[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 31719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15475]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-427-098]


Anhydrous Sodium Metasilicate from France; Notice of Recission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of recission of antidumping duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: On February 27, 1998, the Department of Commerce published in 
the Federal Register (63 FR 10002) a notice announcing the initiation 
of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on anhydrous 
sodium metasilicate from France. This review covered the period from 
January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997. The Department of Commerce 
has now rescinded this review as a result of the absence of shipments 
and entries into the United States of subject merchandise during the 
period of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Ross or Richard Rimlinger, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone (202) 482-4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the 
Federal Register on January 12, 1998 (63 FR 1820) a ``Notice of 
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review'' of the antidumping duty 
order on anhydrous sodium metasilicate (ASM) from France (46 FR 1667, 
January 7, 1981). On January 22, 1998, the PQ Corporation, the 
petitioner, requested an administrative review of Rhone-Poulenc, a 
manufacturer/exporter of ASM. The Department initiated the review on 
February 27, 1998 (63 FR 10002). On March 16, 1998, Rhodia Chimie, a 
wholly-owned subsidiary of Rhone-Poulenc that is responsible for Rhone-
Poulenc's speciality chemical, fiber, and polymer businesses, submitted 
a letter explaining that the company did not export the subject 
merchandise to the United States during the period of review (POR). On 
April 3, 1998, the Department sent a no-shipment inquiry regarding 
Rhone-Poulenc to the Customs Service. The purpose of this inquiry was 
to determine whether the Customs Service suspended liquidation of entry 
summaries of this merchandise during the POR. The Customs Service did 
not identify any suspended entry summaries of ASM manufactured and/or 
exported by Rhone-Poulenc during the POR. Therefore, we have determined 
that there were no entries of subject merchandise into the customs 
territory of the United States during the POR and we are rescinding 
this review in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). The cash-deposit 
rate for Rhone-Poulenc will remain at 60 percent, the rate established 
in the most recently completed segment of this proceeding (61 FR 44038, 
August 27, 1996). This notice is being published in accordance with 
section 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

    Dated: June 4, 1998.
Richard W. Moreland,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-15475 Filed 6-9-98; 8:45 am]
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