[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48347-48348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23037]
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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 revocations of
antidumping duty orders: standard carnations from Chile (A-337-602),
fresh cut flowers from Mexico (A201-601) and of countervailing duty
orders on standard carnations from Chile (C-337-601) and pompon
chrysanthemums from Peru (C-333-601).
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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 Chile and fresh cut flowers from Mexico and on
the countervailing duty orders on standard carnations from Chile and
pompon chrysanthemums from Peru. 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parties have withdrawn, in full, their participation in the ongoing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: Darla A. 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, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5050 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department issued antidumping duty orders on standard
carnations from Chile (52 FR 8939, March 20, 1987) and fresh cut
flowers from Mexico (52 FR 13491, April 23, 1987). The Department
issued countervailing duty orders on standard carnations from Chile (52
FR 3313, March 19, 1987) and pompon chrysanthemums from Peru (52 FR
13491, April 23, 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 this proceeding to inform them of the automatic
initiation of a sunset review on each of these orders.
In the sunset reviews of these orders, we received notices of
intent to participate from Mr. Timothy Haley, President of Pikes Peak
Greenhouses, the Floral Trade Council (``FTC''), the FTC's 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
complete substantive response from the FTC and its Committees by the
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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 August 30, 1999, we received notice from the FTC and its
Committees withdrawing in full their participation in the five-year
(sunset) reviews of these antidumping and countervailing duty orders on
flowers. The FTC and its Committees further expressed that they no
longer have an interest in maintaining the antidumping and
countervailing duty orders discussed above. As a result, the Department
determined that no domestic party intends to participate in the sunset
reviews and, on August 30, 1999, we notified the International Trade
Commission that we intended to issue final determinations revoking
these antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
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 their notices of intent to participate and their complete
substantive responses from the review process, and no other domestic
interested party filed a substantive response in any of these reviews
(see sections 351.218(d)(1)(i) and 351.218(d)(3) of the Sunset
Regulations), 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 or 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.
These five-year (``sunset'') reviews and this notice are in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 30, 1999.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-23037 Filed 9-2-99; 8:45 am]
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