Potassium Permanganate From the People's Republic of China; Termination of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-001]

Potassium Permanganate From the People's Republic of China;

Termination of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Termination of Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review.

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SUMMARY: On August 15, 1994, the Department of Commerce (the

Department) received a request from Carus Chemical Company (Carus), the

petitioner, that it be permitted to withdraw its request for an

administrative review, pursuant to 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5) (1994), of the

antidumping duty order on potassium permanganate from the People's

Republic of China (PRC) for the period January 1, 1993, through

December 31, 1993. Although the Department received the request to

withdraw after the normal period allowed, the Department is terminating

this administrative review in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5).

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 21, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Paul Stolz, Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone

number (202) 482-4474.

Background

On January 31, 1984, the Department published in the Federal

Register (49 FR 3898) the antidumping duty order on potassium

permanganate from the PRC. After receiving a timely request for review

from Carus, the Department initiated, on February 17, 1994, an

administrative review for the period January 1, 1993, through December

31, 1993 (59 FR 7979). On August 15, 1994, Carus requested that it be

permitted to withdraw its request for review for this period of review.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5), the

Department may extend the normal 90-day time limit for withdrawal of a

request for review if the Department determines it is reasonable to do

so. We have determined that it is reasonable to extend the time limit

for Carus' request because we have not yet issued questionnaires for

this period and because there is no indication on the record that the

substantive rights of any party would be impaired by such a decision.

Respondent Zunyi Chemical Factory (Zunyi) and an importer,

Novachem, Inc. (Novachem), have objected to the termination request on

the grounds that (1) Zunyi intended to submit adequate information in

the current review in order to avoid the application of best

information available as was done in the 1990 review, the final results

of which were published on May 23, 1994 (59 FR 26625), and (2)

petitioner's request for termination of this review was untimely.

Regardless of its stated intent to supply adequate information in

the current review, Zunyi should have been aware that because the 1993

review was based solely on the petitioner's request, that request could

be withdrawn pursuant to 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5).

Because we have extended the 90-day time period for requesting

withdrawal, we hereby grant Carus' request for withdrawal.

This notice is published in accordance with section 751 of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675) and 19 CFR

353.22(a)(5).

Dated: September 9, 1994.

Roland L. MacDonald,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

[FR Doc. 94-23365 Filed 9-20-94; 8:45 am]

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