[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 75294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3681]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-351-832]


Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Brazil

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 16, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Constance Handley or David Neubacher, 
at (202) 482-0631 or (202) 482-5823, respectively, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), on October 29, 2004, the 
domestic interested parties \1\ requested an administrative review of 
the antidumping duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod 
from Brazil. On November 19, 2004, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(1)(i), the Department of Commerce (the Department) published 
the initiation of an administrative review of this order for the period 
October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 69 FR 67701 
(November 19, 2004). On November 30, 2004, the domestic interested 
parties timely withdrew their request for this review.
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    \1\ The domestic interested parties include ISG Georgetown Inc., 
Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc., and Keystone Consolidated Industries, 
Inc.
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Rescission of Review

    The Department's regulations at 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) provide that 
the Department will rescind an administrative review if the party that 
requested the review withdraws their request for review within 90 days 
of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested 
review, or withdraws their request at a later date if the Department 
determines that it is reasonable to extend the time limit for 
withdrawing the request. The domestic interested parties withdrew their 
request within the 90-day period and were the only party to request 
this review. Accordingly, we are rescinding this review. The Department 
will issue appropriate assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection within 15 days of publication of this notice.
    This notice 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 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 notice is issued and published in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4) and section 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended.

    Dated: December 10, 2004.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
 [FR Doc. E4-3681 Filed 12-15-04; 8:45 am]
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