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[Federal Register: November 7, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-405-071]

 

Viscose Rayon Staple Fiber From Finland; Termination of 
Administrative Review and Revocation of Antidumping Finding

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

ACTION: Notice of termination of Administrative Review and Revocation 
of Antidumping Finding.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the decision of the United States Court of 
International Trade (the Court), in Kemira Fibres Oy v. United States, 
18 CIT________, Slip Op. 94-139 (September 8, 1994), the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) is now revoking the antidumping finding on 
viscose rayon staple fiber (the fiber) from Finland, terminating the 
1993-94 antidumping duty administrative review of the finding, and 
ending the suspension of liquidation of entries of all imports of the 
fiber. The Department is taking these actions, rather than suspend 
liquidation of the subject merchandise during the pendency of appeal, 
because the instant decision was issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1581(i), 
the Court's residual jurisdictional authority, rather than pursuant to 
19 U.S.C. 1516a, the Court's general jurisdictional authority.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 7, 1994.

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Blaskovich or Zev Primor, Office 
of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
5831/4114.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 21, 1979, the United States Treasury Department published 
in the Federal Register the antidumping finding on the fiber from 
Finland (44 FR 17156). The Department conducted administrative reviews 
of the fiber until 1988. However, no reviews of the fiber were 
conducted for the next five consecutive years (i.e., for the period 
March 1988 through February 1993) because no interested party requested 
an administrative review.
    On June 3, 1993, the Department published in the Federal Register a 
notice of intent to revoke the finding. See Rayon Staple Fiber from 
Finland; Intent to Revoke Antidumping Finding (58 FR 31504). On June 
28, 1993, two U.S. domestic producers of the fiber objected to the 
proposed revocation within the time specified in the foregoing Federal 
Register notice.
    On March 4, 1994, the Department published in the Federal Register 
a notice of ``Opportunity to Request Administrative Review'' for the 
period March 1, 1993 through February 28, 1994 (59 FR 10368). On March 
29, 1994, two domestic producers requested that the Department conduct 
an administrative review of Kemira Fibres Oy (Kemira).
    On July 13, 1994, Kemira filed an action to enjoin the Department 
from conducting the review, claiming that the Department was required 
to revoke the finding as of April 1, 1993, pursuant to 19 CFR 
353.25(d)(4)(iii), because the Department did not publish in the 
Federal Register a notice of ``Intent to Revoke Finding'' by March 1, 
1993, the first day of the fifth consecutive anniversary month in which 
no administrative reviews were requested and no interested party 
objected to revocation or requested an administrative review by the 
last day of the fifth consecutive anniversary month.
    On September 8, 1994, in the case of Kemira Fibres Oy v. United 
States, the Court ruled that the Department was required to revoke the 
antidumping finding on April 1, 1993. The Court, citing ``the language 
and character'' of 19 CFR 353.25(d)(4), concluded that ``as no 
interested party requested an administrative review of the fiber by the 
last day of the Finding's fifth anniversary month although Commerce 
solicited requests for administrative review, it was incumbent upon 
Commerce to conclude that the domestic industry was not interested and 
to revoke the Order on April 1, 1993. Commerce is now required to: (a) 
Revoke the Order on the fiber, (b) terminate the administrative review 
of the fiber for 1993-94, and (c) end the suspension of liquidation of 
entries of Kemira's imports.'' Kemira Fibres Oy v. United States, 18 
CIT at________, Slip Op. 94-139 at 16.

Scope of the Order

    Imports covered by the revocation are shipments of viscose rayon 
staple fiber, except solution dyed, in noncontinuous form, not carded, 
not combed and not otherwise processed, wholly of filaments (except 
laminated filaments and plexiform filaments). This product is currently 
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedules (HTS) item numbers 
5504.10.00 and 5504.90.00. The HTS numbers are provided for convenience 
and Customs purposes. The written description of the scope of the 
finding remains dispositive.

Actions Pursuant to Court's Judgment

    The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to end the 
suspension of liquidation of entries of Kemira's imports. The 
Department will take no further action with respect to any 
administrative review under section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1675(a), relating to the fiber from Finland. 
Finally, the Department hereby revokes the antidumping finding on the 
fiber from Finland (44 FR 17156, March 21, 1979), revocation being 
effective April 1, 1993.
    This revocation applies to all unliquidated entries of the fiber 
from Finland entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on 
or after April 1, 1993. The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs 
Service to proceed with liquidation of all unliquidated entries of this 
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after April 1, 1993, without regard to antidumping duties with respect 
to those entries.
    This notice is in accordance with Section 751(c) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1675(c), and 19 CFR 353.25(d) (1993).

    Dated: October 31, 1994.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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