2492 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 18 / Friday, January 26, 1996 / Notices

[FR Doc. 96–1242 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[C–201–810]

Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel

Plate From Mexico; Termination of

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Termination of

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review.

SUMMARY: On September 15, 1995 (60

FR 47930), in response to a request from

Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

(AHMSA), the Department of Commerce

(the Department) initiated an

administrative review of the

countervailing duty order on certain

cut-to-length carbon steel plate from

Mexico. In accordance with 19 CFR

355.22(a)(3)(1994), the Department is

now terminating this review because

AHMSA has withdrawn its request for

review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 26, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lorenza Olivas or Kelly Parkhill, Office

of Countervailing Compliance, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On August 31, 1995, the Department

received a request for an administrative

review of this countervailing duty order

from AHMSA, a Mexican exporter of the

subject merchandise, for the period

January 1, 1994, through December 31,

1994. No other interested party

requested a review of the countervailing

duty order. On September 15, 1995, the

Department published in the Federal

Register (60 FR 47930) a notice of

‘‘Initiation of Countervailing Duty

Administrative Review’’ initiating the

administrative review of AHMSA for

that period. On December 4, 1995,

AHMSA withdrew its request for

review.

Section 355.22(a)(3) of the

Department’s regulations stipulates that

the Secretary may permit a party that

requests a review to withdraw the

request not later than 90 days after the

date of publication of the notice of

initiation of the requested review. In

this case, AHMSA has withdrawn its

request for review within the 90-day

period. No other interested party

requested a review, and we have

received no submissions regarding

AHMSA’s withdrawal of its request for

review. Therefore, we are terminating

the review of the countervailing duty

order on certain cut-to-length carbon

steel plate from Mexico.

This notice is published in

accordance with 19 CFR 355.22(a)(3).

Dated: January 16, 1996.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

[FR Doc. 96–1309 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[C–201–001]

Leather Wearing Apparel From Mexico;

Amended Final Results of

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review in Accordance With Decision

on Remand

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Amended Final

Results of Countervailing Duty

Administrative Review.

SUMMARY: On October 20, 1995, the

North American Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA) Panel (‘‘Panel’’) affirmed the

Department of Commerce’s (‘‘the

Department’’) remand results in Leather

Wearing Apparel from Mexico,

Secretariat File No. USA–94–1904–02

(July 19, 1995). On November 7, 1995,

the NAFTA Secretariat, United States

Section, provided a Notice of Final

Panel Action in this proceeding. As a

result, the Department is amending the

final results of the 1992 administrative

review of the countervailing duty order

on leather wearing apparel from Mexico

for purposes of the entries subject to the

Panel’s review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 26, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian Albright or Cameron Cardozo,

Office of Countervailing Compliance,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On August 25, 1994 (59 FR 43815),

the Department published the final

results of its 1992 administrative review

of the countervailing duty order on

leather wearing apparel from Mexico,

covering the period January 1, 1992

through December 31, 1992. These

results were challenged by Maquiladora

Pieles Pitic (Pieles Pitic) and Finapiel de

Mexico (Finapiel), exporters of the

subject merchandise, before a Panel

pursuant to Article 1904 of the NAFTA.

The Panel issued its decision on July

19, 1995, and therein remanded the

Department to reopen the 1992

administrative review. Leather Wearing

Apparel from Mexico, Secretariat File

No. USA–94–1904–02. In particular, the

Panel directed the Department to

conduct a review of the 1992 entries of

Pieles Pitic and Finapiel. Pursuant to

the remand order, the Department

submitted to the Panel its final results

of redetermination on September 19,

1995, finding that Pieles Pitic and

Finapiel did not receive any benefits

during 1992 from the programs

examined by the Department.

On October 20, 1995, the Panel

affirmed the Department’s remand

results. Therefore, the Department is

amending the final results of the 1992

administrative review to reflect a

subsidy rate of zero for Pieles Pitic and

Finapiel, as determined by the

Department in its final remand results.

Amended Final Results of Review

The Department will instruct the

Customs Service to liquidate without

regard to countervailing duties all

shipments of leather wearing apparel

from Mexico exported by Pieles Pitic or

Finapiel on or after January 1, 1992 and

on or before December 31, 1992.

Pursuant to section 753(b)(3)(B) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, the

Department revoked this order effective

January 1, 1995, and has refunded, with

interest, the estimated countervailing

duties collected since that date. See

Revocation of Countervailing Duty

Orders (60 FR 40568; August 9, 1995).

Therefore, the suspension of liquidation

has been lifted, and there is no cash

deposit requirement, on all shipments of

the subject merchandise exported on or

after January 1, 1995.

This amended notice of final results is

published in accordance with 19 U.S.C.

1675(a)(1) and 19 CFR § 355.22.