Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order: Solid Urea From Armenia

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-831-801]

Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order: Solid Urea From Armenia

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Revocation of antidumping duty order: solid urea from Armenia.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (``the Act''), the International Trade Commission (``the

Commission'') determined that revocation of the antidumping duty order

on solid urea from Armenia would not be likely to lead to continuation

or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States

within a reasonably foreseeable time (64 FR 60225 (November 4, 1999)).

Therefore, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR

351.218(e)(4), the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is

publishing notice of the revocation of the antidumping duty order on

solid urea from Armenia. Pursuant to section 751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the

Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(ii), the effective date of revocation is

January 1, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha V. Douthit or Melissa G.

Skinner, Office of Policy for Import Administration, International

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

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

5050 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On March 1, 1999, the Department initiated, and the Commission

instituted, a sunset review (64 FR 9970 and 64 FR 10020, respectively)

of the antidumping duty order on solid urea from Armenia pursuant to

section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of this review, the Department

found that revocation of the antidumping duty order would likely lead

to continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the Commission of

the magnitude of the margin likely to prevail were the order revoked

(see Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review: Solid Urea from Armenia,

Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,

and Uzbekistan, 64 FR 48357 (September 3, 1999)).

On November 4, 1999, the Commission determined, pursuant to section

751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order on

solid urea from Armenia would not be likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States

within a reasonably foreseeable time (see Solid Urea From Armenia,

Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,

Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, 64 FR 60225 (November 4, 1999), and USITC Pub.

3248, Inv. Nos. 731-TA-339 and 340-A-1 (Review) (October 1999)).

Scope

The merchandise subject to this antidumping duty order is solid

urea. This merchandise was previously subject to an antidumping duty

order on solid urea from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

(``U.S.S.R''). However, with the dissolution of the U.S.S.R., the order

was subsequently transferred to all 15 republics (57 FR 28828, June 29,

1992). This merchandise is currently classifiable under the Harmonized

Tariff Schedule (``HTS'') of the United States, item number 3201.10.00.

The HTS item number is provided for convenience and customs purposes

only. The written description remains dispositive.

Determination

As a result of this determination by the Commission that revocation

of this antidumping duty order would not be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the

United States, the Department, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the

Act, is revoking the antidumping duty order on solid urea from Armenia.

Pursuant to section 751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR

351.222(i)(2)(ii), the effective date of revocation is January 1, 2000.

The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to discontinue

suspension of liquidation and collection of cash deposits on entries of

the subject merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse on or after

January 1, 2000 (the effective date). 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: November 10, 1999.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-30043 Filed 11-16-99; 8:45 am]

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