[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 7627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2056]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-063]


Certain Iron-metal Castings From India: Rescission of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review.

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SUMMARY: On November 30, 2000, in response to a request from Howrah 
Ferrous Limited, the Department of Commerce initiated an administrative 
review of the countervailing duty order on certain iron-metal castings 
from India. The administrative review covers the period January 1, 1999 
through December 31, 1999. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the 
Department is now rescinding this review because the company has 
withdrawn its request for the review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 24, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Copyak, Office of AD/CVD 
Enforcement VI, Group II, Import Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Room 4012, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act) by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), effective January 1, 
1995. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the 
Department's regulations reference 19 CFR part 351 (2000).

Background

    On October 31, 1999, the Department received a request for an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain iron-
metal castings from India from Howrah Ferrous Limited, for the period 
January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999. On November 30, 2000, the 
Department published in the Federal Register (65 FR 71299) a notice of 
``Initiation of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' initiating 
the administrative review. On December 26, 2000, the company withdrew 
its request for the review.

Rescission of Review

    The applicable regulation, 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), states that if a 
party that requested an administrative review withdraws the request 
within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation 
of the requested review, the Secretary will rescind the review. In this 
case, respondents have withdrawn their request within the 90-day 
period. No other interested party requested a review, and we have 
received no other submissions regarding the withdrawal of the request 
for review. Therefore, we are rescinding this review of the 
countervailing duty order on certain iron-metal castings from India 
covering the period January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999. We will 
issue appropriate appraisement instructions to the U.S. Customs 
Service.
    This notice is in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4) and section 
777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: January 16, 2001.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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