[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 84 (Monday, May 3, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 23596-23597] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-11007] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is automatically initiating five-year (``sunset'') reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders or suspended investigations listed below. The International Trade Commission (``the Commission'') is publishing concurrently with this notice its notices of Institution of Five-Year Reviews covering these same orders. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa G. Skinner, Scott E. Smith, or Martha V. Douthit, Office of Policy, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, at (202) 482-1560, (202) 482-6397 or (202) 482- 3207, respectively, or Vera Libeau, Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, at (202) 205-3176. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Initiation of Reviews In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218 (see Procedures for Conducting Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998)), we are initiating sunset reviews of the following antidumping and countervailing duty orders or suspended investigations: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOC case No. ITC case No. Country Product -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-583-008.......................... A-132 Taiwan.......... Small Diameter Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube. C-489-502.......................... C-253 Turkey.......... Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes. C-489-502.......................... C-253 Turkey.......... Welded Carbon Steel Line Pipe. A-549-502.......................... A-252 Thailand........ Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes. A-533-502.......................... A-271 India........... Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes. A-489-501.......................... A-273 Turkey.......... Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes. A-122-506.......................... A-276 Canada.......... Oil Country Tubular Goods. A-583-505.......................... A-277 Taiwan.......... Oil Country Tubular Goods. A-559-502.......................... A-296 Singapore....... Small Diameter Standard & Rectangular Pipe & Tube. A-508-602.......................... A-318 Israel.......... Oil Country Tubular Goods. C-508-601.......................... C-271 Israel.......... Oil Country Tubular Goods. A-583-803.......................... A-410 Taiwan.......... Light Walled Rectangular Tubing. A-357-802.......................... A-409 Argentina....... Light Walled Rectangular Tubing. A-351-809.......................... A-532 Brazil.......... Circular-Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. A-580-809.......................... A-533 Korea (South)... Circular-Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. A-201-805.......................... A-534 Mexico.......... Circular-Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. A-583-814.......................... A-536 Taiwan.......... Circular-Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. [[Page 23597]] A-307-805.......................... A-537 Venezuela....... Circular-Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe. A-588-707.......................... A-386 Japan........... Granular Polytetraflouroetheylene Resin. A-475-703.......................... A-385 Italy........... Granular Polytetraflouroetheylene Resin. A-351-602.......................... A-308 Brazil.......... Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings. A-583-605.......................... A-310 Taiwan.......... Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings. A-588-602.......................... A-309 Japan........... Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings. A-570-814.......................... A-520 China, PR....... Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings. A-549-807.......................... A-521 Thailand........ Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings. A-588-802.......................... A-389 Japan........... Micro Disks. A-484-801.......................... A-406 Greece.......... Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide. A-588-806.......................... A-408 Japan........... Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statute and Regulations Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Act, an antidumping (``AD'') or countervailing duty (``CVD'') order will be revoked, or the suspended investigation will be terminated, unless revocation or termination would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of (1) dumping or a countervailable subsidy, and (2) material injury to the domestic industry. The Department's procedures for the conduct of sunset reviews are set forth in Procedures for Conducting Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998) (``Sunset Regulations''). Guidance on methodological or analytical issues relevant to the Department's conduct of sunset reviews is set forth in the Department's Policy Bulletin 98:3--Policies Regarding the Conduct of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders; Policy Bulletin, 63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998) (``Sunset Policy Bulletin''). Filing Information As a courtesy, we are making information related to sunset proceedings, including copies of the Sunset Regulations and Sunset Policy Bulletin, the Department's schedule of sunset reviews, case history information (e.g., previous margins, duty absorption determinations, scope language, import volumes), and service lists, available to the public on the Department's sunset internet website at the following address: ``https://www.ita.doc.gov/import__admin/records/sunset/'' All submissions in the sunset review must be filed in accordance with the Department's regulations regarding format, translation, service, and certification of documents. These rules can be found at 19 CFR 351.303 (1998). Also, we suggest that parties check the Department's sunset website for any updates to the service list before filing any submissions. The Department will make additions to and/or deletions from the service list provided on the sunset website based on notifications from parties and participation in this review. Specifically, the Department will delete from the service list all parties that do not submit a substantive response to the notice of initiation. Because deadlines in a sunset review are, in many instances, very short, we urge interested parties to apply for access to proprietary information under administrative protective order (``APO'') immediately following publication in the Federal Register of the notice of initiation of the sunset review. The Department's regulations on submission of proprietary information and eligibility to receive access to business proprietary information under APO can be found at 19 CFR 351.304-306 (see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Administrative Protective Order Procedures; Procedures for Imposing Sanctions for Violation of a Protective Order, 63 FR 24391 (May 4, 1998)). Information Required From Interested Parties Domestic interested parties (defined in 19 CFR 351.102 (1998)) wishing to participate in the sunset review must respond not later than 15 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of the notice of initiation by filing a notice of intent to participate. The required contents of the notice of intent to participate are set forth in the Sunset Regulations at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(ii). We note that the Department considers each of the orders listed above as separate and distinct orders and, therefore, requires order-specific submissions. Because the case number is the same for two countervailing duty orders covering differing classes or kinds of steel pipe from Turkey, we request that all submissions clearly identify the order for which the submission is being made by product name as listed above. In accordance with the Sunset Regulations, if we do not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one domestic interested party by the 15-day deadline, the Department will automatically revoke the order without further review. If we receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate from a domestic interested party, the Sunset Regulations provide that all parties wishing to participate in the sunset review must file substantive responses not later than 30 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of the notice of initiation. The required contents of a substantive response, on an order-specific basis, are set forth in the Sunset Regulations at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note that certain information requirements differ for foreign and domestic parties. Also, note that the Department's information requirements are distinct from the International Trade Commission's information requirements. Please consult the Sunset Regulations for information regarding the Department's conduct of sunset reviews.1 Please consult the Department's regulations at 19 CFR part 351 (1998) for definitions of terms and for other general information concerning antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings at the Department. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ A number of parties commented that these interim-final regulations provided insufficient time for rebuttals to substantive responses to a notice of initiation (Sunset Regulations, 19 CFR 351.218(d)(4)). As provided in 19 CFR 351.302(b) (1998), the Department will consider individual requests for extension of that five-day deadline based upon a showing of good cause. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This notice of initiation is being published in accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c). Dated: April 27, 1999. Richard W. Moreland, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. 99-11007 Filed 4-30-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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