November 1998 Sunset Reviews: Final Results and Revocations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

November 1998 Sunset Reviews: Final Results and Revocations

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

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

antidumping duty order and termination of suspended countervailing duty

investigation: brass fire protection equipment from Italy (A-475-401)

and refrigeration compressors from Singapore (C-559-001).

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

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

brass fire protection equipment from Italy and on the suspended

countervailing duty investigation on refrigeration compressors from

Singapore. Because no domestic interested party responded to the sunset

review notice of initiation by the applicable deadline, the Department

is revoking this order and terminating this suspended investigation.

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, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3207 ,

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department issued an antidumping duty order on brass fire

protection equipment from Italy (50 FR 8354, March 1, 1985). In

addition, the Department suspended the countervailing duty

investigation on refrigeration compressors from Singapore (48 FR 51167,

November 7, 1983, as amended, 48 FR 51946, November 15, 1983). Pursuant

to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''),

the Department initiated sunset reviews of this order and suspended

investigation by publishing notice of the initiation in the Federal

Register (63 FR 58709, November 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 these proceedings to inform them of the automatic

initiation of a sunset review on this order and suspended

investigation.

No domestic interested parties in the sunset reviews of this order

and suspended investigation responded to the notice of initiation by

the November 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'')).

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 no domestic interested party responded to the

notice of initiation by the applicable deadline, November 17, 1998 (see

section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Sunset Regulations), we are revoking

this antidumping duty order and terminating this suspended

investigation.

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 this order

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 suspension agreement on refrigeration

compressors from Singapore will remain in effect until January 1, 2000.

The Department will complete any pending administrative reviews of this

order and suspended investigation and will conduct administrative

reviews of all entries prior to the effective date of revocation in

response to appropriately filed requests for review.

Dated: January 7, 1999.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-782 Filed 1-13-99; 8:45 am]

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