[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72293-72294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23563]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-583-080


Carbon Steel Plate from Taiwan: Notice of Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from Nucor Corporation, a U.S. 
domestic producer of carbon steel plate, the Department of Commerce 
(the Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on carbon steel plate from Taiwan. See Notice of Initiation 
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 70 FR 
42028 (July 21, 2005) (Initiation Notice). The period of review (POR) 
covered June 1, 2004 through May 31, 2005. We are now rescinding this 
review because there is no evidence the respondent had any reviewable 
U.S. transactions during the POR.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 2, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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) 482-5604 and (202) 482-0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department published an antidumping finding on carbon steel 
plate from Taiwan on June 13, 1979. See Antidumping; Certain Carbon 
Steel Plate from Taiwan, 44 FR 33877 (June 13, 1979). On June 1, 2005 
the Department published a notice of ``Opportunity to Request 
Administrative Review'' of the antidumping duty order for the period of 
June 1, 2004 through May 31, 2005. See Notice of Opportunity to Request 
Administrative Review of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 
Finding or Suspended Investigation, 70 FR 31422 (June 1, 2005). In 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), on June 30, 2005 petitioner Nucor 
Corporation requested a review of this finding with respect to the 
manufacturer and/or exporter China Steel Corporation (China Steel). In 
response to this request, the Department published the initiation of 
the antidumping duty administrative review on carbon steel plate from 
Taiwan on July 21, 2005. See Initiation Notice.
    On August 10, 2005, the Department issued an antidumping 
questionnaire to China Steel to which we did not receive a response. We 
subsequently issued a supplemental questionnaire on September 2, 2005 
and China Steel submitted a brief response on September 16, 2005. On 
October 18, 2005 the Department requested further clarification and 
issued a second supplemental questionnaire and China Steel filed its 
response on October 28, 2005.
    China Steel notified the Department that neither it nor any of its 
affiliates had any reviewable U.S. transactions during the POR. The 
Department obtained documentation from U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) for specific entries to the United States of 
merchandise subject to this order. See November 1, 2005 memorandum from 
Maryanne Burke to the file entitled, ``2004/2005 Administrative Review 
of Carbon Steel Plate from Taiwan: Release of Customs Documentation.'' 
Also, CBP Headquarters issued a no shipments inquiry for carbon steel 
plate from Taiwan from China Steel. See CBP message no. 5258209 dated 
September 15, 2005 available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov/. No information 
from these inquiries indicated that China Steel had reviewable U.S. 
transactions during the POR. Accordingly, we notified the petitioners 
that we intended to rescind this administrative review with respect to 
the respondent and they did not object.

Rescission of the Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), we are rescinding this review of 
the antidumping finding on carbon steel plate from Taiwan for the 
period June 1, 2004 through May 31, 2005. The Department will issue 
appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 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

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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 751(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: November 28, 2005.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-23563 Filed 12-1-05; 8:45 am]
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