Potassium Permanganate From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-001]

Potassium Permanganate From the People's Republic of China:

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 February 22, 1999, the Department of Commerce (the

Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping

finding on potassium permanganate from the People's Republic of China

(PRC) covering Guizhou Provincial Chemical I/E Corp. (GPC), an

exporter/reseller of subject merchandise, and Zunyi Chemical Factory

(Zunyi), a manufacturer of subject merchandise. This review was

requested by GPC and Zunyi and covers the period January 1, 1998,

through December 31, 1998. The Department is rescinding the review

after receiving a withdrawal of the requests for review from GPC and

Zunyi.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 18, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Stolz or James Terpstra, Office

of AD/CVD Enforcement, Group II, Office 4, Import Administration,

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

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

(202) 482-4474 and (202) 482-3965, 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 (April, 1998).

Background

On January 27, 1999, GPC and Zunyi requested that the Department

conduct an administrative review of the order on potassium permanganate

from the People's Republic of China for the period January 1, 1998,

through December 31, 1998. No other interested party requested that the

Department conduct an administrative review.

On February 22, 1999, the Department published in the Federal

Register (64 FR 8542) a notice of initiation of administrative review

with respect to GPC, an exporter/reseller of subject merchandise, and

Zunyi, a manufacturer of subject merchandise. On April 6, 1999, GPC and

Zunyi filed letters with the Department withdrawing the requests that

the Department conduct an administrative review. This withdrawal

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

grants parties 90 days from the publication of the notice of initiation

of review to withdraw a request for review. See 19 CFR 351.213(d).

Therefore, 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: June 11, 1999.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-15568 Filed 6-17-99; 8:45 am]

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