February 1999 Sunset Reviews: Final Results and Revocations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

February 1999 Sunset Reviews: Final Results and Revocations

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of sunset reviews and revocations of

antidumping duty orders: standard carnations from Chile (A-337-602),

fresh cut flowers from Mexico (A201-601) and of countervailing duty

orders on standard carnations from Chile (C-337-601) and pompon

chrysanthemums from Peru (C-333-601).

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

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

standard carnations from Chile and fresh cut flowers from Mexico and on

the countervailing duty orders on standard carnations from Chile and

pompon chrysanthemums from Peru. 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parties have withdrawn, in full, their participation in the ongoing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: Darla A. Brown 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 antidumping duty orders on standard

carnations from Chile (52 FR 8939, March 20, 1987) and fresh cut

flowers from Mexico (52 FR 13491, April 23, 1987). The Department

issued countervailing duty orders on standard carnations from Chile (52

FR 3313, March 19, 1987) and pompon chrysanthemums from Peru (52 FR

13491, April 23, 1987). Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (``the Act''), the Department initiated sunset reviews

of these orders 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 each of these orders.

In the sunset reviews of these orders, we received notices of

intent to participate from Mr. Timothy Haley, President of Pikes Peak

Greenhouses, the Floral Trade Council (``FTC''), the FTC's 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

complete substantive response from the FTC and its Committees by the

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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 August 30, 1999, we received notice from the FTC and its

Committees withdrawing in full their participation in the five-year

(sunset) reviews of these antidumping and countervailing duty orders on

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

longer have an interest in maintaining the antidumping and

countervailing duty orders discussed above. As a result, the Department

determined that no domestic party intends to participate in the sunset

reviews and, on August 30, 1999, we notified the International Trade

Commission that we intended to issue final determinations revoking

these antidumping and countervailing duty orders.

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 their notices of intent to participate and their complete

substantive responses from the review process, and no other domestic

interested party filed a substantive response in any of these reviews

(see sections 351.218(d)(1)(i) and 351.218(d)(3) of the Sunset

Regulations), we are revoking these antidumping and countervailing duty

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 or 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 to appropriately

filed requests for review.

These five-year (``sunset'') reviews and this notice are in

accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: August 30, 1999.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-23037 Filed 9-2-99; 8:45 am]

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