[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 36518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10107]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-815]


Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe from Taiwan: Notice of 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 27, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun Jack Zhao or Gene Calvert, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1396 
or (202) 482-3586, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 1, 2005, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published a notice of opportunity to request an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain welded 
stainless steel pipe from Taiwan. See Antidumping or Countervailing 
Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request 
Administrative Review, 70 FR 72109 (December 1, 2005). On December 30, 
2005, Froch Enterprise (``Froch''), stating that it was formerly Jaung 
Yuann Enterprise Co., Ltd., timely requested that the Department 
conduct an administrative review of Froch. The Department published a 
notice of the initiation of the antidumping duty administrative review 
of certain welded stainless steel pipe from Taiwan for the period 
December 1, 2004, through November 30, 2005. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request 
for Revocation in Part, 71 FR 5241 (February 1, 2006). On June 5, 2006, 
Froch withdrew its request for an administrative review.

Rescission of Review

    The Department's regulations at section 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. Although Froch withdrew its request after the 
90-day deadline, the Department finds it reasonable to extend the 
withdrawal deadline because the Department has not yet devoted any 
significant time and resources to this review, and Froch was the only 
party to request a review.\1\ Further, we find that Froch's withdrawal 
does not constitute an abuse of our procedures. Therefore, we are 
rescinding this review of the antidumping duty order on certain welded 
stainless steel pipe from Taiwan covering the period December 1, 2004, 
through November 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, e.g., Persulfates from the People's Republic of China: 
Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 71 
FR 13810 (March 17, 2006); See also, Honey from the People's 
Republic of China: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 70 FR 42032 (July 21, 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 sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: June 21, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-10107 Filed 6-26-06; 8:45 am]
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