[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 58188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5458]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-307-820


Silicomanganese from Venezuela: Notice of Rescission of 
Antidumping Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from Hornos Electricos de Venezuela 
(Hevensa), a Venezuelan producer and exporter of silicomanganese, the 
Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on silicomanganese from Venezuela. 
See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 70 FR 37749 (Initiation Notice). This 
administrative review covered the period of May 1, 2004, through April 
30, 2005. We are now rescinding this review as a result of Hevensa's 
withdrawal of its request for an administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 5, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Sheba, Maryanne Burke or Robert 
James, AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 7868, Washington, DC 20230; 
telephone (202) 482-0145, (202) 482-5604 or (202) 482-0649, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department published an antidumping duty order on 
silicomanganese from Venezuela on May 23, 2002. See Notice of Amended 
Final Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value and Antidumping 
Duty Orders: Silicomanganese from India, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela, 67 
FR 36149 (May 23, 2002). On May 2, 2005, the Department published a 
notice of ``Opportunity to Request Administrative Review'' of the 
antidumping duty order for the period of May 1, 2004, through April 30, 
2005. See Notice of Opportunity to Request Administrative Review of 
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding or Suspended 
Investigation, 70 FR 22631 (May 2, 2005). Hevensa requested that the 
Department conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on silicomanganese from Venezuela on May 31, 2005. In response to 
this request, the Department published the initiation of the 
antidumping duty administrative review on silicomanganese from 
Venezuela on June 30, 2005. See Initiation Notice. On September 12, 
2005, Hevensa submitted a letter withdrawing its request for an 
administrative review. The request for review submitted by Hevensa was 
the only request for administrative review of this order for the period 
May 1, 2004, through April 30, 2005.

Rescission of the Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review under this section, in whole or in part, 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 notice was published on June 30, 2005. We received 
Hevensa's request on September 12, 2005, less than 90 days after 
publication of the notice. Since the sole party who requested this 
administrative review, Hevensa, has withdrawn its request in a timely 
manner, 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 published in accordance with section 777(I) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: September 29, 2005.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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