[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 43971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16866]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-580-836]


Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel Plate from the 
Republic of Korea: 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: July 23, 2004

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Mire, AD/CVD Enforcement, 
Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 3, 2004, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review 
of the antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon quality 
steel plate from the Republic of Korea (Korea) covering the period 
February 1, 2003 through January 31, 2004 (69 FR 5125).
    On March 23, 2004, pursuant to requests by respondent, Dongkuk 
Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM), and domestic interested parties, 
International Steel Group Inc. (ISG) and Nucor Corporation (Nucor), the 
Department initiated an administrative review of DSM, Korea Iron & 
Steel Co., Ltd. (KISCO), and Union Steel Manufacturing Co. (Union 
Steel) covering the period February 1, 2003 through January 31, 2004. 
See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 69 FR 15788, 15789 (March 
26, 2004). On June 7, 2004, ISG withdrew its request for an 
administrative review of DSM, KISCO and Pohang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. 
(POSCO).\1\ On June 24, 2004, DSM withdrew its request for an 
administrative review. On June 25, 2004, Nucor withdrew its request for 
an administrative review of DSM, KISCO and Union Steel.
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    \1\ The Department did not initiate an administrative review of 
POSCO because POSCO is excluded from the antidumping duty order on 
certain cut-to-length carbon quality steel plate from Korea. See 
Notice of Amendment of Final Determinations of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon 
Quality Steel Plate Products From France, India, Indonesia, Italy, 
Japan and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6585 (February 10, 2000).
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Rescission of Review

    Section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations provides that 
the Department will rescind an administrative review in whole or in 
part if a party that requested a review withdraws its request within 90 
days of 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 request for an administrative review. On June 7, 2004, 
June 24, 2004, and June 25, 2004, ISG, DSM, and Nucor, respectively, 
submitted letters withdrawing their requests that the Department 
conduct an administrative review of the period February 1, 2003 through 
January 31, 2004. Although Nucor withdrew its request for the review 
one day after the 90-day period had expired, the Department is 
rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain cut-to-length carbon quality steel plate from Korea for the 
period February 1, 2003 through January 31, 2004, because all 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, 
40914 (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 section 351.213(d)(4) of the Department's 
regulations.

    Dated: July 16, 2004.
Susan Kuhbach,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Group I Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-16866 Filed 7-22-04; 8:45 am]
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