[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5377-5378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3066]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-538-802]


Shop Towels From Bangladesh; 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 September 21, 1995, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) issued the preliminary results of its 1993-1994 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on shop towels from 
Bangladesh (60 FR 48970; September 21, 1995). The review covers six 
manufacturers/exporters. The review period is March 1, 1993, through 
February 28, 1994. We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment 
on our preliminary results. No comments were received. Therefore, the 
final results are the same as the preliminary results.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 12, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Rosenbaum or Michael Rill, 
Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 21, 1995, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary results of its 1993-1994 administrative review 
of the antidumping duty order on shop towels from Bangladesh (60 FR 
48970).

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute and to the 
Department's regulations are references to the provisions as they 
existed on December 31, 1994.

Scope of Review

    The product covered by this administrative review is shop towels. 
Shop towels are absorbent industrial wiping cloths made from a loosely 
woven fabric. The fabric may be either 100 percent cotton or a blend of 
materials. Shop towels are currently classifiable under item numbers 
6307.10.2005 and 6307.10.2015 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedules (HTS). 
Although HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, our written description of the scope of this proceeding 
remains dispositive.

Final Results of Review

    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our 
preliminary results. We received no comments. Therefore, we determine 
that the following percentage weighted-average margins exist for the 
period March 1, 1993, through February 28, 1994:

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                                                                 Margin 
                    Manufacturer/exporter                      (percent)
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Eagle Star Mills Ltd.........................................  \1\ 42.31
Greyfab (Bangladesh) Ltd.....................................       0.00
Hashem International.........................................       0.00
Khaled Textile Mills Ltd.....................................       9.61
Shabnam Textiles.............................................       1.74
Sonar Cotton Mills (Bangladesh) Ltd..........................     42.31 
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\1\ No shipments or sales subject to this review; rate is from LTFV     
  investigation.                                                        

    The Department shall determine, and the Customs Service shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Individual 
differences between United States price and foreign market value may 
vary from the percentages stated above. The Department will issue 
appraisement instructions on each exporter directly to the Customs 
Service.
    Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective 
for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of these 
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rates for the reviewed 
companies will be those rates established above (except that if the 
rate for a firm is de minimis, i.e., less than 0.5 percent, a cash 
deposit of zero will be required for that firm); (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 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) 
if neither the exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in this 
or any previous review or the original investigation, the cash deposit 
rate will be 4.60 percent, the ``All Others'' rate established in the 
LTFV investigation (57 FR 3996).
    These deposit requirements 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 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 the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
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protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility concerning the 
disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in 
accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d)(1). 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 
section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR 
353.22.

    Dated: February 1, 1996.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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