Fresh and Chilled Atlantic Salmon From Norway; Notice of Rescission of Antidumping New Shipper Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-403-801]

Fresh and Chilled Atlantic Salmon From Norway; Notice of

Rescission of Antidumping New Shipper Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of rescission of antidumping new shipper review.

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SUMMARY: On December 15, 1997, the Department of Commerce (the

Department) published in the Federal Register (62 FR 65666) a notice

announcing the initiation of a new shipper antidumping review of the

antidumping duty order on fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon from

Norway, covering the period April 1, 1996, through September 30, 1997,

and one manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchandise, Nornir Group

A/S. This review has now been rescinded as a result of the withdrawal

of the request for administrative review by the interested party.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Peterson or Thomas Futtner,

Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group II, Import Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone: (202) 482-4195 or 482-3814,

respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are

references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective

date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the

Department's) regulations refer to the regulations codified at 19 CFR

part 351, 62 FR 27296 (May 19, 1997).

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Background

On October 31, 1997, Nornir Group

A/S (Nornir) requested a new shipper review of its U.S. sales of

subject merchandise. On December 15, 1997, in accordance with 19 CFR

Sec. 351.214(b), we initiated the new shipper review of this order for

the period April 1, 1996, through September 30, 1997. On January 16,

1998, the respondent, Nornir, withdrew its request for review.

Rescission of Review

The respondent withdrew its request within the time limit provided

by the Department's regulations at 19 CFR 351.214(f)(1). Therefore the

Department is terminating this review. We note, however, that this is

the second consecutive request for termination made by Nornir. Pursuant

to the agency's inherent authority to prevent the abuse of its

administrative procedures, we will carefully evaluate any future

requests for a new shipper review by this party to ensure that it is

not attempting to manipulate the requirements of the new shipper review

process.

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 section 354.34(d) of the Department's regulations.

Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO

materials, or conversation to judicial protective order is hereby

requested. Failure to comply with regulations and terms of an APO is a

sanctionable violation.

This determination is published in accordance with sections

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(f)(3).

Dated: April 10, 1998.

Maria Harris Tildon,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-10169 Filed 4-15-98; 8:45 am]

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