Industrial Nitrocellulose From Brazil; Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-351-804]

Industrial Nitrocellulose From Brazil; Rescission of Antidumping

Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review.

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SUMMARY: On August 28, 1997, the Department of Commerce (``the

Department'') published in the Federal Register (62 FR 45621) a notice

announcing the initiation of an administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on industrial nitrocellulose from Brazil. This

review covered the period July 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997. This

review has now been rescinded at the request of the petitioner.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alain Letort or John Kugelman, AD/CVD

Enforcement Group III--Office 8, Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

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

4243 or (202) 482-0649, respectively, or fax (202) 482-1388.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 30, 1997, the petitioner, Hercules

Incorporated (``Hercules''), requested an administrative review of

Companhia Nitro Quimica Brasileira (``Nitro Quimica''), a Brazilian

producer and exporter of industrial nitrocellulose, with respect to the

antidumping duty order published in the Federal Register on July 10,

1990 (55 FR 28266). We initiated this review on August 28, 1997 (62 FR

45621).

On November 26, 1997, Hercules withdrew its request for review,

claiming that an industrial accident at Nitro Quimica's production

facilities in Brazil had resulted in the shutdown of those facilities.

Hercules stated that Nitro Quimica ``will not be in a position for some

time to dump industrial nitrocellulose in the United States and thereby

contribute to the ongoing material injury of petitioner.''

Section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations provides that

``[t]he 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.'' See 19 CFR

Sec. 351.213(d)(1) (1997). Because the only party which requested a

review has withdrawn its request within the regulatory time limit, we

are now rescinding this review. The cash deposit rate for this firm

will continue to be the rate established in the most recently completed

segment of this proceeding.

This notice is published in accordance with section 751 of the

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Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675 (1995)), and section

353.213(d)(4) of the Department's regulations (19 CFR

Sec. 353.213(d)(4) (1997)).

Dated: December 5, 1997.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III, Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97-32630 Filed 12-12-97; 8:45 am]

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