Certain Agricultural Tillage Tools From Brazil; Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-351-406]

Certain Agricultural Tillage Tools From Brazil; Rescission of

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of rescission of countervailing duty administrative

review.

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SUMMARY: On November 30, 1998 (63 FR 65748), in response to a request

from Marchesan Implementos e Maquinas Argicolas (``Marchesan'')

(respondent), the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an

administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain

agricultural tillage tools from Brazil, for the period January 1, 1997

through December 31, 1997. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the

Department is now rescinding this review because the respondent has

withdrawn the request for review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 29, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Moore, (202) 482-3692, or

Tipten Troidl, (202) 482-1767, Office of CVD/AD Enforcement VI, Import

Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are

references to the provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by

the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) effective January 1, 1995 (the

Act). In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the

Department's regulations are to the current regulations as codified at

19 CFR Part 351 (1998).

Background

On October 29, 1998, the Department received a request to conduct

an administrative review of the countervailing duty order from the

respondent for the period January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997.

No other interested party requested a review of this countervailing

duty order. On November 30, 1998, the Department published in the

Federal Register (63 FR 65748) a notice of ``Initiation of

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review'' initiating the

administrative review of the respondent for that period. On March 1,

1999, respondent withdrew the request for review.

Section 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations

stipulates that the Secretary may permit a party that requests a review

to withdraw the request not later than 90 days after the date of

publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. In

this case, respondent has withdrawn the request for review within the

90-day period. No other interested party requested a review and we have

received no other submissions regarding respondent's withdrawal of the

request for review. Therefore, we are rescinding the review of the

countervailing duty order on certain agricultural tillage tools from

Brazil.

This notice is published in accordance with section 751 of the Act

and section 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).

Dated: March 19, 1999.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Enforcement Group II.

[FR Doc. 99-7520 Filed 3-26-99; 8:45 am]

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