[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 148 (Thursday, July 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44704-44705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17585]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(C-533-839)


Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India: Rescission of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 3, 2007, the Department published a notice of 
opportunity to request an administrative review of the countervailing 
duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 from India. On December 31, 
2007, Nation Ford Chemical Company and Sun Chemical Corporation, the 
petitioners, requested that the U.S. Department of Commerce (the 
Department) conduct an administrative review of two manufacturer/
exporters of subject merchandise, Alpanil Industries Limited (Alpanil) 
and Pidilite Industries Limited (Pidilite). The petitioners were the 
only party to request this administrative review. The review was 
initiated on January 28, 2008. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation 
in Part, 73 FR 4829 (January 28, 2008). The period of review (POR) is 
from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. Petitioners withdrew 
their request for administrative review on April 25, 2008.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 31, 2008.
    CONTACT INFORMATION: Sean Carey or Gene Calvert, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-3964 or (202) 482-3586, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by this countervailing duty order is CVP-23 
identified as Color Index No. 51319 and Chemical Abstract No. 6358-30-
1, with the chemical name of diindolo [3,2-b:3',2'-m] 
triphenodioxazine, 8,18-dichloro-5,15-diethy-5,15-dihydro-, and 
molecular formula of C34H22Cl2N4O2.1. The subject

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merchandise includes the crude pigment in any form (e.g., dry powder, 
paste, wet cake) and finished pigment in the form of presscake and dry 
color. Pigment dispersions in any form (e.g., pigments dispersed in 
oleoresins, flammable solvents, water) are not included within the 
scope of the review. The merchandise subject to this review is 
classifiable under subheading 3204.17.9040 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description 
of the merchandise in the scope of the order is dispositive.

Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 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 the notice of initiation of the requested 
review. No other party requested an administrative review of the 
countervailing duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 from India. 
Petitioners withdrew their request on both Alpanil and Pidilite within 
the 90 days of the January 28, 2008 publication of the notice of 
initiation of this administrative review. Therefore, in response to 
petitioners' withdrawal of their request for an administrative review 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department hereby rescinds the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on carbazole 
violet pigment 23 from India. The Department intends to issue 
assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective disorder is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    This notice is published in accordance with the sections 751(a)(1) 
and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: July 24, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-17585 Filed 7-30-08; 8:45 am]
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