Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Turkey; Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 44892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21461]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-489-807]


Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Turkey; Rescission 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: In response to a timely withdrawal of a request for a review 
by Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and because the Department of Commerce has 
determined that there were no entries of the subject merchandise made 
by Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi, A.S. during the period 
of review, we are rescinding the 1998--1999 administrative review of 
certain steel concrete reinforcing bars from Turkey.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 18, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn Thompson or Irina Itkin, AD/CVD 
Enforcement Group I, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1776 
or (202) 482-0656, respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Act are references 
to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the 
amendments made to the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). 
In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the 
Department's regulations are to the regulations codified at 19 CFR part 
351 (1998).

Background

    On April 30, 1999, Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. (Colakoglu) requested 
that the Department conduct an administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on certain steel concrete reinforcing bars (rebar) from 
Turkey for the period April 1, 1998, through March 31, 1999. Also on 
April 30, 1999, ICDAS Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. 
(ICDAS) requested that the Department conduct an administrative review 
for the period August 1, 1998, through March 31, 1999. No other 
interested party requested that the Department conduct an 
administrative review.
    On May 28, 1999, the Department published in the Federal Register a 
notice of initiation of administrative review with respect to Colakoglu 
and ICDAS. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part; 64 FR 28973 
(May 28, 1999).
    On June 18, 1999, ICDAS informed the Department that it made no 
sales of subject merchandise to the United States during the period of 
review (POR). On August 9, 1999, Colakoglu withdrew its request for an 
administrative review.

Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party that requested a 
review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication 
of notice of initiation of the requested review. Given that the review 
has not progressed substantially and there would be no undue burden on 
the parties or the Department, the Department has determined that it is 
reasonable to accept Colakoglu's withdrawal of request for review.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if it determines that there 
have been no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. The 
Department has determined that no subject merchandise produced or 
exported by ICDAS entered into the United States for consumption during 
the POR and, thus, there are no entries subject to the review. Because 
ICDAS had no U.S. entries for consumption of covered merchandise during 
the POR, there is no basis for continuing this administrative review.
    Therefore, the Department is rescinding this review. This 
rescission of the administrative review and notice are in accordance 
with section 751 of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d).

    Dated: August 11, 1999.
Susan Kuhbach,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-21461 Filed 8-17-99; 8:45 am]
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