Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 95 / Tuesday, May 16, 2000 / Notices 31143

Dated: May 8, 2000.

Holly A. Kuga,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II

for Import Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–822]

Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers

From the People’s Republic of China;

Final Results of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of

antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

published the preliminary results of the

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on certain

helical spring lock washers from the

People’s Republic of China in the

Federal Register on July 13, 1999. This

review covers sales of this merchandise

to the United States during the period

October 1, 1997 through September 30,

1998. We gave interested parties an

opportunity to comment on our

preliminary results. Based upon our

analysis of the comments received, we

have made changes to the margin

calculations presented in the

preliminary results of the review. The

final weighted-average dumping

margins are listed below in the section

entitled Final Results of the Review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sally Hastings, Annika O’Hara or Craig

Matney, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)

482–3464, (202) 482–3798 or (202) 482–

1778, respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise stated, all citations

to the statute are references to the

provisions effective January 1, 1995, the

effective date of the amendments made

to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended

(the Act) by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (URAA). In addition,

unless otherwise stated, all citations to

the Department of Commerce’s (the

Department’s) regulations are to 19 CFR

part 351 (April 1998).

Background

The Department published the

preliminary results of this review of the

antidumping duty order on certain

helical spring lock washers (HSLWs)

from the People’s Republic of China

(PRC) in the Federal Register on July 13,

1999 (Notice of Preliminary Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review; Certain Helical Spring Lock

Washers from the People’s Republic of

China, 64 FR 37743 (Preliminary

Results)). Supplemental information

regarding surrogate values was

submitted on August 4, 1999, by

respondent Zhejiang Wanxin Group,

Co., Ltd. (ZWG). The petitioner and the

respondent submitted case briefs on

August 17, 2000. The petitioner,

respondent, and the American Fastener

Importers Association filed rebuttal

briefs on August 23, 2000. We published

a notice of extension of time limit for

the final results in the Federal Register

on November 8, 1999 (64 FR 60771).

The Department has now completed this

review in accordance with section 751

of the Act.

Scope of Review

The products covered by this review

are HSLWs of carbon steel, of carbon

alloy steel, or of stainless steel, heattreated or non-heat-treated, plated or

non-plated, with ends that are off-line.

HSLWs are designed to: (1) Function as

a spring to compensate for developed

looseness between the component parts

of a fastened assembly; (2) distribute the

load over the larger area for screws or

bolts; and, (3) provide a hardened

bearing surface. The scope does not

include internal or external tooth

washers, nor does it include spring lock

washers made of other metals, such as

copper.

HSLWs subject to this review are

currently classifiable under subheading

7318.21.0030 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HSTUS).

Although the HTSUS subheading is

provided for convenience and customs

purposes, the written description of the

scope of this proceeding is dispositive.

Period of Review

The period of review (POR) is from

October 1, 1997 through September 30,

1998.

Comparisons

We calculated export price and

normal value based on the same

methodology used in the Preliminary

Results, with the following exceptions:

1. We used a more contemporaneous

surrogate value for truck freight based

on information recently used in Certain

Non-frozen Apple Juice Concentrate

from the People’s Republic of China.

(See Memorandum to the File, dated

April 18, 2000.)

2. Based on new information provided

by the respondent, we used a value for

hydrochloric acid that was more

contemporaneous with the POR.

3. We corrected errors in our

calculations including: steel yield

losses; freight distances; the steel scrap

offset; the caustic soda and water

values; the price inflators for some

factors; indirect labor; the calculation

and application of the factory overhead,

selling, general and administrative

expenses, and profit rates; and the

calculation of an assessment rate. (For

further discussion of these changes, see

the Valuation of Factors of Production

Memorandum and the ZWG Calculation

Memorandum, both dated May 8, 2000.)

4. For labor, we used the revised

regression-based wage rate for the PRC,

revised May 2000, in ‘‘Expected Wages

of Selected NME Countries’’ located on

the Internet at http://www.ita.doc.gov/

import_admin/records/wages/.

Analysis of Comments Received

All issues raised in the case and

rebuttal briefs by parties to this

proceeding are addressed in the May 8,

2000, Issues and Decision Memorandum

(Decision Memorandum) which is

hereby adopted by this notice. Attached

to this notice as an appendix is a list of

the issues which parties have raised and

to which we have responded in the

Decision Memorandum. Parties can find

a complete discussion of all issues

raised in this review and the

corresponding recommendations in this

public memorandum which is on file in

the Central Records Unit, Room B–099

of the Department. In addition, a

complete version of the Decision

Memorandum can be accessed directly

on the Web at www.ita.doc.gov/

import_admin/records/frn. The paper

copy and electronic version of the

Decision Memorandum are identical in

content.

Final Results of the Review

As a result of our analysis of the

comments received and the correction

of clerical errors we discovered, we find

that the following weighted-average

margins exist:

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Manufacturer/exporter Time period Margin (percent)

Zhejiang Wanxin Group Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................. 10/01/97–09/30/98 0.00

The Department shall determine, and

the Customs Service shall assess,

antidumping duties on all appropriate

entries. The Department will issue

appraisement instructions directly to

the U.S. Customs Service.

Furthermore, the following deposit

rates will be effective upon publication

of these final results for all shipments of

HSLWs from the PRC entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the publication

date, as provided for by section

751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) For ZWG, which

has a separate rate, the cash deposit rate

will be the company-specific rate

established in these final results of

review; (2) for all other PRC exporters,

the cash deposit rate will be the PRC

rate, 128.63 percent, which is the All

Other PRC Manufacturers, Producers

and Exporters rate from the Final

Determination of Sales at Less Than

Fair Value: Certain Helical Spring Lock

Washers from the PRC, 58 FR 48833

(September 20, 1993); and (3) for nonPRC exporters of subject merchandise

from the PRC, the cash deposit rate will

be the rate applicable to the PRC

supplier of that exporter. These deposit

rates shall remain in effect until

publication of the final results of the

next administrative review.

This notice also serves as a final

reminder to importers of their

responsibility under section 351.402(f)

of the Department’s regulations to file a

certificate regarding the reimbursement

of antidumping duties prior to

liquidation of the relevant entries

during this review period. Failure to

comply with this requirement could

result in the Secretary’s presumption

that reimbursement of antidumping

duties occurred and the subsequent

assessment of double antidumping

duties.

This notice also 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 section 351.305(a)(3) of the

Department’s regulations. Timely

written notification of the return/

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 administrative review and notice

are in accordance with sections

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: May 8, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

Appendix

List of Comments in the Issues and Decision

Memorandum

Comment 1: Use of Import Prices to Value All

Steel Wire Rod Inputs

Comment 2: Use of Import Prices to Value

Domestically-sourced Steel Wire Rod

Comment 3: Factory Overhead, SG&A

Expenses and Profit in Plating

Operations

Comment 4: Inland Freight Charges for Steel

Wire Rod

Comment 5: Valuation of Truck Freight

Comment 6: Calculation of Factory Overhead

and Profit Rates

Comment 7: Valuation of Hydrochloric Acid

Comment 8: Assessment Rate Calculation for

Importer

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(A–570–506)

Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware From

China; Final Results of Antidumping

Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of

antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: On January 7, 2000, the

Department of Commerce published the

preliminary results of administrative

review of the antidumping duty order

on porcelain-on-steel (‘‘POS’’) cooking

ware from the People’s Republic of

China (‘‘PRC’’). The merchandise

covered by this order is shipments of

POS cooking ware, including tea kettles,

which do not have self-contained

electric heating elements. This review

covers one manufacturer/exporter of the

subject merchandise, Clover

Enamelware Enterprise, Ltd. of China

(‘‘Clover’’), and its Hong Kong reseller,

Lucky Enamelware Factory Ltd.

(‘‘Lucky’’), collectively referred to as

Lucky/Clover. The period of review

(‘‘POR’’) is December 1, 1997 through

November 30, 1998.

Based on our analysis of the

comments received, we have made

corrections to our calculations.

However, these corrections did not

change the margin which was calculated

in the preliminary determination, which

was zero. The final weighted-average

dumping margin for the reviewed firm

is listed below in the section entitled

‘‘Final Results of the Review.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Russell Morris, AD/CVD Enforcement,

Office 6, Group II, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–1775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (‘‘the Act’’), are references to

the provisions effective 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 of Commerce’s (‘‘the

Department’s’’) regulations are to 19

CFR Part 351 (1998).

Background

On January 7, 2000, the Department

published the preliminary results of its

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on POS cooking

ware from the PRC. See Porcelain-onSteel Cooking Ware From the People’s

Republic of China; Preliminary Results

of Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review, 65 FR 1136 (January 7, 2000).

The review covers one manufacturer/

exporter of the subject merchandise,

Lucky/Clover. The POR is December 1,

1997 through November 30, 1998. We

invited parties to comment on our

preliminary results of review. Only

Lucky/Clover submitted comments. No

requests were made for a public hearing.

The Department has conducted this

administrative review in accordance

with section 751 of the Act.

Scope of Review

Imports covered by this review are

shipments of POS cooking ware,

including tea kettles, which do not have

self-contained electric heating elements.