[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 53703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22675]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-475-823]


Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Italy; Rescission of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Rescission of the First Countervailing Duty 
Administration Review.

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SUMMARY: In response to a May 31, 2000, request made by Acciai Speciali 
Terni S.p.A, a producer/exporter of stainless steel plate in coils from 
Italy, on July 7, 2000 (65 FR 41944), the Department of Commerce 
published the initiation of an administrative review of the 
countervailing duty order on stainless steel plate in coils from Italy, 
covering the period January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999. This 
review has now been rescinded as a result of the timely withdrawal of 
the request for review by Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A.

EFFECTIVE DATES: September 5, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Campbell or Suresh Maniam, AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Group I, Office 1, Import Administration, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2239 and (202) 482-0176, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, 
all citations to the Department of Commerce's (Department) regulations 
refer to 19 CFR part 351 (1999).

Background

    On May 11, 1999, the Department published a countervailing duty 
order on stainless steel plate in coils from Italy (64 FR 25288). On 
May 31, 2000, Acciai Speciali Terni S.p.A. (AST), an Italian producer/
exporter of stainless steel plate in coils, requested an administration 
review of the countervailing duty order on stainless steel plate in 
coils from Italy covering the period of January 1, 1999, through 
December 1, 1999. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we 
published the initiation of the review on July 7, 2000 (65 FR 41944). 
On August 3, 2000, AST withdrew its request for review.

Rescission of Review

    The Department's regulations, at 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), provide that 
the Department will rescind an administrative review if a party that 
requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. AST 
withdrew its request for an administrative review on August 3, 2000, 
which is within the 90-day deadline. No other party requested a review 
of AST's sales. Therefore, the Department is rescinding this 
administrative review with respect to AST.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

    Dated: August 29, 2000.
Richard W. Moreland,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-22675 Filed 9-1-00; 8:45 am]
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