August 1998 Sunset Reviews: Final Results and Revocations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

August 1998 Sunset Reviews: Final Results and Revocations

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of

Antidumping Duty Findings for: Racing Plates from Canada (A-122-050),

Acrylic Sheet from Japan (A-588-055).

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SUMMARY: On August 3, 1998, the Department of Commerce (``the

Department'') initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping findings on

racing plates from Canada and acrylic sheet from Japan. Because no

domestic interested party responded to the sunset review notice of

initiation by the applicable deadline, the Department is revoking these

findings.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha V. Douthit, Scott E. Smith, or

Melissa G. Skinner, Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Pennsylvania Avenue and

14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3207, (202)

482-6397, or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Treasury Department issued antidumping findings on racing

plates from Canada (37 FR 11772, June 14, 1972), and acrylic sheet from

Japan (37 FR 11772, June 14, 1972). Pursuant to section 751(c) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the Department initiated

sunset reviews of these findings by publishing notice of the initiation

in the Federal Register (63 FR 41227). In addition, as a courtesy to

interested parties, the Department sent letters, via certified and

registered mail, to each party listed on the Department's most current

service list for these proceedings to inform them of the automatic

initiation of a sunset review on these findings.

No domestic interested parties in any of these sunset reviews of

these findings responded to the notice of initiation by the August 18,

1998, deadline (see section 351.218 (d)(1)(i) of Procedures for

Conducting Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13520 (March 20, 1998) (``Sunset

Regulations'')).

Determination to Revoke

Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and section

351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3) of the Sunset Regulations, if no interested

party responds to the notice of initiation, the Department of Commerce

shall issue a final determination, within 90 days after the initiation

of the review, revoking the finding or terminating the suspended

investigation. Because no domestic interested party responded to the

notice of initiation by the applicable deadline of August 18, 1998 (see

section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Sunset Regulations), we are revoking

these antidumping findings.

Effective Date of Revocation

Pursuant to section 751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act, the Department

will instruct the United States Customs Service to terminate the

suspension of liquidation of the merchandise subject to these findings

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after January 1, 2000.

Entries of subject merchandise prior to the effective date of

revocation will continue to be subject to suspension of liquidation and

duty deposit requirements. The Department will complete any pending

administrative reviews of these findings and will conduct

administrative reviews on all entries prior to the effective date of

revocation in response to appropriately filed requests for review.

Dated: October 15, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-28397 Filed 10-21-98; 8:45 am]

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