[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7121-7122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3485]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-429-601]
Solid Urea From the Former German Democratic Republic: Initiation
(Consideration of Revocation of Order) and Preliminary Results (Intent
To Revoke Order) of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation and preliminary results of changed
circumstances antidumping duty review, and intent to revoke finding.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 importation or sale of solid
urea from the former German Democratic Republic (G.D.R.), the
Department of Commerce (the Department) is initiating a changed
circumstances antidumping duty review and issuing a preliminary intent
to revoke the antidumping duty finding on solid urea from the former
G.D.R. Based on the fact that the petitioners have expressed no further
interest in the importation or sale of solid urea produced in the
former G.D.R., we intend to revoke this finding. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these preliminary results.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 12, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Kinsella at (202) 482-4093 or
Steven D. Presing at (202) 482-0194, AD/CVD Enforcement Group III,
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
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 (the Act) 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 importation or sale of solid urea produced in
the former G.D.R.
Scope of 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.
Initiation and Preliminary 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 CFR 351.222(g) permit the
Department to conduct a changed circumstances review under 19 CFR
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. In addition, in the
event that the Department concludes that expedited action is warranted,
section 351.221(c)(3)(ii) of the regulations permits the Department to
combine the notices of initiation and preliminary results. Therefore,
in accordance with section 751(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216,
351.221, and 351.222 based on an affirmative statement of no interest
in this proceeding by petitioners, we are initiating this changed
circumstances review. Based on the fact that no other interested
parties have objected to the position taken by petitioners that they
have no further interest in the order regarding solid urea from the
former G.D.R., we have determined that expedited action is warranted,
and we are combining these notices of initiation and preliminary
results. We have preliminarily determined that there are changed
circumstances sufficient to warrant revocation of the finding on
[[Page 7122]]
solid urea from the former G.D.R. Therefore, we are hereby notifying
the public of our intent to revoke the antidumping duty order as it
relates to imports of solid urea from the former G.D.R.
Interested parties may submit case briefs and/or written comments
no later than 30 days after the date of publication of these
preliminary results. Rebuttal briefs and rebuttals to written comments,
limited to issues raised in such briefs or comments, may be filed no
later than 37 days after the date of publication. The Department will
publish the final results of this changed circumstances review, which
will include the results of its analysis raised in any such written
comments.
If final revocation occurs, we intend to instruct the U.S. Customs
Service (Customs) to end the suspension of liquidation of all
unliquidated entries of solid urea from the former G.D.R. not subject
to final results of review pursuant to section 751 of the Act and
refund any estimated antidumping duties collected for such entries of
solid urea in accordance with 19 CFR 351.222, with interest in
accordance with section 778 of the Act. The current requirement for a
cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties will continue until
publication of the final results of this changed circumstances review.
This initiation of review and notice are in accordance with section
751(b) of the Act, (19 U.S.C. 1675(b)), and 19 CFR 351.216, 351.221,
and 351.222.
Dated: January 26, 1998.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-3485 Filed 2-11-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P