[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 151 (Monday, August 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 40615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19861]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-100-002, A-834-802, A-835-802, A-821-802, A-844-802]


Uranium From Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, and 
Uzbekistan; Termination of Administrative Reviews of Suspension 
Agreements

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

ACTION: Notice of termination of suspension agreements administrative 
reviews.

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SUMMARY: On November 16, 1995, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated administrative reviews of the suspension 
agreements on uranium from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian 
Federation, and Uzbekistan. The review period was October 1, 1994, 
through September 30, 1995. We are now terminating these reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Doyle or Alexander Braier, 
Office of Antidumping Countervailing Duty Enforcement--Group III, Room 
7866, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0172 or (202) 482-1324, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 31, 1995, the Ad Hoc Committee of Domestic Uranium 
Producers (the Ad Hoc Committee) and the Oil, Chemical and Atomic 
Workers International Union (OCAW), petitioners in the above-referenced 
investigations and interested parties in these proceedings, requested 
that the Department conduct administrative reviews of the above-
referenced suspension agreements for the period from October 1, 1994, 
through September 30, 1995.
    On November 16, 1995, the Department published in the Federal 
Register (60 FR 57573) a notice of initiation for these administrative 
reviews for the period from October 1, 1994, through September 30, 
1995.
    On July 23, 1996, the Ad Hoc Committee withdrew its request for a 
review and requested that the review be terminated. The Ad Hoc 
Committee request to terminate the review indicates that it consulted 
with current counsel for the OCAW who indicated that the OCAW consents 
to the withdrawal of these administrative review requests.
    The Department's regulations at 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5) (1995) state 
that ``the Secretary may permit a party that requests a review under 
paragraph (a) of this section to withdraw the request no later than 90 
days after the date of publication of notice of initiation of the 
requested review. The Secretary may extend this time limit if the 
Secretary decides that it is reasonable to do so.'' Although the 
withdrawal of the request for review was made later than 90 days after 
the publication of the notice of initiation, the Secretary has decided 
that it is reasonable to do so due to resolution of major outstanding 
issues, recent amendments and continuing consultations under the 
suspension agreements. Because there were no requests for review from 
other interested parties, we are terminating these reviews.
    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility 
concerning disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO 
in accordance with section 353.34(d) of the Department's regulations. 
Timely written notification of the return/destruction of APO materials 
or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a 
sanctionable violation.
    This notice is in accordance with section 353.22(a)(5) of the 
Department's regulations (19 CFR 353.22(a)(5)).

    Dated: July 29, 1996.
Roland L. MacDonald,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.
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