[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81487-81488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32792]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-337-803]
Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review: Fresh Atlantic Salmon from Chile
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to requests by eleven producers/exporters of
subject merchandise and the petitioners, the Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on fresh Atlantic salmon from Chile. This review
covers thirteen producers/exporters of the subject merchandise for the
period of review from July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2000. The
administrative review of the remaining 70 companies originally
requested by the petitioners is being rescinded.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 26, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Easton or Gabriel Adler, at
(202) 482-3003 or (202) 482-3813, respectively; AD/CVD Enforcement,
Office V, Group II, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applicable Statute and Regulations
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions effective
January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act
by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise
indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to 19 CFR
Part 351 (2000).
Case History
On July 30, 1998, the Department's Notice of Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty
Order: Fresh Atlantic Salmon from Chile was published in the Federal
Register (63 FR 40699 (July 30, 1998)). On July 9, 1999, the Department
issued a notice of opportunity to request the second administrative
review of this order. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request
Administrative Review, 65 FR 45,036 (July 20, 2000). On July 31, 2000,
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), the Coalition for Fair Atlantic
Salmon Trade (the petitioners) requested a review of 83 producers/
exporters of fresh Atlantic salmon.
On August 25, 2000, the Department published the notice of
initiation of this antidumping duty administrative review, covering the
period July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2000. See Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests
for Revocation in Part, 65 FR 53980 (September 6, 2000).
On September 12, 2000, the petitioners withdrew their request for
all companies except: (1) Best Salmon; (2) Chisal S.A (Chisal); (3)
Cultivadora de Salmones Linao Ltda. (Linao); (4) Cultivos Marinos
Chiloe Ltda. (Cultivos Marinos); (5) Fiordo Blanco, S.A. (Fiordo
Blanco); (6) Fitz Roy S.A.; (7) Invertec Pesquera Mar de Chiloe, S.A.
(Invertec); (8) Pesca Chile S.A.; (9) Pesquera Eicosal Ltda. (Eicosal);
(10) Pesquera Mares Australes Ltda. (Mares Australes); (11) Salmones
Mainstream, S.A. (Mainstream); (12) Salmones Multiexport Ltda.
(Multiexport); (13) Salmones Pacific Star Ltda. (Pacific Star); (14)
Salmones Pacifico Sur, S.A. (Pacifico Sur); and (15) Salmones Tecmar,
S.A. (Tecmar).
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
By their letter of September 12, 2000, the petitioners withdrew
their requests for an administrative review of the following companies:
Acuicultura de Aquas Australes
Agromar Ltda.
Aguas Claras S.A.
Antarfish S.A.
Aquachile S.A.
Aquasur Fisheries Ltda.
Asesoria Acuicola S.A.
Australis S.A.
Cenculmavique
Centro de Cultivo de Moluscos
Cerro Farrellon Ltda.
Comercializadora Smoltech Ltda.
Complejo Piscicola Coyhaique
Cultivos San Juan
Cultivos Yardan S.A.
Empresa Nichiro Chile Ltda.
Fisher Farms
Friosur S.A.
Ganadera Del Mar
G.M. Tornagaleones S.A.
Hiuto Salmones S.A.
Huitosal Mares Australes Salmo Pac.
Instituto Tecnologico Del Salmon S.A.
Inversiones Pacific Star Ltda.
Manao Bay Fishery S.A.
Mardim Ltda.
Ocean Horizons Chile S.A.
Pacific Mariculture
Patagonia Fish Farming S.A.
Patagonia Salmon Farming S.A.
Pesquera Antares S.A.
Pesquera Chiloe S.A.
Pesquera Friosur S.A.
Pesquera Los Fiordos Ltda.
Pesquera Mares de Chile S.A.
Pesquera Pacific Star
Pesquera Quellon Ltda.
Pesquera Y Comercial Rio Peulla S.A.
Piscicola Entre Rios S.A.
Piscicultura Iculpe
Piscicultura La Cascada
Piscultura Santa Margarita
Prosmolt S.A.
Quetro S.A.
River Salmon S.A.
Robinson Crusoe Y Cia. Ltda.
Salmoamerica
Salmones Andes S.A.
Salmones Antarctica S.A.
Salmones Aucar Ltda.
Salmones Caicaen S.A.
Salmones Calbuco S.A.
Salmones Chiloe S.A.
Salmones Friosur S.A.
Salmones Huillinco S.A.
Salmones Ice Val Ltda.
Salmones Llanquihue
Salmones Quellon
Salmones Ranco Sur Ltda.
Salmones Tierra Del Fuego Ltda.
Salmones Unimarc S.A.
Salmosan
Seafine Salmon S.A.
Soc. Alimentos Maritimos Avalon Ltda.
Soc. Aquacultivos Ltda.
Truchas Aguas Blancas Ltda.
Trusal S.A.
Ventisqueros S.A.
Subsequently, on September 26, and on October 16, 2000, the
petitioners
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withdrew their request that the Department conduct an administrative
review of the entries of Best Salmon and of Invertec, respectively. No
other party requested an administrative review of any of these
companies.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 315.213(d)(1), we are rescinding the
administrative review with respect to each of the companies for which
the petitioners withdrew their request for such a review.
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
section 751(a)(1) of the Act.
Dated: December 18, 2000.
Holly Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II, Import Administration.
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