Brass Sheet and Strip From Canada; Notice of Termination of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-601]

Brass Sheet and Strip From Canada; Notice of 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: In response to a request by a manufacturer/exporter of subject

merchandise, Wolverine Tube (Canada) Inc., the Department of Commerce

initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on

brass sheet and strip from Canada. The review covered exports of the

subject merchandise to the United States for the period January 1, 1993

through December 31, 1993. Wolverine has filed a withdrawal of its

request for this review. Because no other interested party requested a

review, we are terminating this review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 29, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Paul Stolz or Thomas Futtner, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Import

Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20230, telephone: (202) 482-4474 or (202) 482-3814 respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise stated, all citations to the statute and to the

Department's regulations are references to the provisions as they

existed on December 31, 1994.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department of Commerce (the Department) published an

antidumping duty finding on brass sheet and strip from Canada on

January 12, 1987 (52 FR 1217). On January 5, 1994, the Department

published in the Federal Register a notice of ``Opportunity to Request

an Administrative Review'' of the antidumping duty finding on brass

sheet and strip from Canada (59 FR 564). On January 21, 1994, a

manufacturer/exporter, Wolverine Tube (Canada) Inc., requested an

administrative review of its exports of the subject merchandise to the

United States. In accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(c), we initiated the

review on February 17, 1994 (59 FR 7979). On October 20, 1997, the

importer withdrew its request for administrative review.

Termination of Review

Pursuant to 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5) of the Department's regulations,

the Department may allow a party that requests an administrative review

to withdraw such request not later than 90 days after the date of

publication of the notice of initiation of the administrative review.

The Department may extend this time limit if the Department decides it

is reasonable to do so.

There were no requests for administrative review from other

interested parties, and the only party affected by the withdrawal

request is the party making the request. Because terminating this

review is at the request of the only affected party and will serve the

interests of administrative efficiency, the Department has determined

that it is reasonable to extend the time limit for withdrawal of

Wolverine's request for review and to grant the withdrawal request at

this time. Therefore, we are terminating this review.

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

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

The Department shall instruct the U.S. Customs Service to liquidate

all appropriate entries.

Insofar as the final results for the more current period of review

(POR), January 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995, were published prior

to this termination notice covering the January 1, 1993 through

December 31, 1993 POR, the cash deposit instructions contained in the

notice covering the January 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 POR will

continue to apply to all shipments to the United States of subject

merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or

after April 8, 1997. Shipments entered, or withdrawn from

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warehouse, for consumption during the January 1, 1993 through December

31, 1993 POR will be liquidated at the cash deposit rate then in

effect.

This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their

responsibility under 19 CFR 353.26 to file a certificate regarding the

reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the

relevant entries during the review period. Failure to comply with this

requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that

reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent

assessment of double antidumping duties.

This notice also 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 section 353.34(d) of the Department's regulations.

Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO

materials is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations

and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

Dated: October 21, 1997.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II, Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97-28670 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]

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