[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 59 (Monday, March 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 14884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7520]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[C-351-406]


Certain Agricultural Tillage Tools From Brazil; Rescission of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of rescission of countervailing duty administrative 
review.

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SUMMARY: On November 30, 1998 (63 FR 65748), in response to a request 
from Marchesan Implementos e Maquinas Argicolas (``Marchesan'') 
(respondent), the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain 
agricultural tillage tools from Brazil, for the period January 1, 1997 
through December 31, 1997. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the 
Department is now rescinding this review because the respondent has 
withdrawn the request for review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 29, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Moore, (202) 482-3692, or 
Tipten Troidl, (202) 482-1767, Office of CVD/AD Enforcement VI, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by 
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) effective January 1, 1995 (the 
Act). In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the 
Department's regulations are to the current regulations as codified at 
19 CFR Part 351 (1998).

Background

    On October 29, 1998, the Department received a request to conduct 
an administrative review of the countervailing duty order from the 
respondent for the period January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997. 
No other interested party requested a review of this countervailing 
duty order. On November 30, 1998, the Department published in the 
Federal Register (63 FR 65748) a notice of ``Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review'' initiating the 
administrative review of the respondent for that period. On March 1, 
1999, respondent withdrew the request for review.
    Section 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations 
stipulates that the Secretary may permit a party that requests a review 
to withdraw the request not later than 90 days after the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. In 
this case, respondent has withdrawn the request for review within the 
90-day period. No other interested party requested a review and we have 
received no other submissions regarding respondent's withdrawal of the 
request for review. Therefore, we are rescinding the review of the 
countervailing duty order on certain agricultural tillage tools from 
Brazil.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751 of the Act 
and section 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).

    Dated: March 19, 1999.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Enforcement Group II.
[FR Doc. 99-7520 Filed 3-26-99; 8:45 am]
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