[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6162-6163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2842]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-580-818]


Cold Rolled and Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Plate From the 
Republic of Korea: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review

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

ACTION:  Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review.

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SUMMARY:  On September 24, 1999, in response to a request from 
petitioner and respondents, the Department of Commerce initiated an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on cold rolled 
and corrosion-resistant carbon steel plate from the Republic of Korea. 
The review covers the period January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998. 
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department is now 
rescinding this review because the petitioner and respondents have 
withdrawn their requests for review.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  February 8, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Eric B. Greynolds or Tipten Troidl, 
AD/CVD Enforcement, Group II, Office VI, Import Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 4012, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 31, 1999, the Department received 
requests for an administrative review of the countervailing duty order 
on cold rolled and corrosion-resistant carbon steel plate from the 
Republic of Korea from Weirton Steel Corporation (petitioner) and 
Pohang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd., and Union Steel 
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (respondents), for the period January 1, 1998 
through December 31, 1998. On October 1, 1999, the Department published 
in the Federal Register (64 FR 53318) a notice of ``Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review'' initiating the 
administrative review. On January 4, 2000, petitioner withdrew its 
request for review. On January 6, 2000, respondents withdrew their 
request for review.
    The applicable regulation, 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), states that if a 
party that requested an administrative review withdraws the request 
within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation 
of the requested review, the Secretary will rescind the review. In this 
case, the parties to the proceeding did not withdraw their requests 
within the 90 day period. However, our regulations state that the 
Secretary may extend the time limit if the Secretary decides that it is 
reasonable to do so. Since both parties have requested to withdraw and 
because their requests were made shortly after the 90 day period, we 
find it reasonable to accept parties' withdrawals of their requests for 
review. No other interested party requested a review, and we have 
received no other submissions regarding parties' withdrawals of their 
requests for review. Therefore, we are rescinding this review of the 
countervailing duty order on cold

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rolled and corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from the 
Republic of Korea covering the period January 1, 1998, through December 
31, 1998.
    This notice is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: January 27, 2000.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-2842 Filed 2-7-00; 8:45 am]
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