[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 2471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-782]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


November 1998 Sunset Reviews: Final Results and Revocations

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of sunset reviews and revocation of 
antidumping duty order and termination of suspended countervailing duty 
investigation: brass fire protection equipment from Italy (A-475-401) 
and refrigeration compressors from Singapore (C-559-001).

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SUMMARY: On November 2, 1998, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty order on 
brass fire protection equipment from Italy and on the suspended 
countervailing duty investigation on refrigeration compressors from 
Singapore. Because no domestic interested party responded to the sunset 
review notice of initiation by the applicable deadline, the Department 
is revoking this order and terminating this suspended investigation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha V. Douthit, Scott E. Smith, or 
Melissa G. Skinner, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Pennsylvania Avenue and 
14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3207 , 
(202) 482-6397, or (202) 482-1560 respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department issued an antidumping duty order on brass fire 
protection equipment from Italy (50 FR 8354, March 1, 1985). In 
addition, the Department suspended the countervailing duty 
investigation on refrigeration compressors from Singapore (48 FR 51167, 
November 7, 1983, as amended, 48 FR 51946, November 15, 1983). Pursuant 
to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), 
the Department initiated sunset reviews of this order and suspended 
investigation by publishing notice of the initiation in the Federal 
Register (63 FR 58709, November 2, 1998). In addition, as a courtesy to 
interested parties, the Department sent letters, via certified and 
registered mail, to each party listed on the Department's most current 
service list for these proceedings to inform them of the automatic 
initiation of a sunset review on this order and suspended 
investigation.
    No domestic interested parties in the sunset reviews of this order 
and suspended investigation responded to the notice of initiation by 
the November 17, 1998, deadline (see section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of 
Procedures for Conducting Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13520 (March 20, 1998) (``Sunset 
Regulations'')).

Determination To Revoke

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and section 
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3) of the Sunset Regulations, if no interested 
party responds to the notice of initiation, the Department shall issue 
a final determination, within 90 days after the initiation of the 
review, revoking the finding or order or terminating the suspended 
investigation. Because no domestic interested party responded to the 
notice of initiation by the applicable deadline, November 17, 1998 (see 
section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Sunset Regulations), we are revoking 
this antidumping duty order and terminating this suspended 
investigation.

Effective Date of Revocation and Termination

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act, the Department 
will instruct the United States Customs Service to terminate the 
suspension of liquidation of the merchandise subject to this order 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after January 1, 2000. 
Entries of subject merchandise prior to the effective date of 
revocation will continue to be subject to suspension of liquidation and 
duty deposit requirements. The suspension agreement on refrigeration 
compressors from Singapore will remain in effect until January 1, 2000. 
The Department will complete any pending administrative reviews of this 
order and suspended investigation and will conduct administrative 
reviews of all entries prior to the effective date of revocation in 
response to appropriately filed requests for review.

    Dated: January 7, 1999.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-782 Filed 1-13-99; 8:45 am]
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