[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52943-52944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20646]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-821-802]


Uranium from the Russian Federation: Rescission of Administrative 
Review of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation

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

ACTION: Notice of rescission of administrative review.

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SUMMARY: In response to a request from the Ministry of the Russian 
Federation for Atomic Energy (``MINATOM''), the Department of Commerce 
(``the Department'') initiated an administrative review of the 
suspension

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agreement on uranium from the Russian Federation on November 21, 2001 
(66 FR 58433). On July 17, 2002, the Department received a letter from 
MINATOM withdrawing its request for the administrative review. This 
review has now been rescinded as a result of the withdrawal of the 
request for review by MINATOM, the only party which requested the 
review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 14, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Doyle or Catherine Bertrand, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0159 or (202) 482-3207, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``the Act''), are 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 19 CFR 
part 351 (2001).

Background

    On October 31, 2001, the Department received a timely request from 
MINATOM to conduct an administrative review of the Suspension Agreement 
(``Agreement'') on uranium from the Russian Federation. On November 21, 
2001, the Department initiated a review of the Agreement. See Notice of 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews, 66 FR 58433 (November 21, 2001).
    On April 22, 2002, the Department extended the time limits for the 
preliminary results of review by 120 days. See Notice of Extension of 
Time Limits of the Preliminary Results of Administrative Review of 
Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation of Uranium from the 
Russian Federation, as Amended, 67 FR 19554 (April 22, 2002). On July 
17, 2002, MINATOM withdrew its request for the review.

Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations, 
the Department will allow a party that requests an administrative 
review to withdraw such request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the administrative review. 
Furthermore, the Department may extend this time limit if the Secretary 
decides it is reasonable to do so, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). 
Given that we have received no submissions opposing MINATOM's request 
for withdrawal of the administrative review and the fact that MINATOM 
was the only party to request a review, we find it reasonable to extend 
the 90 days time period for filing a withdrawal request. Therefore, we 
are rescinding this review of the agreement suspending the antidumping 
duty investigation on uranium from the Russian Federation.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
351.213(d)(4) of the Department's regulations.

    Dated: August 7, 2002.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-20646 Filed 8-13-02; 8:45 am]
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