[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 59 (Friday, March 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 14899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8106]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-475-818]


Certain Pasta From Italy: Termination of New Shipper Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: On August 22, 1997, the Department of Commerce published a 
notice of initiation of a new shipper administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain pasta from Italy. The Department is 
now terminating that review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 27, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Easton or John Brinkmann, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-1777 or 482-5288, 
respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    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 
(``the Department'') regulations are to the regulations at 19 CFR 
Section 353, as amended by the interim regulations published in the 
Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR 25130).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 17, 1997, Amabile S.r.l. (``Amabile'') requested that the 
Department conduct a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order 
on certain pasta from Italy. On August 15, 1997, the Department 
initiated a new shipper review for Amabile relating to the antidumping 
duty order on certain pasta from Italy, covering the period July 1, 
1996 through June 30, 1997 (62 FR 44643, August 22, 1997). On September 
4, 1997, we issued the Department's antidumping duty questionnaire 
1 to Amabile. On October 3, 1997, Amabile requested an 
extension to respond and consequently submitted its response to 
Sections A-C of the questionnaire on November 3, 1997. The Department 
initiated a cost investigation on December 24, 1997, and Amabile 
submitted its response to Section D of the antidumping questionnaire on 
January 28, 1998.
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    \1\ Section A of the questionnaire requests information 
concerning a company's corporate structure and business practices, 
the merchandise under review that it sells, and the sales of the 
merchandise in all of its markets. Sections B and C of the 
questionnaire request home market sales listings and U.S. sales 
listings, respectively. Section D requests additional information 
about the cost of production.
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    On January 22, 1998, the Department extended the time for 
completion of the preliminary results of this review to no later than 
June 11, 1998 (63 FR 4218, January 28, 1998).

Termination of New Shipper Review

    On February 19, 1998, counsel for Amabile informed the Department 
in writing that its only U.S. sales during the period of review had 
been canceled. Given its lack of sales to the United States during the 
period of review, Amabile withdrew its request for a new shipper review 
and requested that the Department terminate the new shipper review. 
Therefore, the Department is terminating the new shipper review 
concerning Amabile.
    This notice is published pursuant to 19 CFR 353.22(h).

    Dated: March 19, 1998.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-8106 Filed 3-26-98; 8:45 am]
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