Color Television Receivers from the Republic of Korea: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-008]

Color Television Receivers from the Republic of Korea: 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 May 29, 1998, the Department of Commerce initiated an

administrative review of the antidumping duty order on color television

receivers from the Republic of Korea for three manufacturers/exporters;

Daewoo Electronics Co., Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., and Samsung

Electronics Co., Ltd. This review was requested by the International

Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the International Union of

Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine & Furniture Workers, AFL-CIO

(collectively the petitioners), and covered the period April 1, 1997,

through March 31, 1998. The Department of Commerce is rescinding the

review after receiving a withdrawal of its request for review from the

petitioners.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 4, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Frankel or Mark Manning, Office

of AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 4, Import Administration, International

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

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

5849 and (202) 482-3936, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions effective

January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise

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

refer to the regulations codified at 19 CFR Part 351 (1998).

Background

On April 30, 1998, the International Brotherhood of Electrical

Workers and the International Union of Electronic, Electrical,

Salaried, Machine & Furniture Workers, AFL-CIO (``the Unions''),

requested that the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') conduct

an administrative review of color television receivers from the

Republic of Korea (``Korea'') for the period April 1, 1997 through

March 31, 1998. No other interested party requested that the Department

conduct an administrative review.

On May 29, 1998, the Department published in the Federal Register

(63 FR 29370) a notice of initiation of administrative review with

respect to three Korean manufacturers/exporters of the subject

merchandise; Daewoo Electronics Co., Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., and

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. On October 16, 1998, the Unions filed a

letter with the Department requesting withdrawal of its request for the

Department to conduct an 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). We

did not receive petitioner's withdrawal request until October 16, 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. Therefore, in

accordance with section 351.213(d) of the Department's regulations, the

Department is rescinding this administrative review.

This notice is in accordance with section 751 of the Act and

section 351.213(d) of the Department's regulations.

Dated: October 27, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-29549 Filed 11-3-98; 8:45 am]

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