[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11254-11255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4534]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-557-805]


Extruded Rubber Thread From Malaysia; 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.

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SUMMARY: On November 3, 2000, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on extruded rubber thread from Malaysia (65 FR 66232). This 
review covers three manufacturers/exporters of the subject merchandise 
to the United States (Filati Lastex Sdn. Bhd., Heveafil Sdn. Bhd./
Filmax Sdn. Bhd, and Rubberflex Sdn. Bhd.). The period of review is 
October 1, 1998, through September 30, 1999.
    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made 
changes in the margin calculations. Therefore, the final results differ 
from the preliminary results. The final weighted-average dumping 
margins for the reviewed firms are listed below in the section entitled 
``Final Results of Review.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 23, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irina Itkin, Office of AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
0656.

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 (2000).

Background

    On November 3, 2000, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on extruded rubber thread from Malaysia. See 
Extruded Rubber Thread from Malaysia; Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 65 FR 66232 (Nov. 3, 2000).
    In response to the Department's invitation to comment on the 
preliminary results of these reviews, Heveafil Sdn. Bhd./Filmax Sdn. 
Bhd. (Heveafil) and Filati Lastex Sdn. Bhd. (Filati) filed case briefs 
on November 28, 2000. We did not receive comments from Rubberflex Sdn. 
Bhd. (Rubberflex) or the petitioner. The Department has conducted this 
administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Act.

Scope of Review

    The product covered by this review is extruded rubber thread. 
Extruded rubber thread is defined as vulcanized rubber thread obtained 
by extrusion of stable or concentrated natural rubber latex of any 
cross sectional shape, measuring from 0.18 mm, which is 0.007 inch or 
140 gauge, to 1.42 mm, which is 0.056 inch or 18 gauge, in diameter. 
Extruded rubber thread is currently classifiable under subheading 
4007.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes. The written description of the scope of this review is 
dispositive.

Period of Review

    The period of review (POR) is October 1, 1998, through September 
30, 1999.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case briefs by parties to this 
administrative review are addressed in the ``Issues and Decision 
Memorandum'' (Decision Memo) from Richard W. Moreland, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Import Administration, to Bernard Carreau, fulfilling the 
duties of Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated February 
16, 2001, which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues 
which parties have raised and to which we have responded, all of which 
are in the Decision Memo, is attached to this notice as an Appendix. 
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 main 
Department building.
    In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be 
accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov. The paper copy 
and electronic version of the Decision Memo are identical in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of comments received, we have made certain 
changes in the margin calculations. These changes are discussed in the 
relevant sections of the Decision Memo.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that the following weighted-average margins exist for 
the period October 1, 1998, through September 30, 1999:

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                                                              Percentage
                   Manufacturer/exporter                        margin
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Filati Lastex Sdn. Bhd.....................................         6.00
Heveafil Sdn. Bhd./Filmax Sdn. Bhd.........................         0.04
Rubberflex Sdn. Bhd........................................         0.14
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    The Department shall determine, and Customs shall assess, 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. In accordance with 19 
CFR 351.212(b), we have calculated importer-specific assessment rates. 
For Filati and Heveafil, we divided the total dumping margins for the 
reviewed sales by their total entered value for each importer. We will 
direct Customs to assess the resulting percentage margins against the 
entered values for the subject merchandise on each of that importer's 
entries. However, we will instruct Customs to liquidate without regard 
to antidumping duties all entries for any importer for whom the 
assessment rate is de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent), pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
    For Rubberflex, we divided the total dumping margins by the entered 
quantity for each importer. We will direct Customs to assess these per-
unit amounts on all entries by these importers.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of this notice of final results of administrative review 
for all shipments of extruded rubber thread from Malaysia entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of 
publication, as provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash 
deposit rates for the reviewed firms will be the rates shown above, 
except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis 
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106, the cash deposit rate will be 
zero; (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

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review, a prior review, or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
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) the cash deposit rate for all other 
manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 15.16 percent. This rate 
is the ``All Others'' rate from the LTFV investigation.
    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 351.402(f) 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 doubled antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as the only 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 351.305(a)(3). Timely 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.
    We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: February 16, 2001.
Timothy J. Hauser,
Acting Under Secretary for International Trade.

Appendix--Issues in Decision Memo

Comments

1. Calculation of the CEP Ratio
2. Calculation of Credit Expenses

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