February 1999 Sunset Reviews: Final Results and Revocations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

February 1999 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 and Countervailing Duty Orders: Standard Carnations from

Kenya (A-779-602) and Standard Chrysanthemums from the Netherlands (C-

421-601).

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SUMMARY: On February 1, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the

Department'') initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty order on

standard carnations from Kenya and the countervailing duty order on

standard chrysanthemums from the Netherlands. Because no domestic party

responded to the sunset review notice of initiation by the applicable

deadline, the Department is revoking these orders.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darla D. Brown or Melissa G. Skinner,

Office of Policy, Import Administration, International Trade

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

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-

3207 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department issued an antidumping duty order on standard

carnations from Kenya (52 FR 13490, April 23, 1987) and a

countervailing duty order on standard chrysanthemums from the

Netherlands (52 FR 7646, March 12, 1987). Pursuant to section 751(c) of

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

initiated sunset reviews of these orders by publishing notice of the

initiation in the Federal Register (64 FR 4840, February 1, 1999). 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 orders.

No domestic interested parties in the sunset reviews of these

orders responded to the notice of initiation by the February 16, 1999,

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 domestic

interested party responds to the notice of initiation, the Department

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

of the review, revoking the finding or order or terminating the

suspended investigation. Because no domestic interested party responded

to the notice of initiation by the applicable deadline, February 16,

1999, we are revoking these antidumping and countervailing duty orders.

Effective Date of Revocation and Termination

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 orders

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

antidumping/countervailing duty deposit requirements. The Department

will complete any pending administrative reviews of these orders and

will conduct administrative reviews of subject merchandise entered

prior to the effective date of revocation in response to appropriately

filed requests for review.

Dated May 3, 1999.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-11569 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am]

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