May 1999 Sunset Reviews: Final Results and Revocation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

May 1999 Sunset Reviews: 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 on oil country tubular goods from Israel (A-508-

602) and the countervailing duty order on oil country tubular goods

from Israel (C-508-601).

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

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

and countervailing duty order on oil country tubular goods from Israel

(64 FR 23596). Because the domestic interested parties have withdrawn,

in full, their participation in the ongoing sunset reviews, the

Department is revoking these orders.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha V. Douthit 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-

3207 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On March 6, 1987, the Department issued an antidumping duty order

on oil country tubular goods from Israel (52 FR 7000, as amended (53 FR

29370 (August 4, 1988)), and a countervailing duty order on oil country

tubular goods from Israel (52 FR 6999 (March 6, 1987)). Pursuant to

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

May 3, 1999, the Department initiated sunset reviews of these orders by

publishing notice of the initiation in the Federal Register (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 these

proceedings to inform them of the automatic initiation of sunset

reviews on these orders.

In the sunset reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty

orders on oil country tubular goods from Israel, we received Notices of

Intent to Participate from North Star Steel Ohio (``North Star'') by

the May 18, 1999 deadline (see Sec. 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 June 22, 1999, North Star informed the Department

that it intended to withdraw its Notices of Intent to Participate,

explaining that it is no longer interested in participating in these

reviews. As a result, the Department determined that no domestic party

intends to participate in these sunset reviews and, on June 24, 1999,

we notified the International Trade Commission that no later than

August 2, 1999, we intended to issue final determinations revoking

these orders.

Determination To Revoke

Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and

Sec. 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 North Star withdrew its participation

in these reviews and no other domestic interested party filed a Notice

of Intent to Participate (see Secs. 351.218(d)(1)(iii) and 751(c)(3)(A)

of the Sunset Regulations), we are revoking these 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 and 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

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to appropriately filed requests for review.

Dated: July 21, 1999.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-19164 Filed 7-26-99; 8:45 am]

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