Certain Hot-Rolled Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products From Germany: Recission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-811]

Certain Hot-Rolled Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products From

Germany: Recission 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 April 30, 1999, the Department of Commerce published in the

Federal Register (64 FR 11439) a notice announcing the initiation of an

administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Certain Hot-

Rolled Lead & Bismuth Carbon Steel Products from Germany for one

producer/exporter of Certain Hot-Rolled Lead & Bismuth Carbon Steel

Products from Germany, Saarstahl AG, covering the period March 1, 1998,

through February 28, 1999. The Department of Commerce has now rescinded

this review as a result of the absence of Saarstahl AG's shipments and

entries into the United States of subject merchandise during the period

of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 28, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Goldberger or Mary Jenkins,

Office 2, AD/CVD Enforcement Group I, Import Administration,

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

and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202)

482-4136 or (202) 482-1756, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended, are to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the

effective date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act by the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise indicated,

all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the Department's)

regulations are to the regulations codified at 19 CFR Part 351 (1999).

Background

The Department published in the Federal Register on March 9, 1999

(64 FR 11439) a ``Notice of Opportunity to Request Administrative

Review'' of the antidumping duty order on Certain Hot-Rolled Lead &

Bismuth Carbon Steel Products from Germany. On March 31, 1999, Inland

Steel Bar Company and USS/Kobe Steel Company (the petitioners)

requested that the Department conduct an administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on Certain Hot-Rolled Lead & Bismuth Carbon

Steel Products from Germany produced/exported by Saarstahl AG

(``Saarstahl'') for the period March 1, 1998, through February 28,

1999.

On April 30, 1999, the Department initiated an administrative

review (64 FR 11459). On June 10, 1999, the Department issued Saarstahl

a questionnaire. On July 19, 1999, Saarstahl reported that it made no

entries or sales of the subject merchandise during the period of review

(POR), March 1, 1998, through February 28, 1999. U.S. Customs data,

based on the Harmonized Tariff System classifications that include the

subject merchandise, confirms that none of the entries made during this

time period were of merchandise covered by the antidumping duty order

(see Memorandum from David Goldberger to the File dated September 8,

1999). Therefore, we have determined that Saarstahl made no entries of

subject merchandise into the customs territory of the United States

during the POR.

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

administrative review, in whole or only with respect to a particular

exporter or producer, if the Secretary concludes that, during the

period covered by the review, there were no entries, exports, or sales

of the subject merchandise. In light of the fact that we determined

that Saarstahl did not export the subject merchandise into the

territory of the United States during the POR in question, we are

rescinding this review for Saarstahl. The rate for Saarstahl will

remain at zero percent, the rate established in the most recently

completed segment of this proceeding (64 FR 43146, August 9, 1999).

This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

Dated: September 21, 1999.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-25215 Filed 9-27-99; 8:45 am]

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