[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3660-3661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1658]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-820]


Final Results of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review and Revocation of 
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Compact Ductile Iron Waterworks 
Fittings and Glands From the People's Republic of China

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

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  On November 2, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the

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Department'') initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order 
on certain compact ductile iron waterworks fittings and glands 
(``CDIW'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). Because no 
domestic 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 or Melissa G. 
Skinner, Office of Policy, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5050 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 7, 1993, the Department issued the antidumping duty 
order on CDIW from the PRC (58 FR 47117). 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, November 2, 1999 (64 FR 59160). 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 the sunset review on this order.
    No domestic interested party in the sunset review on this order 
responded to the notice of initiation by the November 17, 1999 deadline 
(see Sec. 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'')).

Determination To Revoke

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 
Sec. 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3) of the Sunset Regulations, if no domestic 
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. Because no domestic 
interested party responded to the notice of initiation by the 
applicable deadline, November 17, 1999, we are revoking this 
antidumping 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 this order 
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 
antidumping duty deposit requirements. The Department will complete any 
pending administrative reviews of this order and will conduct 
administrative reviews of subject merchandise entered prior to the 
effective date of revocation in response to appropriately filed 
requests for review.

    Dated: January 14, 2000.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-1658 Filed 1-21-00; 8:45 am]
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