[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parties have withdrawn, in full, their participation in the ongoing 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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