[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41302-41303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17626]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-822]


Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from 
Canada: Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In response to a timely request from petitioners, Bethlehem 
Steel Corp., National Steel Corp., and United States Steel Corp., the 
Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative 
review of Stelco Inc. (Stelco) and Dofasco Inc. (Dofasco) under the 
antidumping duty order on certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat 
products (CORE) from Canada covering the period August 1, 2001 through 
July 31, 2002. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, Requests for Revocation in Part and Deferral of 
Administrative Reviews, 67 FR 60210 (September 25, 2002). Petitioners, 
which were the only parties to request this review, have now withdrawn 
their request for an administrative review with respect to Stelco. 
Accordingly, the Department is rescinding, in part, its review of CORE 
for Stelco in accordance with section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's 
regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 11, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christian Hughes or Elfi Blum-Page, 
AD/CVD Enforcement Group III, Office 7, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 20230; telephone 
(202) 482-0190 or (202) 482-0197, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department published in the Federal Register the antidumping 
duty order on CORE from Canada on August 19, 1993. See Antidumping Duty 
Orders: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products and 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Canada, 58 FR 44162 
(August 19, 1993). On August 6, 2002, the Department published an 
opportunity to request administrative review. See Antidumping or 
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; 
Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 67 FR 50856 (August 6, 
2002). On August 30, 2002, the Department received a timely request 
from petitioners to conduct an administrative review pursuant to 
section 351.213(b) of the Department's regulations. On September 25, 
2002, the Department initiated the administrative review covering the 
period August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2002, for producers Stelco and 
Dofasco. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, Requests for Revocation in Part and Deferral of 
Administrative Reviews, 67 FR 60210 (September 25, 2002). On April 24, 
2003, petitioners withdrew their review request for this period with 
respect to Stelco in accordance with section 351.213(d)(1) of the 
Department's regulations. On May 1, 2003, Stelco filed comments in 
opposition to petitioners' withdrawal request, and requested the 
Department to continue the review.

Rescission, in Part, of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
CORE

    The Department is rescinding the antidumping duty administrative 
review of Stelco, covering the period August 1, 2001 through July 31, 
2002, in accordance with section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's 
regulations. Although petitioners' withdrawal request for this review 
was not within the normal time limit as prescribed in section 
351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations, we find that, under the 
circumstances of this review, it is appropriate to accept the 
withdrawal request and rescind the review with respect to Stelco. 
According to section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations, the 
Department will rescind an administrative review ``if a party that 
requested the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date 
of publication of notice of initiation of the requested review.'' The 
regulations further provide that the Secretary ``may extend this time 
limit if the Secretary decides that it is reasonable to do so.'' In 
this case, petitioners' withdrawal request was not within the 90-day 
time limit. However, the Department has determined that rescinding the 
review is appropriate. Continuing this review would only require 
Stelco, the domestic industry and the Department to expend time and 
resources on a review in which the only parties that requested the 
review are no longer interested. The Department has not released 
supplemental questionnaires with respect to Stelco, nor conducted 
verification. Therefore, the Department does not believe the 
administrative review has proceeded to a point at which it would be 
``unreasonable'' to rescind the review. Furthermore, there are no 
overarching policy issues which would warrant continuing with this 
review.
    The Department, therefore, has determined that it is reasonable to 
extend the 90-day time limit and to rescind, in part, the 
administrative review of CORE for the period August 1, 2001 through 
July 31, 2002 with respect to Stelco. (For a full discussion of the 
comments filed with respect to whether to rescind this review, see 
Memorandum to the File from Christian Hughes, Analyst, Re: Antidumping 
Duty Order on Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products 
from Canada: 08/01/01- 07/31/02; Rescission, in Part, of the Ninth 
Administrative Review with Respect to Stelco, Inc., July 3, 2003.) The 
Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to 
the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP) within 15 days 
of publication of this notice. The Department will direct the BCBP to 
assess antidumping duties for this company at the cash deposit rate in 
effect on the date of entry for entries during the period August 1, 
2001 through July 31, 2002.

Notification to Parties

    This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under section 351.402(f) of the Department's regulations 
to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties 
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this period of 
time. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the 
Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties 
occurred and subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with section 351.305(a)(3) of the Department's 
regulations. Timely written notification of the return or destruction 
of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO 
is a sanctionable violation.
    This determination and notice are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 351.213(d)(4) and sections 751(a)(2)(c) and 
777(I)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.


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    Dated: July 3, 2003.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Grant Aldonas, Under Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-17626 Filed 7-10-03; 8:45 am]
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