[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40548-40549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19164]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


May 1999 Sunset Reviews: 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 on oil country tubular goods from Israel (A-508-
602) and the countervailing duty order on oil country tubular goods 
from Israel (C-508-601).

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SUMMARY: On May 3, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty order 
and countervailing duty order on oil country tubular goods from Israel 
(64 FR 23596). Because the domestic interested parties have withdrawn, 
in full, their participation in the ongoing sunset reviews, the 
Department is revoking these orders.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha V. Douthit 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-
3207 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 6, 1987, the Department issued an antidumping duty order 
on oil country tubular goods from Israel (52 FR 7000, as amended (53 FR 
29370 (August 4, 1988)), and a countervailing duty order on oil country 
tubular goods from Israel (52 FR 6999 (March 6, 1987)). Pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), on 
May 3, 1999, the Department initiated sunset reviews of these orders by 
publishing notice of the initiation in the Federal Register (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 these 
proceedings to inform them of the automatic initiation of sunset 
reviews on these orders.
    In the sunset reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty 
orders on oil country tubular goods from Israel, we received Notices of 
Intent to Participate from North Star Steel Ohio (``North Star'') by 
the May 18, 1999 deadline (see Sec. 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 June 22, 1999, North Star informed the Department 
that it intended to withdraw its Notices of Intent to Participate, 
explaining that it is no longer interested in participating in these 
reviews. As a result, the Department determined that no domestic party 
intends to participate in these sunset reviews and, on June 24, 1999, 
we notified the International Trade Commission that no later than 
August 2, 1999, we intended to issue final determinations revoking 
these orders.

Determination To Revoke

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 
Sec. 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 North Star withdrew its participation 
in these reviews and no other domestic interested party filed a Notice 
of Intent to Participate (see Secs. 351.218(d)(1)(iii) and 751(c)(3)(A) 
of the Sunset Regulations), we are revoking these 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 and 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

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to appropriately filed requests for review.

    Dated: July 21, 1999.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-19164 Filed 7-26-99; 8:45 am]
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