[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49784-49785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20692]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-791-805]


Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From South Africa; 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 by petitioners Allegheny Ludlum, AK 
Steel Corporation (formerly Armco, Inc.), J&L Specialty Steel, Inc., 
North American Stainless, Butler-Armco Independent Union, Zanesville 
Armco Independent Union, and the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-
CIO/CLC, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel 
plate in coils from South Africa (A-791-805). This review covered one 
manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchandise to the United States 
during the period November 4, 1998 through April 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 15, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert James at (202) 482-0649, 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Enforcement Group III, Import

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Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Tariff Act), 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. In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are 
to the current regulations codified at 19 CFR Part 351 (2000).

Background

    The Department published an antidumping duty order on stainless 
steel plate in coils from South Africa on May 21, 1999 (64 FR 27756). 
On May 16, 2000, the Department published its notice of ``Opportunity 
to Request Administrative Review'' for the period November 4, 1998 
through April 30, 2000 (65 FR 31141). On May 31, 2000, petitioners 
filed a request for review of Columbus Stainless Steel Company Ltd. and 
its affiliates (Columbus). On July 7, 2000, we published in the Federal 
Register a notice of initiation of this antidumping duty administrative 
review covering the period November 4, 1998 through April 30, 2000 (65 
FR 41942).
    On July 31, 2000, the petitioners withdrew their request for 
administrative review. Section 19 CFR 351.213 (d)(1) of the 
Department's regulations stipulates that the Secretary may permit a 
party that requests a review to withdraw the request not later than 90 
days after the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the 
requested review. In this case petitioners have withdrawn their request 
for review within the 90 day period. No other interested party 
requested a review and we have received no other submissions regarding 
petitioner's withdrawal of their request for review. Therefore, we are 
terminating this review of the antidumping duty order in stainless 
steel plate in coils from South Africa.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751 of the 
Tariff Act and section 19 CFR 351.213 (d)(1) of the Department's 
regulations.

    Dated: August 7, 2000.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.
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