[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 8065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4011]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[C-559-001]


Certain Refrigeration Compressors From the Republic of Singapore; 
Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty Suspension Agreement 
Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of rescission of suspension agreement administrative 
review.

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SUMMARY: On December 23, 1998 the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated the fifteenth administrative review of the 
countervailing duty suspension agreement on certain refrigeration 
compressors from the Republic of Singapore. The period of review was 
April 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998. The initiation was in response 
to a request made on November 30, 1998, by the Government of the 
Republic of Singapore (the GOS), Asia Matsushita Electric (Singapore) 
Pte. Ltd. (AMS), an exporter of subject merchandise, and Matsushita 
Refrigeration Industries (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (MARIS), a producer of 
subject merchandise. This review has now been rescinded as a result of 
the withdrawal of the request for administrative review by the GOS, AMS 
and MARIS, as no other interested party has requested a review.

Effective Date: February 18, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Bailey or Rick Johnson, Office 
of AD/CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-
0413 and (202) 482-3818, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 7, 1983, the Department published in the Federal 
Register a notice announcing the suspension of the countervailing duty 
investigation on refrigeration compressors from the Republic of 
Singapore (48 FR 51167).
    On November 30, 1998, the GOS, AMS, and MARIS, requested an 
administrative review of the suspension agreement on certain 
refrigeration compressors from Singapore. In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.221(b), we initiated the review on December 23, 1998 (63 FR 71091) 
covering the period of April 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998. On 
January 5, 1999, the GOS, AMS, and MARIS withdrew their request for an 
administrative review of the suspension agreement.

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 (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise 
indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations refer to 19 
CFR part 351 (62 FR 27296 (May 19, 1997)).

Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations, 
the Department will allow a party that requests an administrative 
review to withdraw such request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the administrative review. 
Therefore, because the GOS, AMS, and MARIS have timely withdrawn their 
requests for review, the Department is rescinding this review. This 
rescission of administrative review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d).
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

    Dated: February 5, 1999.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.
[FR Doc. 99-4011 Filed 2-17-99; 8:45 am]
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