[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 14 (Friday, January 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4138-4139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1504]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-570-882


Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide from the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 1, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order on 
refined brown aluminum oxide (RBAO) from the People's Republic of China 
(PRC) pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act). The Department conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset 
review of this order. As a result of this sunset review, the Department 
finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The dumping margins are 
identified in the Final Results of Review section of this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 23, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: David Goldberger or Brandon Farlander, AD/CVD 
Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4136 or (202) 482-0182, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background:

    On October 1, 2008, the Department published the notice of 
initiation of the sunset review of the antidumping duty order on RBAO 
from the PRC pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of 
Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 73 FR 57055, October 1, 2008. The 
Department received a Notice of Intent to Participate from the 
following domestic producers of RBAO: C-E Minerals, Inc., Great Lakes 
Minerals LLC, Treibacher Schleifmittel North America, Inc., U.S. 
Electrofused Minerals, Inc., and Washington Mills Company, Inc. 
(collectively ``the domestic interested parties''), within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic interested parties 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as 
manufacturers of a domestic-like product in the United States. We 
received a complete substantive response from the domestic interested 
parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no substantive responses from any 
respondent interested parties. As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the 
Department conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the order.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is ground, pulverized or 
refined brown artificial corundum, also known as brown aluminum oxide 
or brown fused alumina, in grit size of 3/8 inch or less. Excluded from 
the scope of the order is crude artificial corundum in which particles 
with a diameter greater than 3/8 inch constitute at least 50 percent of 
the total weight of the entire

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batch. The scope includes brown artificial corundum in which particles 
with a diameter greater than 3/8 inch constitute less than 50 percent 
of the total weight of the batch. The merchandise under investigation 
is currently classifiable under subheadings 2818.10.20.00 and 
2818.10.20.90 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 covered by 
the order is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the ``Issues and 
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Sunset 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide 
from the PRC'' (Decision Memo), which is hereby adopted by this notice. 
The issues discussed in the Decision Memo include the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins 
likely to prevail if the order were to be revoked. 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 1117 of the main Commerce 
building.
    In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be 
accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/index.html. 
The paper copy and electronic version of the Decision Memo are 
identical in content.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty order on RBAO 
from the PRC would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping at the following weighted-average percentage margins:

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                                                            Weighted-
           Manufacturers/Exporters/Producers              Average Margin
                                                            (percent)
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Zibo Jinyu Abrasive Co., Ltd...........................         135.18
PRC-wide...............................................         135.18
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    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: January 14, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-1504 Filed 1-22-09; 8:45 am]
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