[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 218 (Thursday, November 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67347-67348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28834]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-421-805]


Aramid Fiber Formed of Poly Para-Phenylene Terephthalamide From 
the Netherlands; 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 July 6, 2000, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') published the preliminary results of administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on aramid fiber formed of poly 
para-phenylene terephthalamide (``PPD-T aramid'') from the Netherlands. 
The review covers one manufacturer/exporter, Twaron Products V.o.F., 
and its U.S. affiliate, Twaron Products, Inc. (collectively ``Twaron 
Products''). The period of review (``POR'') is June 1, 1998, through 
May 31, 1999.
    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made no 
changes in the margin calculations. Therefore, the final results do not 
differ from the preliminary results. The final weighted-average dumping 
margin for the reviewed firm is listed below in the section entitled 
``Final Results of the Review.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 9, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure or Michael Grossman, 
AD/CVD Enforcement, Office VI, Group II, Import Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 4012, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-2786.

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. In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are 
to 19 CFR Part 351 (1999).

Background

    On July 6, 2000, the Department published the preliminary results 
of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on PPD-T aramid 
from the Netherlands. See Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Administrative Review; Aramid Fiber Formed of Poly Para-Phenylene 
Terephthalamide from the Netherlands, 65 FR 41626 (July 6, 2000). The 
review covers one manufacturer/exporter, Twaron Products V.o.F. The POR 
is June 1, 1998, through May 31, 1999. We invited interested parties to 
comment on our preliminary results of review. We received comments on 
August 7, 2000, from E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Company (``petitioner''). 
On August 14, 2000, we received a rebuttal brief from Twaron Products. 
The Department has conducted this administrative review in accordance 
with section 751 of the Act.

Scope of Review

    The products covered by this review are all forms of PPD-T aramid 
from the Netherlands. These consist of PPD-T aramid in the form of 
filament yarn (including single and corded), staple fiber, pulp (wet or 
dry), spun-laced and spun-bonded nonwovens, chopped fiber, and floc. 
Tire cord is excluded from the class or kind of merchandise subject to 
this order. This merchandise is currently classifiable under the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') item 
numbers 5402.10.3020, 5402.10.3040, 5402.10.6000, 5503.10.1000, 
5503.10.9000, 5601.30.0000, and 5603.00.9000. The HTSUS item numbers 
are provided for convenience and Customs purposes. The written 
description of the scope remains 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 Memorandum'') from Holly

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A. Kuga, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, 
to Richard W. Moreland, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, dated concurrently with this notice, which is hereby 
adopted by this notice. A list of the issues which parties have raised, 
and to which we have responded in the Decision Memorandum, 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 (``B-099'') of the main Department 
building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memorandum 
can be accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov. The paper 
copy and electronic version of the Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that the following percentage weighted-average margin 
exists for the period June 1, 1998, through May 31, 1999:

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                                                                 Margin
                    Manufacturer/exporter                      (percent)
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Twaron Products..............................................       3.20
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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 an exporter/importer-specific 
assessment rate by dividing the total dumping margins for the reviewed 
sales by the total entered value of those reviewed sales. Where the 
importer-specific assessment rate is above de minimis, we will instruct 
Customs to assess antidumping duties on that importer's entries of 
subject merchandise.

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 PPD-T aramid from the Netherlands 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 rate for the reviewed company will be the rate shown 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 (``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 66.92 
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 also 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 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 19 CFR 351.305. 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)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: November 3, 2000.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix--Issues in Decision Memorandum Comments and Responses

1. Constructed Export Price
A. Consolidated Financial Statements Used to Calculate Financial 
Expenses (U.S. Indirect Selling Expenses)
B. Credit Period for Imputed Credit Expenses Related to Consignment 
Sales
C. Duties Related to Duty Drawback (Movement Expenses--Canadian 
Duties)
2. Cost of Production
A. Consolidated Financial Statements Used to Calculate Net Interest 
Expense
B. Treatment of Goodwill Expenses
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