Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 49 / Thursday, March 13, 1997 / Notices 11823

Manufacturer/exporter Time period Margin

(percent)

Aida Engineering, Ltd. ................................................................................................................................................ 2/1/95—1/31/96 0.00

Hitachi-Zosen ............................................................................................................................................................. 2/1/95—1/31/96 1 0.00

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Ltd. .............................................................................................................. 2/1/95—1/31/96 1 0.00

1 No shipments subject to this review. Rate is from the last segment of the proceeding in which the firm had shipments.

The Department shall determine, and

the Customs Service shall assess,

antidumping duties on all appropriate

entries. The Department will issue

appraisement instructions on each

exporter directly to the Customs

Service.

Furthermore, the following deposit

rates will be effective upon publication

of these final results for all shipments of

MTPs from Japan entered, or withdrawn

from warehouse, for consumption on or

after the publication date, as provided

for by section 751(a)(2)(c) of the Act: (1)

The cash deposit rate for reviewed

companies will be the rate established

in these final results; (2) for previously

reviewed or investigated companies not

listed above, the cash deposit rate will

continue to be the company-specific rate

published for the most recent period; (3)

if the exporter is not a firm covered in

this review, a prior review or the

original less-than-fair-value

investigation, but the manufacturer is,

the cash deposit rate will be the rate

established for the most recent period

for the manufacturer of the

merchandise; and (4) for all other

producers and/or exporters of this

merchandise, the cash deposit rate shall

be the rate established in the

investigation of sales at less than fair

value, which is 14.51 percent. These

deposit requirements shall remain in

effect until publication of the final

results of the next administrative

review.

This notice serves as a final reminder

to importers of their responsibility

under 19 CFR 353.26 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 subsequent assessment of

double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

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 19 CFR 353.34(d). Timely written

notification of 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 section 751(a)(1)

of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19

CFR 353.22.

Dated: March 6, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–6382 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[A–570–501]

Natural Bristle Paint Brushes and

Brush Heads From the People’s

Republic of China; Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration/Import Administration.

ACTION: Notice of final results of the

antidumping duty administrative review

of natural bristle paint brushes and

brush heads from the People’s Republic

of China.

SUMMARY: On November 6, 1996, the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) published the preliminary

results of its administrative review of

the antidumping order on natural bristle

paint brushes and brush heads (paint

brushes) from the People’s Republic of

China (PRC). The review covers the

period February 1, 1995 through January

31, 1996.

We gave interested parties an

opportunity to comment on our

preliminary results. The Department

received no comments, and these final

results of review remain unchanged

from the preliminary results of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 13, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elisabeth Urfer or Maureen Flannery,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington

D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482–4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, 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 (the Act)

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

(URAA). In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the

Department’s regulations are to the

current regulations, as amended by the

interim regulations published in the

Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60

FR 25130).

Background

On November 6, 1996, the Department

published the preliminary results of

review (61 FR 57389). The Department

has now completed this administrative

review in accordance with section 751

of the Act.

Scope of Review

Imports covered by this review are

shipments of natural bristle paint

brushes and brush heads from the PRC.

Excluded from the order are paint

brushes with a blend of 40 percent

natural bristles and 60 percent synthetic

filaments. The merchandise under

review is currently classifiable under

item 9603.40.40.40 of the Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS). Although the HTSUS

subheading is provided for convenience

and customs purposes, the written

description of the merchandise is

dispositive.

This review covers the period

February 1, 1995 through January 31,

1996.

Final Results of Review

We gave interested parties an

opportunity to comment on the

preliminary results. The Department

received no comments, and we have not

changed the results from the

preliminary results.

We determine that the following

dumping margins exist:
11824 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 49 / Thursday, March 13, 1997 / Notices

Manufacturer/exporter Time period Margin

(percent)

Hebei Animal By-Products I/E Corp. ......................................................................................................................... 2/1/95–1/31/96 1 351.92

PRC-Wide Rate .......................................................................................................................................................... 2/1/95–1/31/96 351.92

1 No shipments subject to this review. Rate is from the last relevant segment of the proceeding in which the firm had shipments.

Accordingly, the following deposit

requirement will be effective for all

shipments of the subject merchandise

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,

for consumption on or after the

publication date of the final results of

this administrative review, as provided

for by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1)

For any company found to merit a

separate rate for the final results of this

review, the rate will be the companyspecific rate for that company

established in the final results of this

review; (2) for the companies named

above which were not found to have

separate rates, as well as for all other

PRC exporters, the cash deposit rate will

be the PRC-wide rate established in the

final results of this review; (3) for

previously reviewed non-PRC exporters,

the cash deposit rate will be the rate

established in the most recent segment

of the proceeding; and (4) for all other

non-PRC 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 requirements, when

imposed, shall remain in effect until

publication of the final results of the

next administrative review.

Notification to Interested Parties

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 19 CFR 353.34(d). Timely written

notification of 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 notice also serves as a final

reminder to importers of their

responsibility under 19 CFR 353.26(b) to

file a certificate regarding the

reimbursement of antidumping duties

prior to liquidation of the relevant

entries during these review periods.

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 administrative review and notice

are in accordance with section 751(a)(1)

of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675 (a)(1)) and 19

CFR 353.22.

Dated: March 6, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–6383 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[A–588–842]

Initiation of Antidumping Duty

Investigation: Needle Bearing Wire

From Japan

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 13, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth

Graham at (202) 482–4105 or Kristin

Mowry at (202) 482–3798, Office of AD/

CVD Enforcement I, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.

Initiation of Investigation

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, 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 (the Act)

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

(URAA).

The Petition

On February 14, 1997, the Department

of Commerce (’’the Department’’)

received a petition, filed, in proper

form, by E.C.D., Inc., of Hillside, New

Jersey (’’the petitioner’’). On February

21 and 24, 1997, E.C.D., Inc., provided

supplemental information concerning

assertions made in its petition.

In accordance with section 732(b) of

the Act, the petitioner alleges that

imports of needle bearing wire are

being, or are likely to be, sold in the

United States at less than their fair value

within the meaning of section 731 of the

Act, and that such imports are

materially injuring, or threatening

material injury to, an industry in the

United States.

The petitioner states that it has

standing to file the petition because it is

an interested party, as defined in section

771(9)(C) of the Act.

Scope of the Investigation

The scope of this investigation

consists of 52100 (SAE (Society of

American Engineers) standard)) steel

needle bearing wire in a diameter range

of .047 inches (i.e., 1.19 mm.) up to and

including .218 inches (i.e., 5.54 mm.)

supplied in coils. All needle bearing

wire is generally the same in chemistry

and is specifically designed to meet

specifications designated by automobile

and other manufacturers to be used in

engine parts, and brake assemblies. The

needle bearing wire imported from

Japan, covered by this investigation is

classifiable under headings

7229.90.5030 and 7229.90.5050 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTS). Although the HTS

headings are provided for convenience

and customs purposes, our written

description of the scope of this

investigation is dispositive.

Determination of Industry Support for

the Petition

Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires

that petitions be filed on behalf of the

domestic industry. Section 732(c)(4)(A)

of the Act provides that a petition meets

this requirement if the domestic

producers or workers who support the

petition account for (1) at least 25

percent of the total production of the

domestic like product; and (2) more

than 50 percent of the production of the

domestic like product produced by that

portion of the industry expressing

support for, or opposition to, the

petition.

A review of the industry support data

provided in the petition and other

production information readily

available to the Department indicates

that the petitioner and those expressing

support for the petition account for

more than 50 percent of the total

production of the domestic like product

and for more than 50 percent of that

produced by companies expressing

support for, or opposition to, the

petition. The Department received no

expressions of opposition to the petition

from any interested party. Accordingly,

the Department determines that this

petition is supported by the domestic

industry.