[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 283-284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-570-832]


Pure Magnesium From the People's Republic of China: Recission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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SUMMARY: On June 30, 1999, the Department of Commerce published in the 
Federal Register a notice announcing the initiation of an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on pure magnesium 
from the People's Republic of China for one producer/exporter of pure 
magnesium from People's Republic of China, Taiyuan East-United 
Magnesium Company Ltd., covering the period May 1, 1998, through April 
30, 1999. The Department of Commerce received a request for withdrawal 
of this review from Rossborough Manufacturing Company, a U.S. importer 
of subject merchandise, who requested the review. In accordance with 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department of Commerce is now terminating this 
review because the importer has withdrawn its request for review and no 
other interested parties have requested a review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 4, 2000.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Goldberger Office 2, AD/CVD 
Enforcement Group I, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4136.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, are to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the 
effective date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act by the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise indicated, 
all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the Department's) 
regulations are to 19 CFR Part 351 (1998).

Background

    The Department published in the Federal Register on May 19, 1999, a 
``Notice of Opportunity to Request Administrative Review'' of the 
antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from the People's Republic of 
China (``PRC''). On May 28, 1999, Rossborough Manufacturing Company 
L.P. (``Rossborough''), a U.S. importer, requested that the Department 
conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on pure 
magnesium from the PRC produced/exported by Taiyuan East-United 
Magnesium Company Ltd. for the period May 1, 1998, through April 30, 
1999.
    On June 30, 1999, the Department initiated an administrative review 
(64 FR 35124). On August 5, 1999, the Department sent a questionnaire 
to the PRC Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Trade and 
Economic Cooperation to be transmitted to Taiyuan East-United Magnesium 
Company Ltd. On December 22, 1999, Rossborough withdrew its request for 
a review.
    Section 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations 
provides that the Secretary may permit a party that requests a review 
to withdraw the request within 90 days after the date of publication of 
the notice of initiation of the requested review. The regulation also 
states that the Secretary may extend this time limit if the Secretary 
decides that it is reasonable to do so. In this case, although the 
importer has withdrawn its request for a review more than 90 days from 
the date of initiation, because the Department has not yet devoted 
considerable time and resources to this proceeding, the Department has 
determined that it is reasonable to extend the time limit for 
Rossborough's withdrawal of its request for a review. Moreover, no 
other interested party requested a review and we have received no 
comments regarding Rossborough's withdrawal of its request for a 
review. Therefore, we are terminating this review of the antidumping 
duty order on pure magnesium from the PRC. This notice is published in 
accordance with section 751 of the Act and section 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) 
of the Department's regulations.

    Dated: December 23, 1999.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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