[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45753-45754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18810]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-501]


Natural Bristle Paint Brushes and Brush Heads From the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of administrative review: natural 
bristle paint brushes and brush heads from the People's Republic of 
China.

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SUMMARY: On March 15, 2000, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of its administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on natural bristle paint brushes and brush heads 
from the People's Republic of China (PRC). This administrative review 
covers the period February 1, 1998 through January 31, 1999.
    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made 
changes to 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: July 25, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Ellerman or Maureen Flannery, 
Antidumping/Countervailing Duty Enforcement, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 
(202) 482-4106 or (202) 482-3020, respectively.

Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective 
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, 
all citations to the Department's regulations are to the provisions 
codified at 19 CFR part 351 (1998).

Background

    On March 15, 2000, the Department published the preliminary results 
of review of the antidumping duty order on natural bristle paint 
brushes and brush heads from the PRC (65 FR 13944). We received 
surrogate value comments from respondent Hebei Founder Import & Export 
Company (Founder) and the Paint Applicator Division of the American 
Brush Manufacturers Association (petitioner) on April 3 and 4, 2000 
respectively. On April 14, 2000 we received rebuttal comments regarding 
surrogate values from respondent Hunan Provincial Native Produce & 
Animal By-Products Import and Export Corp. (Hunan). On April 24, 2000, 
we received comments regarding our preliminary calculations on behalf 
of the petitioner and Founder. On May 2, 2000, we received rebuttal 
comments from petitioner and respondents Hunan and Founder. The 
Department has now completed this review in accordance with section 751 
of the Act.

Scope of Review

    Imports covered by this review are shipments of natural bristle 
paint brushes and brush heads from the PRC. Excluded from the review 
are paint brushes and brush heads with a blend of 40% natural bristles 
and 60% synthetic filaments. The merchandise under review is currently 
classifiable under item 9603.40.40.40 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided 
for convenience and customs purposes, the Department's written 
description of the merchandise is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to 
this administrative review are addressed in the ``Issues and Decision 
Memorandum'' (Decision Memo) from Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Import Administration, to Troy H. Cribb, Acting Assistant 
Secretary for Import Administration, dated July 14, 2000, 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 (B-099). 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 for Hunan and Founder. Any alleged 
programming or clerical errors are discussed in the relevant sections 
of the Decision Memo, accessible in room B-099 and on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that the following weighted-average margins exist for 
the period February 1, 1998 through January 31, 1999:

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                                                                Margin
                   Manufacturer/exporter                      (percent)
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Hunan Provincial Native Produce & Animal By-Products Import         0.00
 & Export Corp.............................................
Hebei Founder Import & Export Company......................        30.02
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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 natural bristle paint brushes and brush heads from 
the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after the date of publication, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of 
the Act: (1) The cash deposit rates for the reviewed companies will be 
the rates shown above except that, for firms whose weighted-average 
margins are less than 0.5 percent and therefore de minimis, the 
Department shall require no deposit of estimated antidumping duties; 
(2) for previously-reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters with separate 
rates, the cash deposit rate will be the company-specific rate 
established for the most recent period; (3) for all other PRC 
exporters, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate, 351.92 
percent; and (4) for all other non-PRC exporters of the subject 
merchandise, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the 
PRC supplier of that exporter.
    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 subsequent assessment 
of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with section 351.305(a)(3) of the Department's 
regulations. 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.
    We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in 
accordance with sections 751 and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: July 13, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix--List of Issues

1. Factor Valuation and Usage Rates
    A. Surrogate Values of Material Inputs
    B. Material Input Weights
    C. Wooden Core
    D. Inflation of Surrogate Values
2. Non Bona Fide Sale
3. Scope
4. Clerical Errors

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