[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 8 (Friday, January 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1438-1439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-767]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-839]


Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews; Termination of Investigation

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of five-year (``Sunset'') review, 
termination of suspended antidumping duty investigation on sodium azide 
from Japan.

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SUMMARY: On December 3, 2001, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated a sunset review of the suspended antidumping 
duty investigation on sodium azide from Japan. Because no domestic 
party responded to the sunset review notice of initiation by the 
applicable deadline, the Department is terminating this suspended 
investigation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 7, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha V. Douthit or James P. Maeder, 
Office of Policy, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5050 or (202) 482-3330, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statue

    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 of Commerce's 
(``Department'') regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 (2001).

Background

    On January 7, 1997, the Department suspended the antidumping duty 
investigation on sodium azide from Japan (62 FR 973). Pursuant to 
section 751(c), the Department initiated a sunset review of the 
suspended investigation by publishing notice of the initiation in the 
Federal Register, December 3, 2001 (66 FR 60184). In addition, as a 
courtesy to interested parties, the Department sent letters, via 
certified and registered mail, to each party listed on the Department's 
most current service list for this proceeding to inform them of the 
automatic initiation of the sunset review of this suspended 
investigation.

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    No domestic interested party in the sunset review of this suspended 
investigation responded to the notice of initiation by the December 18, 
2001, deadline (see section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of Procedures for 
Conducting Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13520 (March 20, 1998) (``Sunset 
Regulations'')).

Determination To Terminate

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 
Sec. 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3) of the Sunset Regulations, if no domestic 
interested party responds to the notice of initiation, the Department 
will issue a final determination, within 90 days after the initiation 
of the review, terminating the suspended investigation. Because no 
domestic interested party responded to the notice of initiation by the 
applicable deadline, December 18, 2001, we are terminating the 
suspended antidumping investigation of sodium azide from Japan.

Effective Date of Termination

    The termination of the suspended investigation is effective as to 
all entries, or withdrawals from warehouse, of the subject merchandise 
on or after January 7, 2002.

    Dated: January 4, 2002.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-767 Filed 1-10-02; 8:45 am]
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