[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 66817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29718]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A 588-707]


Granular Polytetrafluroetheylene Resin From Japan: 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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SUMMARY: On September 30, 2003, the Department of Commerce initiated an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on granular 
polytetrafluoroetheylene resin from Japan for the period August 1, 
2002, through July 31, 2003. The Department is rescinding this review 
after receiving timely withdrawals from the parties requesting the 
review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 28, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dunyako Ahmadu or Richard Rimlinger, 
AD/CVD Enforcement 3, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
0198 or (202) 482-4477, respectively.

Background

    On August 1, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on granular 
polytetrafluoroetheylene resin from Japan. See Antidumping or 
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; 
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review (68 FR 45218). On August 
28, 2003, Asahi Glass Fluoropolymers Co., Ltd. and Asahi Glass 
Fluoropolymers USA Inc. (collectively AGF) requested that the 
Department conduct an administrative review of AGF's exports and 
imports for the period August 1, 2002, through July 31, 2003. On 
September 30, 2003, the Department published in the Federal Register a 
notice of initiation of this administrative review. See Notice of 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews, Request for Revocation in Part and Deferral of Administrative 
Review (68 FR 56262).
    On October 20, 2003, AGF withdrew its request for review and 
requested that Department rescind the administrative review.

Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), 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 the notice of 
initiation of the requested review. Because AGF submitted its request 
for rescission within the 90-day time limit and there were no requests 
for a review from other interested parties, we are rescinding this 
review. As such, we will issue appropriate appraisement instructions 
directly to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
    This notice is in accordance with section 777(i) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: November 21, 2003.
Jeffrey May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-29718 Filed 11-26-03; 8:45 am]
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