[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38879-38880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14707]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-560-803]


Antidumping Order on Extruded Rubber Thread From Indonesia: 
Revocation of Order

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

ACTION: Notice of Revocation of the Antidumping Duty Order of Extruded 
Rubber Thread from Indonesia.

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SUMMARY: On April 1, 2004, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order 
on Extruded Rubber Thread from Indonesia (69 FR 17129). Because the 
domestic interested parties did not participate in this sunset review, 
the Department is revoking this antidumping duty order.

dates: Effective Date: May 21, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hilary Sadler, Esq., Office of Policy, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4340.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statue

    The Department's procedures for the conduct of sunset reviews are 
set forth in Section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
``Act''), and 19 CFR 351.218. Guidance on methodological and analytical 
issues relevant to the Department's conduct of sunset reviews is set 
forth in the Department's Policy Bulletin 98:3--Policies regarding the 
Conduct of Five-Year Sunset Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Orders: Policy Bulletin, 63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998) (``Sunset 
Policy Bulletin'').
    For purposes of this review, the product covered is extruded rubber 
thread (``ERT'') from Indonesia. ERT is defined as vulcanized rubber 
thread obtained by extrusion of stable or concentrated natural rubber 
latex of any cross sectional shape, measuring from 0.18 mm, which is 
0.007 inches or 140 gauge, to 1.42 mm, which is 0.056 inch or 18 gauge, 
in diameter. ERT is currently classified under subheadings 4007.00.00 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (``HTS''). Although the HTS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

Background

    On May 21, 1999, the Department issued an antidumping duty order on 
ERT (64 FR 27755). Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 
part 351, the Department initiated a sunset review of this order by 
publishing notice of the initiation in the Federal Register 69 FR 17129 
(April 1, 2004). In addition, as a courtesy to interested parties, the 
Department sent letters, via certified and registered mail, to each 
party listed on the Department's most current service list for this 
proceeding to inform them of the automatic initiation of a sunset 
review of this order.
    We received no response from the domestic industry by the deadline 
dates (see 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i)). As a result, the Department 
determined that no domestic party intends to participate in the sunset 
review, and on April 20, 2004, we notified the International Trade 
Commission that we intended to issue a final determination revoking 
this antidumping duty order.

Determination To Revoke

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3), if no domestic interested party responds to 
the notice of initiation, the Department shall issue a final 
determination, within 90 days after the initiation of the review, 
revoking the order. Because no domestic interested party filed a notice 
of intent or substantive response, the Department finds that no 
domestic interested party is participating in this review, and we are 
revoking this antidumping duty order effective May 21, 2004, the fifth 
anniversary of the date of publication in the Federal Register of the 
order, consistent with 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i).

Effective Date of Revocation

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(3)(A) and 751(d)(2) of the Act, and 19 
CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the Department will instruct the Customs Service 
to terminate the suspension of liquidation of the merchandise subject 
to this order entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after May 21, 
2004. Entries of subject merchandise prior to the effective date of 
revocation will continue to be subject to suspension of liquidation and 
countervailing duty deposit requirements. The Department will complete 
any pending administrative reviews of this order and will conduct 
administrative reviews of subject merchandise entered prior to the 
effective date of revocation in response to appropriately filed 
requests for review.
    This five-year (``sunset'') review and notice are in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: June 23, 2004
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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