Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Finland; Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-405-802]

Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Finland; Notice of

Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 3, 1998.

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review.

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Effective Date: February 3, 1998.

SUMMARY: On September 25, 1997, the Department of Commerce (``the

Department'') published in the Federal Register (62 FR 50292) a notice

announcing the initiation of an administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate

(Carbon Steel Plate) from Finland. This review covered the period

August 1, 1996 through July 31, 1997. This review has now been

rescinded as a result of the withdrawal of the request for review of

subject merchandise during the period of review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephanie Tolson or Linda Ludwig, Group III, Import Administration,

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

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone

(202) 482-2312 or 482-3833, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On September 2, 1997, Dewey Ballantine, on behalf of petitioners in

this proceeding, requested a review of sales made by Rautaruukki Oy

(Rautaruukki). On September 17, 1997, Rautaruukki filed a letter

certifying to the Department that there had been no sales or shipments

of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR). On September

26, 1997, Rautaruukki advised the Department that it had contacted the

U.S. Bureau of the Census in order to confirm that there were no

entries of the subject merchandise into the United States during the

POR despite the Bureau's report to the contrary. The Department sent a

no-shipment inquiry regarding Rautaruukki to U.S. Customs on October

16, 1997. Customs did not indicate that there were any such entries.

On January 20, 1998, Rautaruukki filed a letter with the Department

confirming that the entries of cut-to-length carbon steel plate

reported in the Census Bureau statistics as imports from Finland during

the POR were in error. On January 21, 1998, petitioners withdrew their

request for this administrative review.

Ordinarily, parties have 90 days from the publication of the notice

of initiation of review in which to withdraw a request for review. See

19 CFR 351.213(d)(62 FR 27295, 27393, May 19, 1997). We did not receive

petitioners withdrawal request until January 21, 1998, after the 90-day

period had elapsed. Given that the review has not progressed

substantially and there would be no undue burden on the parties or the

Department, the Department has determined that it would be reasonable

to grant the withdrawal at this time. See Id. Therefore, in accordance

with section 353.213(d) of the Department's regulations, the Department

is rescinding this administrative review.

This administrative review is being rescinded in accordance with

Section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and

351.213(d)(3).

Dated: January 28, 1998.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.

[FR Doc. 98-2627 Filed 2-2-98; 8:45 am]

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