[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 10990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4289]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-401-401]


Certain Carbon Steel Products from Sweden: 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 December 3, 1999, in response to a request from respondent, 
the Department of Commerce initiated an administrative review of the 
countervailing duty order on carbon steel products from Sweden. The 
review covers the period January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998. In 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department is now rescinding 
this review because SSAB Svenskt Stal AB (SSAB) (respondent) has 
withdrawn its request for review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 2001.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 29, 1999, the Department received 
a request for an administrative review of the countervailing duty order 
on certain steel products from Sweden from SSAB, for the period January 
1, 1998 through December 31, 1998. On December 3, 1999, the Department 
published in the Federal Register (64 FR 67846) a notice of 
``Initiation of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review'' initiating 
the administrative review. On September 7, 2000, the Department 
published in the Federal Register (65 FR 54229) a notice of 
``Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and 
Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review.'' On November 2, 2000, the International Trade 
Commission (ITC) made a negative determination in the sunset review of 
Certain Steel Products from Sweden; thus the order was to be revoked by 
the Department of Commerce effective January 1, 2000. On December 15, 
2000, the Department published in the Federal Register (65 FR 78467) a 
notice of ``Revocation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders'' 
which revoked the countervailing duty order on certain carbon steel 
products from Sweden, effective January 1, 2000.
    On January 17, 2001, respondent withdrew its request for review 
because of the revocation of the order. 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. Although the request for recession 
was made after the 90 day deadline, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1), the Secretary may extend this time limit if the 
Secretary decides it is reasonable to do so. Due to the fact that SSAB 
was the only party to request an administrative review, we find it 
reasonable to accept the party's withdrawal of its request for review. 
Moreover, we have received no other submissions regarding SSAB's 
request for withdrawal of the administrative review. Therefore, we are 
rescinding this review of the countervailing duty order on certain 
carbon steel products from Sweden for SSAB covering the period January 
1, 1998, through December 31, 1998.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: February 13, 2001.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-4289 Filed 2-20-01; 8:45 am]
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