[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 23003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11436]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475-826]


Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate From Italy: 
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: On March 22, 2001, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from Italy, for the 
period July 29, 1999, through January 31, 2001, pursuant to a request 
made by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, U.S. Steel Group, a unit of USX 
Corporation, Ispat Inland Inc., National Steel Corporation, and LTV 
Steel Company, Inc., (collectively petitioners) and Palini & Bertoli 
S.p.A. (Palini) on February 28, 2001 (66 FR 16037, 16038). In 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department is rescinding this 
administrative review because the producer, Palini, and petitioners 
have withdrawn their requests for an administrative review in a timely 
manner.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 7, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maisha Cryor or Zev Primor, AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Office 4, Group II, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5831 or (202) 482-4114, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The 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 (URAA). In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are 
to the regulations at 19 CFR part 351 (2000).

Background

    On February 14, 2001, the Department published a notice of 
opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from Italy 
(66 FR 10269, 10270). On March 22, 2001, the Department initiated an 
administrative review for the period July 29, 1999, through January 31, 
2001, pursuant to requests made by petitioners and Palini on February 
28, 2001 (66 FR 16037, 16038). On March 27, 2001, Palini withdrew its 
request that the Department conduct an administrative review. On April 
25, 2001, petitioners withdrew their request that the Department 
conduct an administrative review.

Rescission of Review

    Section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations provides that 
a party that requests an administrative review may withdraw the request 
within 90 days after the date of publication of the notice of 
initiation of the requested administrative review. The Department is 
rescinding this review because the requesting parties, petitioners and 
Palini, have withdrawn their requests for an administrative review 
within the 90 day time limit and no other interested parties have 
requested a review.
    The notice is in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: May 1, 2001.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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