[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P