Ferrosilicon From Brazil: Partial Termination of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-351-820]

Ferrosilicon From Brazil: Partial Termination of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration ,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Partial Termination of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review.

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SUMMARY: On April 24, 1997, the Department of Commerce (the Department)

initiated administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on

Ferrosilicon from Brazil for three manufacturers and producers of

ferrosilicon from Brazil: Companhia Ferroligas Minas Gerais-Minasligas

(``Minasligas''), Companhia Cia de Ferroligas da Bahia (``Ferbasa'')

and, Companhia Brasileria Carbuerto de Calcio, (``CBCC''), covering the

period March 1, 1996 through February 28, 1997. The Department of

Commerce has decided to terminate the review for Minasligas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 29, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sal Tauhidi or Cameron Werker, AD/CVD

Enforcement Group II, Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4851 and

(202) 482-3874, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On March 20, 1997, Minasligas, CBCC, and Ferbasa, manufacturers and

exporters of merchandise subject to this order, requested that the

Department conduct administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order

on ferrosilicon from Brazil for the period March 1, 1996 through

February 28, 1997.

On April 24, 1997, the Department published in the Federal Register

(62 FR 19988) a notice of initiation of administrative review with

respect to Minasligas, CBCC and Ferbasas for the period March 1, 1996

through February 28, 1997. On July 7, 1997, Minasligas requested that

it be allowed to withdraw its request for a review and that the review

be terminated.

The Department's regulations, at 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5)(1994), state

that ``the Secretary may permit a party that requests a review under

paragraph (a) of this section to withdraw the request not later than 90

days after the date of publication of notice of initiation of the

requested review. In light of the fact that Minasligas submitted a

timely request for termination of this review, we have decided it is

reasonable to allow Minasligas to withdraw its request for review.

Accordingly, the Department if terminating this review for Minasligas.

See Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Taiwan,

Termination of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 61 FR 40406,

(August 2, 1996) and Steel Wire Rope from Japan; Partial Termination of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, 56 FR 41118 (August 19, 1991).

This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to

administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility

concerning disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO

in accordance with Sec. 353.34(d) of the Department's regulations.

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. We will issue appraisement instructions

directly to the U.S. Customs Service.

This notice is in accordance with Sec. 353.22(a)(5) of the

Department's regulations (19 CFR 353.22(a)(5)).

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Dated: July 18, 1997.

Jeffrey P. Bialos,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97-19949 Filed 7-28-97; 8:45 am]

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