[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 221 (Friday, November 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64582-64583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22500]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-421-811]


Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from the Netherlands: Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to requests from respondent Akzo Nobel Functional

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Chemicals B.V. (``Akzo Nobel''), and Aqualon Company (``petitioner''), 
the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on purified 
carboxymethylcellulose (``CMC'') from the Netherlands. See Initiation 
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and 
Request for Revocation in Part, 72 FR 48613 (August 24, 2007). This 
administrative review covers the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 
2007. Due to the withdrawal of the requests for the administrative 
review by both parties, we are now rescinding this review with respect 
to Akzo Nobel.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 16, 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, 14th 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 CMC from the 
Netherlands on July 11, 2005. See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: 
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands 
and Sweden, 70 FR 39734 (July 11, 2005). The Department published a 
notice of ``Opportunity to Request an Administrative Review'' of the 
antidumping duty order for the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 
2007, on July 3, 2007. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request 
Administrative Review, 72 FR 36420 (July 3, 2007). Petitioner requested 
that the Department conduct an administrative review of sales of 
merchandise by Akzo Nobel and CP Kelco B.V. covered by the order on 
July 25, 2007. Akzo Nobel requested that the Department conduct an 
administrative review of its sales of merchandise covered by the order 
on July 30, 2007. In response to both requests, the Department 
published the initiation of the antidumping duty administrative review 
on CMC from the Netherlands on August 24, 2007. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request 
for Revocation in Part, 72 FR 48613 (August 24, 2007).
    Akzo Nobel withdrew its request for review on October 2, 2007. 
Petitioner withdrew its request for review of sales by Akzo Nobel on 
October 3, 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). 
Both petitioner and Akzo Nobel withdrew their requests for review with 
respect to the latter within the 90-day time limit. Therefore, in 
response to the withdrawal of requests for administrative reviews by 
both Akzo Nobel and petitioner, the Department hereby rescinds the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on CMC from the 
Netherlands for the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007, for 
Akzo Nobel. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to 
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') 15 days after the date 
of publication of this partial rescission of administrative review. The 
Department will direct CBP to assess antidumping duties for Akzo Nobel 
at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of entry for entries 
during the period July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007.
    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).

    Dated: November 7, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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