International Trade Administration April 27, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On March 3, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') received a letter from the Ministry of Economic Development (``MED'') of the Russian Federation (``Russia'') dated February 22, 2011, that had been sent to the United States Embassy in Moscow for transmittal to the Department concerning the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty (``AD'') Investigation on Solid Fertilizer Grade Ammonium Nitrate from the Russian Federation (``the Agreement''). In that letter, the MED stated that it was withdrawing from the Agreement. In accordance with Section X.C. of the Agreement, termination of the Agreement shall be effective 60 days after notice of termination of the Agreement is given to the Department. Pursuant to section 734(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the underlying investigation was continued following the signature of the Agreement, resulting in an affirmative determination of dumping resulting in material injury to a domestic industry. Therefore, the Department is terminating the Agreement and issuing an AD order, effective May 2, 2011 (60 days from when the Department received notice of MED's request for termination). The Department also will direct suspension of liquidation to begin on that date.