[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 47403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19544]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475-822]


Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Italy; Notice of Rescission 
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: In response to a request from Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A. 
(``AST''), an Italian producer of stainless steel plate in coils, and 
Acciai Speciali Terni USA, Inc. (``AST USA''), collectively referred to 
as AST/AST USA, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
stainless steel plate in coils from Italy on July 7, 2000, for one 
manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchandise, AST/AST USA, for the 
period November 4, 1998 through April 30, 2000. The Department received 
a timely request for withdrawal on July 19, 2000, from AST/AST USA. 
This review has now been rescinded as a result of the withdrawal of the 
request for review by AST/AST USA, the only party which requested the 
review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Blozy, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-0165.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective 
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise 
indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to the 
regulations at 19 CFR part 351 (April 1999).

Background

    On May 31, 2000 AST/AST USA submitted a request for an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel 
plate in coils from Italy pursuant to the Notice of Opportunity to 
Request Administrative Review, 65 FR 31141 (May 16, 2000).
    On July 7, 2000, the Department initiated a review of the 
antidumping duty order on stainless steel plate in coils from Italy. 
See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocations in Part, 65 FR 
41942 (July 7, 2000). On July 19, 2000, AST/AST USA submitted a timely 
request for a withdrawal of its request for a review.

Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations, 
the Department will allow a party that requests an administrative 
review to withdraw such request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the administrative review. 
Because AST/AST USA's withdrawal request was submitted within the 90-
day time limit, and there were no requests for review from other 
interested parties, we are rescinding this review. We will issue 
appropriate appraisement instructions directly to the U.S. Customs 
Service.
    This notice is in accordance with section 777(i) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: July 27, 2000.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD Enforcement Group III.
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