[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 35588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16816]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-588-802]


May 1999 Sunset Review: Final Results and Revocation

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of sunset review and revocation of 
antidumping duty order: 3.5'' micro disks and coated media thereof from 
Japan (A-588-802).

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SUMMARY: On May 3, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order 
on 3.5'' micro disks and coated media thereof from Japan. Because no 
domestic party responded with a complete substantive response to the 
sunset review notice of initiation by the applicable deadline, the 
Department is revoking this order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott E. Smith 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-
6397 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department issued an antidumping duty order on 3.5'' micro 
disks and coated media thereof from Japan on April 3, 1989 (54 FR 
13406). 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 on 
May 3, 1999 (64 FR 23596). 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 3.5'' micro disks and coated media thereof 
from Japan we received a notice of intent to participate from Imation 
Enterprises Corporation (``Imation'') by the May 18, 1999, deadline. We 
did not receive a complete substantive response from Imation by the 
June 2, 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'')). Since the Department did not receive a complete 
substantive response from Imation or any other domestic interested 
party, the Department has determined that no domestic party intends to 
participate in this sunset review and has notified the International 
Trade Commission of our intent to publish a final determination 
revoking this 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 we did not receive a complete 
substantive response from any domestic interested party by the 
applicable deadline, June 2, 1999, 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 
antidumping 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: June 25, 1999.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-16816 Filed 6-30-99; 8:45 am]
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