[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 183 (Friday, September 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53990-53991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18707]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-351-828


Certain Hot-Rolled, Flat-Rolled Carbon Quality Steel Products 
from Brazil: 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 domestic 
interested party (``Nucor''), the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated an administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on certain hot-rolled, flat-rolled carbon quality steel 
products (``hot rolled steel'') from Brazil. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 72 FR 20986 
(April 27, 2007). This administrative review covered the period March 
1, 2006, through February 28, 2007. We are now rescinding this review 
due to a request by Nucor to rescind the review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 21, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Drury or Angelica Mendoza, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14\th\ Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 7866, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-0195 or (202) 482-3019, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department published an antidumping duty order on hot rolled 
steel from Brazil on March 12, 2002. See Notice of Antidumping Duty 
Order and of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-
Rolled Carbon Quality Steel Products from Brazil, 67 FR 11093 (March 
12, 2002). The Department published a notice of ``Opportunity to 
Request an Administrative Review'' of the antidumping duty order for 
the period March 1, 2006, through February 28, 2007, on March 2, 2007. 
See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended 
Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 72 FR 9505 
(March 2, 2007). Nucor requested that the Department conduct an 
administrative review of sales of merchandise covered by the order by 
Companhia Sider[uacute]gica Nactional (``CSN'') and Companhia 
Sider[uacute]gica de Tubar[atilde]o (``CST'') on March 30, 2007. In 
response to the request from Nucor, the Department published the 
initiation of the antidumping duty administrative review on hot rolled 
steel from Brazil on April 27, 2007. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 72 FR 20986 (April 27, 
2007).
    The Department issued questionnaires to both CSN and CST on May 2, 
2007, and issued a second questionnaire to CST on July 5, 2007. The 
Department received responses from CST on June 6, 2007, June 25, 2007, 
and July 9, 2007.
    On May 3, 2007, CSN submitted a letter to the Department stating 
that it had no shipments of hot rolled steel to the United States 
during the period of review. The Department issued a ``No Shipment 
Inquiry'' to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') on May 31, 
2007, to confirm that there were no shipments or entries of hot rolled 
steel from Brazil exported by CSN during the period of review (``POR'') 
of the instant administrative review. CBP only responds to the 
Department's inquiry when CBP finds that there have been shipments. CBP 
did not respond to the Department's inquiry, and no party submitted 
comments. Based on this information, on July 12, 2007, the Department 
determined that CSN did not have any shipments or entries of hot rolled 
steel from Brazil during the review period. See Memorandum to the File, 
through Angelica Mendoza, Program Manager, from John Drury, Senior Case 
Analyst: Companhia Sider[uacute]rgica Nactional - No Shipments of 
Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon Quality Steel Products from 
Brazil Pursuant to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Inquiry.
    Nucor withdrew its request for review with respect to both CST and 
CSN on August 14, 2007. On August 15, 2007, Department officials 
contacted counsel for CST and inquired as to whether CST wished to 
continue the administrative review. Counsel for CST indicated that CST 
had no objection to rescinding the review. See Memorandum to the File, 
from John Drury, Senior Case Analyst: Telephone conversation with 
counsel for Companhia Sider[uacute]rgica de Tubar[atilde]o, dated 
August 16, 2007.

Rescission of the Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR Sec.  351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind 
an administrative review under this section, in whole or in part, if a 
party that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of 
the date of publication of notice of initiation of the requested 
review. The Secretary may extend this time limit if the Secretary 
decides that it is reasonable to do so. See 19 CFR Sec.  351.213(d)(1). 
Nucor's request is past the 90-day time limit; however, we find that it 
is reasonable to extend this deadline for the following reasons: (1) 
with respect to CSN, the Department determined that there were no 
shipments during the POR, and (2) with respect to both CST and CSN, all 
parties that requested reviews have withdrawn their requests and no 
party has objected to the termination of the review. Therefore, the 
Department determines that the continuation of the administrative 
review is not necessary.
    In response to Nucor's withdrawal of its request for administrative 
reviews pursuant to 19 CFR Sec.  351.213(d)(1), the Department hereby 
rescinds the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on hot 
rolled steel from Brazil for the period March 1, 2006, through February 
28, 2007 for both CST and CSN. The Department intends to issue 
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of 
this rescission of administrative review.
    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 Sec.  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 sections 751(a)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR Sec.  
351.213(d)(4).


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    Dated: September 13, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-18707 Filed 9-20-07; 8:45 am]
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