[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 88 (Friday, May 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 24572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11569]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


February 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 Revocation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders: Standard Carnations from 
Kenya (A-779-602) and Standard Chrysanthemums from the Netherlands (C-
421-601).

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SUMMARY: On February 1, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty order on 
standard carnations from Kenya and the countervailing duty order on 
standard chrysanthemums from the Netherlands. 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: Darla D. Brown or Melissa G. Skinner, 
Office of Policy, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3207 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department issued an antidumping duty order on standard 
carnations from Kenya (52 FR 13490, April 23, 1987) and a 
countervailing duty order on standard chrysanthemums from the 
Netherlands (52 FR 7646, March 12, 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 4840, February 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 of these 
orders responded to the notice of initiation by the February 16, 1999, 
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 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, February 16, 
1999, we are revoking these antidumping and countervailing duty orders.

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 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/countervailing duty deposit requirements. The Department 
will complete any pending administrative reviews of these orders and 
will conduct administrative reviews of subject merchandise entered 
prior to the effective date of revocation in response to appropriately 
filed requests for review.

    Dated May 3, 1999.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-11569 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am]
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