[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 24137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11287]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


March 1999 Sunset Reviews: Final Results and Revocations

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of sunset reviews and revocations of 
antidumping duty orders: Solid urea from Azerbaijan (A-832-801), solid 
urea from Georgia (A-833-801), solid urea from Kazakstan (A-834-801), 
Solid Urea from Kyrgyzstan (A-835-801), solid urea from Moldova (A-841-
801), and industrial phosphoric acid from Israel (A-508-604).

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SUMMARY: On March 1, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders 
on solid urea from Azerbaijan, solid urea from Georgia, solid urea from 
Kazakstan, solid urea from Kyrgyzstan, solid urea from Moldova, and 
industrial phosphoric acid from Israel. Because no domestic party 
responded to the sunset review notice of initiation by the applicable 
deadline, the Department is revoking these orders.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa G. Skinner, Office of Policy, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department issued an antidumping duty order on solid urea from 
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on July 14, 1987 (52 FR 
26367). On June 29, 1992, following the dissolution of the USSR, the 
Department transferred the order to the Commonwealth of Independent 
States (CIS) and the Baltic States, including Azerbaijan, Georgia, 
Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Moldova (57 FR 28828, June 29, 1992). The 
substance of the order remained the same. The Department also issued an 
antidumping duty order on industrial phosphoric acid from Israel (52 FR 
31057, August 19, 1987). Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the Department initiated sunset 
reviews of these orders by publishing notice of the initiation in the 
Federal Register (64 FR 9970, March 1, 1999). 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 these orders.
    No domestic interested parties in the sunset reviews on these 
orders responded to the notice of initiation by the March 16, 1999, 
deadline (see section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of the 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 domestic 
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, March 16, 1999, 
we are revoking these antidumping duty orders.

Effective Date of Revocation

    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 these orders 
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 
antidumping duty deposit requirements. The Department will complete any 
pending administrative reviews on these orders and will conduct 
administrative reviews of all entries prior to the effective date of 
revocation in response to appropriately filed requests for review.

    Dated: April 27, 1999.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-11287 Filed 5-4-99; 8:45 am]
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