Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Turkey; Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-489-807]

Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Turkey; Rescission

of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: In response to a timely withdrawal of a request for a review

by Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and because the Department of Commerce has

determined that there were no entries of the subject merchandise made

by Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi, A.S. during the period

of review, we are rescinding the 1998--1999 administrative review of

certain steel concrete reinforcing bars from Turkey.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 18, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn Thompson or Irina Itkin, AD/CVD

Enforcement Group I, Import Administration, International Trade

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

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1776

or (202) 482-0656, respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to 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 (URAA).

In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the

Department's regulations are to the regulations codified at 19 CFR part

351 (1998).

Background

On April 30, 1999, Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. (Colakoglu) requested

that the Department conduct an administrative review of the antidumping

duty order on certain steel concrete reinforcing bars (rebar) from

Turkey for the period April 1, 1998, through March 31, 1999. Also on

April 30, 1999, ICDAS Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S.

(ICDAS) requested that the Department conduct an administrative review

for the period August 1, 1998, through March 31, 1999. No other

interested party requested that the Department conduct an

administrative review.

On May 28, 1999, the Department published in the Federal Register a

notice of initiation of administrative review with respect to Colakoglu

and ICDAS. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part; 64 FR 28973

(May 28, 1999).

On June 18, 1999, ICDAS informed the Department that it made no

sales of subject merchandise to the United States during the period of

review (POR). On August 9, 1999, Colakoglu withdrew its request for an

administrative review.

Rescission of Review

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an

administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party that requested a

review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication

of notice of initiation of the requested review. Given that the review

has not progressed substantially and there would be no undue burden on

the parties or the Department, the Department has determined that it is

reasonable to accept Colakoglu's withdrawal of request for review.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the Department will rescind an

administrative review, in whole or in part, if it determines that there

have been no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. The

Department has determined that no subject merchandise produced or

exported by ICDAS entered into the United States for consumption during

the POR and, thus, there are no entries subject to the review. Because

ICDAS had no U.S. entries for consumption of covered merchandise during

the POR, there is no basis for continuing this administrative review.

Therefore, the Department is rescinding this review. This

rescission of the administrative review and notice are in accordance

with section 751 of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d).

Dated: August 11, 1999.

Susan Kuhbach,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-21461 Filed 8-17-99; 8:45 am]

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