[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 44 (Monday, March 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 10993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5639]


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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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