[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 51821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20234]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-836]


Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate from the 
Republic of Korea: 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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EFFECTIVE DATE : August 9, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Finn or Howard Smith at (202) 
482-0065 or (202) 482-5193, respectively; 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.

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 (2002).

Background

    On February 1, 2002, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published a notice of opportunity to request administrative reviews of 
the antidumping duty orders on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality 
steel plate (CTL plate) from France, Italy, Indonesia, India, Japan, 
and the Republic of Korea covering the period February 1, 2001, through 
January 31, 2002 (67 FR 4945, 4946).
    On March 20, 2002, pursuant to separate requests made by Bethlehem 
Steel Corporation and United States Steel Corporation (collectively 
``the petitioners'') and Nucor Corporation (Nucor), a domestic 
interested party, the Department initiated administrative reviews of 
the antidumping duty orders on CTL plate from the above-named countries 
(67 FR 14696, 14697)(March 27, 2002). On April 26, 2002, the 
petitioners withdrew their request for the administrative reviews of 
CTL plate from France, Italy, Indonesia, India, Japan, and Korea. 
However, Nucor did not withdraw its request for an administrative 
review of CTL plate from Korea. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1), on May 20, 2002, the Department rescinded the 
administrative reviews initiated with respect to France, Italy, 
Indonesia, India and Japan. See Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality 
Steel Plate from France, Italy, Indonesia, India, and Japan: Rescission 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 67 FR 36855 (May, 28, 2002). 
Subsequently, on June 18, 2002, Nucor withdrew its request for the 
administrative review of CTL plate from Korea.

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 the administrative review of the order on CTL plate from 
Korea for the period February 1, 2001 through January 31, 2002 because 
the requesting parties have withdrawn their requests for this 
administrative review within the 90-day time limit and no other 
interested parties have requested a review of CTL plate from Korea for 
this time period.
    This notice is in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: August 2, 2002.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-20234 Filed 8-8-02; 8:45 am]
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