[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42661-42662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20221]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-570-101]


Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order: Greige Polyester Cotton 
Printcloth From the People's Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of continuation of antidumping duty order: Greige 
polyester cotton printcloth from the People's Republic of China.

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SUMMARY: On March 18, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department''), pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act 
from 1930, as amended (``the Act''), determined that revocation of the 
antidumping duty order on greige polyester cotton printcloth from the 
People's Republic of China (``China'') would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping (64 FR 13399 (March 18, 1999)). 
On April 19, 1999, the International Trade Commission (``the 
Commission''), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty order on greige polyester cotton 
printcloth from China would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time (64 FR 19195 (April 19, 1999)). 
Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4), the Department is 
publishing notice of the continuation of the antidumping duty order on 
greige polyester cotton printcloth from China.

For Further Information Contact: Scott E. Smith or Melissa G. Skinner, 
Office of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution 
Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6397 or (202) 482-
1560, respectively.

Effective Date: April 26, 1999.

Background

    On November 2, 1998, the Department initiated, and the Commission 
instituted, a sunset review (63 FR 58709 and 63 FR 58763, respectively) 
of the antidumping duty order on greige polyester cotton printcloth 
from China pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of this 
review, the Department found that revocation of the antidumping duty 
order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and 
notified the Commission of the magnitude of the margin likely to 
prevail were the order to be revoked (see Final Results of Expedited 
Sunset Review: Greige Polyester Cotton Printcloth from China, 64 FR 
13399 (March 18, 1999)).
    On April 19, 1999, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
greige polyester cotton printcloth from China would be likely to lead 
to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time (see Greige 
Polyester Cotton Printcloth from China, (64 FR 19195 (April 19, 1999) 
and USITC Pub. 3184, Inv. No. 731-TA-101 (Review) (April 1999)).

Scope

    The merchandise covered by this antidumping duty order is shipments 
of greige greige polyester/cotton printcloth, other than 80 x 80 type, 
from China. Greige polyester/cotton printcloth is unbleached and 
uncolored printcloth.

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The term ``printcloth'' refers to plain woven fabric, not napped, not 
fancy or figured, of single yarn, not combed, of average yarn number 26 
to 40, weighing not more than 6 ounces per square yard, of a total 
count of more than 85 yarns per square inch, of which the total count 
of the warp yarns per inch and the total count of the filling yarns per 
inch are each less than 62 percent of the total count of the warp and 
filling yarns per square inch. This merchandise is currently 
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) item 52.10.11.60. 
The HTS item number is provided for convenience and customs purposes. 
The written description remains dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the 
Commission that revocation of this antidumping duty order would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 
751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of 
the antidumping duty order on greige polyester cotton printcloth. The 
Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to continue to 
collect antidumping duty deposits at the rate in effect at the time of 
entry for all imports of subject merchandise. Pursuant to section 
751(c)(6)(A)(iii) of the Act, any subsequent five-year review of this 
order will be initiated not later than the fifth anniversary of the 
effective date of continuation of this order.
    Normally, the effective date of continuation of a finding, order, 
or suspension agreement will be the date of publication in the Federal 
Register of the Notice of Continuation. As provided in 19 CFR 
351.218(f)(4), the Department normally will issue its determination to 
continue a finding, order, or suspended investigation not later than 
seven days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of the 
Commission's determination concluding the sunset review and immediately 
thereafter will publish its notice of continuation in the Federal 
Register. In the instant case, however, the Department's publication of 
the Notice of Continuation was delayed. The Department has explicitly 
indicated that the effective date of continuation of this finding is 
April 26, 1999, seven days after the date of publication in the Federal 
Register of the Commission's determination. As a result, pursuant to 
sections 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6)(A) of the Act, the Department intends 
to initiate the next five-year review of this order not later than 
March 2004.

    Dated: July 30, 1999.
Joseph Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-20221 Filed 8-4-99; 8:45 am]
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