[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13810-13811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3936]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-847]


Persulfates from the People's Republic of China: Notice of 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 17, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Riggle at (202) 482-0650 or 
Fran Veith at (202) 482-4295, Import Administration, Room 1870, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review 
of the antidumping duty order on persulfates from the People's Republic 
of China (``PRC''). See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 
Finding, or Suspended Investigation: Opportunity to Request 
Administrative Review, 70 FR 38099 (July 1, 2005). On July 15, 2005, 
FMC Corporation's (``FMC'') requested that the Department conduct an 
administrative review of Shanghai AJ Import and Export Corporation and 
Degussa-AJ (Shanghai) Initiators Co., Ltd. (collectively, ``Degussa-
AJ''). The Department published a notice of the initiation of the 
antidumping duty administrative review of persulfates from the PRC for 
the period July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005. See Notice Initiation 
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and 
Request for Revocation in

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Part, 70 FR 51009 (August 29, 2005). On February 10, 2006, FMC withdrew 
its request for an administrative review.

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 its request for review within 90 days of 
the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested 
review, or withdraws its request at a later date if the Department 
determines that it is reasonable to extend the time limit for 
withdrawing the request. FMC withdrew its request after the 90-day 
deadline; however, consistent with the Department's practice,\1\ the 
Department finds it reasonable to extend the withdrawal deadline 
because the Department has not yet devoted considerable time and 
resources to this review and FMC is the only party to request a review. 
Further, we find that FMC's withdrawal does not constitute an abuse of 
our procedures. Therefore, we are rescinding this review of the 
antidumping duty order on persulfates from the PRC covering the period 
July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005. The Department will issue 
appropriate assessment instructions directly to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection within 15 days of publication of this rescission.
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    \1\ See Honey from the People's Republic of China: Notice of 
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 70 FR 
42032 (July 21, 2005). See also, Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel 
Plate From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 70 FR 44560 (August 3, 
2005); and Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review: Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China, 
70 FR 33733 (June 9, 2005).
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Notification Regarding APOs

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/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 violation which is subject to sanction.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: March 9, 2006.
Stephen J. Claey,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-3936 Filed 3-16-06; 8:45 am]
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