February 1999 Sunset Review: Final Results and Revocation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-301-602]

February 1999 Sunset Review: Final Results and Revocation

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

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

Antidumping Duty Order: Fresh Cut Flowers from Colombia.

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

Department'') initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order

on fresh cut flowers from Colombia. Because the domestic interested

parties have withdrawn, in full, their participation in the ongoing

sunset review, the Department is revoking this order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason M. Appelbaum or Melissa G.

Skinner, Office of Policy, Import Administration, International Trade

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

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-

5050 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department issued an antidumping duty order on fresh cut

flowers from Colombia (52 FR 8492, March 18, 1987). Pursuant to section

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

Department initiated a sunset review of this order 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 this proceeding to

inform them of the automatic initiation of a sunset review on this

order.

In the sunset review of the antidumping duty order on fresh cut

flowers from Colombia, we received a notice of intent to participate

from Mr. Timothy Haley, President of Pikes Peak Greenhouses, the Floral

Trade Council (``FTC'') in its entirety, the FTC's Committee on

Miniature Carnations, Committee on Standard Carnations, Committee on

Standard Chrysanthemums, and Committee on Pompom Chrysanthemums

(collectively, ``the FTC and its Committees'') by the February 16,

1999, deadline. We also received a complete substantive response from

the FTC and its Committees by the March 3, 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'')).

On May 21, 1999, we received a notice from the FTC and its

Committees withdrawing in full their participation in the five-year

(sunset) review of the antidumping duty order on fresh cut flowers from

Colombia. The FTC and its Committees further expressed that they no

longer have an interest in maintaining the antidumping duty order. As a

result, the Department determined that no domestic party intends to

participate in the sunset review and, on May 24, 1999, we notified the

International Trade Commission that we intended to issue a final

determination revoking this antidumping duty order.

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 the FTC and its Committees withdrew

both its notice of intent to participate and its complete substantive

response from the review process, and no other domestic interested

party filed a substantive response (see sections 351.218(d)(1)(i) and

351.218(d)(3) of the Sunset Regulations), we are revoking this

antidumping duty order.

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 this order

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

countervailing duty deposit requirements. The Department will complete

any pending administrative reviews of this order 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 21, 1999.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-13685 Filed 5-27-99; 8:45 am]

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