[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 107 (Friday, June 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 35324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13878]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


November 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: Professional Electric Cutting Tools from Japan 
(A-588-823).

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SUMMARY: On November 2, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order 
on professional electric cutting tools from Japan (64 FR 59160). 
Because the domestic interested parties have withdrawn, in full, their 
participation in the ongoing sunset review, the Department is revoking 
this order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Douthit or Lynn Barden, Office 
of Policy, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5050 or (202) 482-3173, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department issued an antidumping duty order on professional 
electric cutting tools from Japan (58 FR 37461, July 12, 1993). On 
November 2, 1999, the Department initiated a sunset review of this 
order by publishing a notice of the initiation in the Federal Register 
(64 FR 59160). 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 of this order. In the sunset review of the antidumping duty 
order on professional electric cutting tools from Japan, we received a 
notice of intent to participate from Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., and S-
B Power Tool Company (collectively ``the domestic interested parties'') 
by the November 17, 1999, deadline. We also received a complete 
substantive response from the domestic interested parties within the 
applicable deadline (see section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Department's 
regulations).
    On May 15, 2000, we received a notice from the domestic interested 
parties withdrawing in full their participation in the five-year 
(sunset) review of the antidumping duty order on professional electric 
cutting tools from Japan. The domestic interested parties further 
stated that they no longer have an interest in maintaining the 
antidumping duty order. As a result, the Department determined that no 
domestic party intends to participate in the sunset review and, on May 
24, 2000, we notified the International Trade Commission that we 
intended to issue a final determination revoking this antidumping duty 
order.\1\
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    \1\ See May 23, 2000, Letter from Jeffrey A. May, Director, 
Office of Policy, Import Administration, to Lynn Featherstone, 
Director, Office of Investigations, International Trade Commission, 
RE: Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Professional Electric 
Cutting Tools from Japan (A-588-823).
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Determination To Revoke

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and section 
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3) of the Department's 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 domestic interested parties 
withdrew both their notice of intent to participate and their complete 
substantive response from the review process, and no other domestic 
interested party filed a substantive response (see sections 
351.218(d)(1)(i) and 351.218(d)(3) of the Department's regulations), 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: May 26, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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