federal Register 
(52 FR 26367) an antidumping duty order on solid urea from the Union of 
Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (52 FR 19557 (May 26, 1987)). On June 
29, 1992, following dissolution of the USSR, the Department transferred 
the order to the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic 
States, including Estonia. The substance of each new order remained the 
same and the estimated cash deposit rate of 68.26 percent was applied 
to exports from each independent state (57 FR 28828 (June 29, 1992)). 
This was the highest rate established in the LTFV investigation.
    On July 31, 1992, in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(a), the 
Department received a timely request from the government of Estonia for 
an administrative review of the order for the time period July 1, 1991, 
through June 30, 1992. On August 10, 1992, the Department requested the 
U.S. Customs Service (Customs) to determine whether there was any 
record of entries of subject merchandise from the former USSR or any of 
the 15 independent republics during the review period. On August 13, 
1992, Customs advised the Department that there was no record of any 
entries of the subject merchandise under HTS item 3102.10.00 during the 
period July 1, 1991 to June 30, 1992, from the former USSR or any of 
the 15 independent republics.

Initiation of Review

    In accordance with Sec. 353.22(c) of the Department's regulations, 
we are initiating an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on solid urea from Estonia (case number A-447-801) and are 
concurrently issuing these preliminary results. This review covers all 
manufacturers and exporters, of solid urea from Estonia for the period 
July 1, 1991 through June 30, 1992, and its results will be applied to 
all manufacturers and exporters of solid urea from Estonia.
    Interested parties must submit requests for disclosure under 
administrative protective order in accordance with Sec. 353.34(b) of 
the Department's regulations.

Scope of Review

    Imports covered by this review are all shipments of solid urea from 
Estonia. During the original investigation such merchandise was 
provided for under item number 480.30 of the Tariff Schedules of the 
United States (TSUS). This merchandise is currently classifiable under 
item number 3102.10.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the 
United States. HTS item numbers are provided for convenience and 
Customs purposes. The written description remains dispositive as to the 
scope of the product coverage.
    The period of review is July 1, 1991 through June 30, 1992.

Preliminary Results of Review

    As stated in the background section of this notice, Customs has 
advised the Department that there were no entries of the subject 
merchandise into the United States during the period of review. 
Therefore, the cash deposit rate for all firms will be maintained at 
the present rate of 68.26 percent. This rate is the applicable rate 
transferred to the Republic of Estonia on June 29, 1992. This rate was 
the highest calculated rate from the original LTFV investigation.
    Case briefs and/or written comments from interested parties may be 
submitted no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this 
notice. Rebuttal briefs and rebuttals to written comments, limited to 
issues raised in the case briefs and comments, may be filed no later 
than 37 days after the date of publication of this notice.
    Within 10 days of the date of publication of this notice, 
interested parties to this proceeding may request a disclosure and/or a 
hearing. The hearing, if requested, will take place no later than 44 
days after publication of this notice. Persons interested in attending 
the hearing should contact the Department for the date and time of the 
hearing.
    The Department will subsequently publish the final results of this 
administrative review, including the results of its analysis of issues 
raised in any such written comments or a hearing.
    The following deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act: the cash deposit rate for all firms shall 
be 68.26 percent.
    These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect 
until publication of the final results of the next administrative 
review.
    This initiation, this review, and this notice are in accordance 
with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 
1675(a)) and 19 CFR 353.22(c) (1993).

    Dated: February 14, 1994.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-4060 Filed 2-22-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P