69 FR 75 pgs. 20861-20862 - Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand;Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
Type: NOTICEVolume: 69Number: 75Pages: 20861 - 20862
Docket number: [C-549-818]
FR document: [FR Doc. 04-8798 Filed 4-16-04; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-549-818]
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand;Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY:
Import Administration, International TradeAdministration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), petitioner, United States Steel Corporation,submitted a timely request for an administrative review of thecountervailing duty order on hot-rolled carbon steel flat productsfrom Thailand for Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Limited (SSI).We initiated this review on January 22, 2004. See Initiation ofAntidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request forRevocation in Part , 69 FR 3117 (January 22, 2004) (Initiation Notice).We are now rescinding this administrative review because petitioner haswithdrawn its request for review in accordance with 19 CFR§ 351.213(d)(1).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sean Carey, AD/CVDEnforcement, Group III, Office 7, Import Administration, U.S. Department ofCommerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;telephone (202) 482-3964.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 3, 2001, the Department of Commerce (the Department)published a countervailing duty order on certain hot-rolled carbonsteel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from Thailand. SeeNotice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon SteelFlat Products from Thailand , 66 FR 60197 (December 3, 2001). OnDecember 31, 2003, petitioner, United States Steel Corporation, requestedan administrative review of the countervailing duty order forhot-rolled steel from Thailand, produced/exported by SSI during theperiod January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002. In accordance with 19CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we published a notice of initiation ofthe review on January 22, 2004. See Initiation Notice . OnFebruary 27, 2004, petitioner withdrew its request for review.
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
The Department's regulations at 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1)provide that the Department will rescind an administrative review if aparty that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of thedate of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review.Petitioner, United States Steel Corporation, withdrew its request for anadministrative review on February 27, 2004, which is within the90-day deadline. No other party requested a review of the order.Therefore, the Department is rescinding this administrative review for theperiod January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002.
The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions directlyto U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within 15 days of publicationof this notice. The Department will direct CBP to assess countervailingduties for all entries of subject merchandise, including those produced orexported by SSI, at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of entryduring the period January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002.
This determination and notice are issued and published in accordancewith 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4) and sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of theAct.
Dated: April 8, 2004.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-8798 Filed 4-16-04; 8:45 am]
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