[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 66403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31641]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-828]


Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Taiwan: Notice of Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of rescission of antidumping duty administrative review 
for the period September 1, 2000 through August 31, 2001.

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SUMMARY: On October 26, 2001, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on Stainless Steel Wire Rod (SSWR) from Taiwan for one 
manufacturer/exporter of subject merchandise, Walsin Lihwa Corporation 
(Walsin), for the period September 1, 2000 through August 31, 2001. The 
Department is rescinding this review after receiving a timely 
withdrawal from the party requesting this review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 26, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Amdur or Karine Gziryan, AD/
CVD Enforcement, Group II, Office 4, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone 
(202) 482-5346 or (202) 482-4081, respectively; fax (202) 482-5105.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions in effect 
as of 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 as codified at 19 CFR part 351 (2001).

Background

    On September 25, 2001, the Department received a timely request 
from Walsin that we conduct an administrative review of its sales for 
the period September 1, 2000 through August 31, 2001. On October 23, 
2001, the Department initiated an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on SSWR from Taiwan for the period of review 
(POR), September 1, 2000 through August 31, 2001, in order to determine 
whether merchandise imported into the United States is being sold at 
dumped prices. On October 26, 2001, the Department published in the 
Federal Register a notice of initiation of this administrative review 
on SSWR from Taiwan for the POR. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation 
in Part, 66 FR 54195 (October 26, 2001). On November 21, 2001, Walsin 
withdrew its request for a review.

Rescission of 2000-2001 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review if a party that requested the review withdraws 
the request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of 
initiation of the requested review. Because Walsin submitted its 
request for rescission within the 90-day time limit and there were no 
other requests for review from an interested party, we are rescinding 
this review. As such, we will issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to the U. S. Customs Service.
    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    This notice is in accordance with section 751 of the Act and 
section 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4) of the Department's regulations.

    Dated: December 17, 2001.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group II.
[FR Doc. 01-31641 Filed 12-21-01; 8:45 am]
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