[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12600-12601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6548]
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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 December 10, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary results of its 1995-1996
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on shop towels from
Bangladesh (61 FR 65025). The review covers four shop towel producers
that exported this merchandise to the United States during the period
March 1, 1995, through February 29, 1996. We gave interested parties an
opportunity to comment on our preliminary results. We did not receive
any comments. Therefore, the final results are the same as the
preliminary results.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 17, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Rosenbaum, Kristie Strecker or
Kris Campbell, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4733.
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
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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 December 10, 1996, the Department published in the Federal
Register the preliminary results of its 1995-1996 administrative review
of the antidumping duty order on shop towels from Bangladesh (61 FR
65025). We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our
preliminary results. We did not receive any comments. There was no
request for a hearing. The Department has conducted this review in
accordance with section 751 of the Act.
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 determine that the following percentage weighted-average margins
exist for the period March 1, 1995, through February 29, 1996:
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Margin
Manufacturer/exporter (percent)
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Greyfab (Bangladesh) Ltd................................... 0.00
Hashem International....................................... 0.00
Khaled Textile Mills Ltd................................... 0.00
Shabnam Textiles........................................... 0.00
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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 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; (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 (LTFV), 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 Final Determination (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
administrative 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 27, 1997.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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