December 1998 Sunset Review: Final Results and Revocation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

December 1998 Sunset Review: Final Results and Revocation

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of sunset review and revocation of

countervailing duty order: tillage tools from Argentina (C-351-406).

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SUMMARY: On December 2, 1998, the Department of Commerce (``the

Department'') initiated a sunset review of the countervailing duty

order on tillage tools from Brazil. Because no domestic interested

party responded to the sunset review notice of initiation by the

applicable deadline, the Department is revoking this order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha V. Douthit, Scott E. Smith, or

Melissa G. Skinner, Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Pennsylvania Avenue and

14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3207,

(202) 482-6397, or (202) 482-1560 respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department issued a countervailing duty order on certain round-

shaped agricultural tillage tools from Brazil (50 FR 42743, October 22,

1985). Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended

(``the Act''), the Department initiated a sunset review of this order

by publishing notice of the initiation in the Federal Register (63 FR

66527, December 2, 1998). 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 this order.

In the sunset review of the countervailing duty order on tillage

tools from Brazil, we received notices of intent to participate from

Empire Plow Company (``Empire'') and from Osmundsom Manufacturing

Company (``Osmundsom'') by the December 17, 1998, 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''). Empire withdrew its notice

of intent to participate on December 18, 1998. On December 24, 1998, we

received notice from Osmundson, withdrawing from the review process. As

a result, the Department determined that no domestic interested party

intends to participate in the sunset review and, on December 30, 1998,

we notified the International Trade Commission that we intended to

issue a final determination revoking this countervailing duty order.

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 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 Empire and Osmundson withdrew the notices of

intent to participate and withdrew from the review process and no other

domestic party filed a substantive response (see sections

351.218(d)(1)(i) and 351.218(d)(3) of the Sunset Regulations), we are

revoking this countervailing duty order.

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

duty deposit requirements. The Department will complete any pending

administrative reviews of this order and will conduct administrative

reviews of all subject merchandise entered prior to the effective date

of revocation in response to appropriately filed requests for review.

Dated: March 2, 1999.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-5639 Filed 3-5-99; 8:45 am]

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