[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 103 (Friday, May 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 28975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13685]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-301-602]


February 1999 Sunset Review: Final Results and Revocation

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

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of 
Antidumping Duty Order: Fresh Cut Flowers from Colombia.

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SUMMARY: On February 1, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order 
on fresh cut flowers from Colombia. Because the domestic interested 
parties have withdrawn, in full, their participation in the ongoing 
sunset review, the Department is revoking this order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason M. Appelbaum or Melissa G. 
Skinner, Office of Policy, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5050 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department issued an antidumping duty order on fresh cut 
flowers from Colombia (52 FR 8492, March 18, 1987). Pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the 
Department initiated a sunset review of this order 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 this proceeding to 
inform them of the automatic initiation of a sunset review on this 
order.
    In the sunset review of the antidumping duty order on fresh cut 
flowers from Colombia, we received a notice of intent to participate 
from Mr. Timothy Haley, President of Pikes Peak Greenhouses, the Floral 
Trade Council (``FTC'') in its entirety, the FTC's Committee on 
Miniature Carnations, Committee on Standard Carnations, Committee on 
Standard Chrysanthemums, and Committee on Pompom Chrysanthemums 
(collectively, ``the FTC and its Committees'') by the February 16, 
1999, deadline. We also received a complete substantive response from 
the FTC and its Committees by the March 3, 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'')).
    On May 21, 1999, we received a notice from the FTC and its 
Committees withdrawing in full their participation in the five-year 
(sunset) review of the antidumping duty order on fresh cut flowers from 
Colombia. The FTC and its Committees further expressed that they no 
longer have an interest in maintaining the antidumping duty order. As a 
result, the Department determined that no domestic party intends to 
participate in the sunset review and, on May 24, 1999, we notified the 
International Trade Commission that we intended to issue a final 
determination revoking this antidumping duty order.

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 the FTC and its Committees withdrew 
both its notice of intent to participate and its complete substantive 
response from the review process, and no other domestic interested 
party filed a substantive response (see sections 351.218(d)(1)(i) and 
351.218(d)(3) of the Sunset Regulations), we are revoking this 
antidumping duty order.

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 
countervailing duty deposit requirements. The Department will complete 
any pending administrative reviews of this order 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 21, 1999.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-13685 Filed 5-27-99; 8:45 am]
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