May 1999 Sunset Review: Final Results and Revocation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-802]

May 1999 Sunset Review: Final Results and Revocation

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of sunset review and revocation of

antidumping duty order: 3.5'' micro disks and coated media thereof from

Japan (A-588-802).

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SUMMARY: On May 3, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the

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

on 3.5'' micro disks and coated media thereof from Japan. Because no

domestic party responded with a complete substantive response to the

sunset review notice of initiation by the applicable deadline, the

Department is revoking this order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott E. Smith 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-

6397 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department issued an antidumping duty order on 3.5'' micro

disks and coated media thereof from Japan on April 3, 1989 (54 FR

13406). 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 on

May 3, 1999 (64 FR 23596). 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 3.5'' micro disks and coated media thereof

from Japan we received a notice of intent to participate from Imation

Enterprises Corporation (``Imation'') by the May 18, 1999, deadline. We

did not receive a complete substantive response from Imation by the

June 2, 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'')). Since the Department did not receive a complete

substantive response from Imation or any other domestic interested

party, the Department has determined that no domestic party intends to

participate in this sunset review and has notified the International

Trade Commission of our intent to publish a final determination

revoking this 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 we did not receive a complete

substantive response from any domestic interested party by the

applicable deadline, June 2, 1999, 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

antidumping 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: June 25, 1999.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-16816 Filed 6-30-99; 8:45 am]

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