[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17772-17773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8938]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-412-803]


Industrial Nitrocellulose from the United Kingdom: 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: April 11, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Mire or Howard Smith, 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-
4711 and (202) 482-5193, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2002, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review 
of the antidumping duty order on industrial nitrocellulose from the 
United Kingdom covering the period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 
(67 FR 44172, 44173).
    On August 19, 2002, pursuant to requests by petitioner, Green Tree 
Chemical Technologies, Inc. (Green Tree), and respondent, Imperial 
Chemical Industries PLC (ICI), the Department initiated an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on industrial 
nitrocellulose from the United Kingdom for the period July 1, 2001 
through June 30, 2002 (67 FR 55000, August 27, 2002). On October 1, 
2002, Green Tree withdrew its request for an administrative review. On 
March 20, 2003, ICI withdrew its request for 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. Section 
351.213(d)(1) also provides that the Department may extend the 90-day 
time limit for parties to withdraw their requests that the Department 
conduct administrative reviews. On October 1, 2002, and March 20, 2003, 
Green Tree and ICI, respectively, submitted letters withdrawing their 
requests that the Department conduct an administrative review of the 
period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002. Although ICI withdrew its 
request for the review after the 90-day period had expired, the 
Department is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on industrial nitrocellulose from the United Kingdom for the 
period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002, because both parties who 
requested administrative reviews have withdrawn their requests, and it 
is otherwise reasonable to rescind the review. This action is 
consistent with the Department's practice. See e.g., Frozen 
Concentrated Orange Juice From Brazil; Final Results and Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 67 FR 40913 (June 
14, 2002) where, pursuant to a request filed after the 90-day deadline, 
the Department rescinded the review with respect to one respondent 
because the review of that respondent had not progressed beyond a point 
where it would have been unreasonable to grant the request for 
rescission.
    This notice is in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).


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    Dated: March 28, 2003.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-8938 Filed 4-10-03; 8:45 am]
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