[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11823-11824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6383]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[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.

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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:

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                                                                Margin  
           Manufacturer/exporter               Time period     (percent)
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Hebei Animal By-Products I/E Corp.........    2/1/95-1/31/96    <SUP>1 351.92
PRC-Wide Rate.............................    2/1/95-1/31/96      351.92
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<SUP>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 
company-specific 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]
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