[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 4 (Friday, January 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1078-1079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-276]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-822]


Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers From the People's Republic of 
China; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Review

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty review.

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SUMMARY: On September 8, 2000, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on certain helical spring lock washers from the People's 
Republic of China. This review covers one manufacturer/exporter, 
Zhejiang Wanxin Group Co. Ltd., the predecessor firm to Hang Zhou 
Spring Washer Co. (collectively Hangzhou), and the period is October 1, 
1998, through September 30, 1999. We gave interested parties an 
opportunity to comment on the preliminary results of review but 
received no comments. As in the preliminary results, we have found that 
the sales of certain helical spring lock washers were made below normal 
value.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 5, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally Hastings or Craig Matney, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; 
telephone (202) 482-3464 or (202) 482-1778, respectively.

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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 of Commerce's 
(``the Department'') regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 (1999).

Background

    On September 8, 2000, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary results of its administrative review of 
helical spring lock washers (``HSLWs'') from the PRC (Certain Helical 
Spring Lock Washers from the People's Republic of China; Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review), 65 FR 54493 
(September 8, 2000) (``Preliminary Results''). We issued a second 
supplemental questionnaire to Hangzhou on September 7, 2000, requesting 
plater-specific information and a revised factors of production 
database. Hangzhou submitted its response on September 21, 2000. We 
invited parties to comment on our preliminary results of review, but we 
received no comments. The Department has now completed the antidumping 
duty administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Act.

Scope of Review

    The products covered by this review are HSLWs of carbon steel, of 
carbon alloy steel, or of stainless steel, heat-treated or non-heat-
treated, plated or non-plated, with ends that are off-line. HSLWs are 
designed to: (1) Function as a spring to compensate for developed 
looseness between the component parts of a fastened assembly; (2) 
distribute the load over a larger area for screws or bolts; and, (3) 
provide a hardened bearing surface. The scope does not include internal 
or external tooth washers, nor does it include spring lock washers made 
of other metals, such as copper.
    HSLWs subject to this review are currently classifiable under 
subheading 7318.21.0030 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope 
of this proceeding is dispositive.

Verification

    Pursuant to section 782(i) of the Act, we verified sales and 
factors of production information provided by Hangzhou in Xiaoshan, 
PRC, using standard verification procedures, including the examination 
of relevant sales, accounting and production records, as well as 
original source documents provided by the respondents. Our verification 
results are outlined in the public version of the verification report, 
dated August 14, 2000, and located in the public file in the Central 
Records Unit, room B-099 of the Department's main building.

Comparisons

    We calculated export price and normal value based on the same 
methodology used in the Preliminary Results and analyzed the additional 
plating information submitted by respondent.

Final Results of the Review

    Respondent Hangzhou submitted the requested additional plater-
specific information and revised factors of production database on 
September 21, 2000. We have incorporated this new information in our 
analysis for purposes of these final results (See Calculation 
Memorandum from Craig Matney to file dated December 27, 2000). The 
weighted-average dumping margin for the period October 1, 1998 through 
September 30, 1999, is as follows:

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                                                                Margin
        Manufacturer/exporter               Time period       (percent)
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Hang Zhou Spring Washer Co. Ltd/          10/01/98-09/30/99         2.76
 Zhejiang Wanxin Group Co., Ltd.
 (ZWG)...............................
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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 directly to the Customs Service.
    Furthermore, the following deposit rates will be effective upon 
publication of these final results for all shipments of HSLWs from the 
PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 
the publication date, as provided for by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: 
(1) For Hangzhou, which has a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will 
be the company-specific rate established in these final results of 
review; (2) for all other PRC exporters, the cash deposit rate will be 
the PRC rate, 128.63 percent, which is the All Other PRC Manufacturers, 
Producers and Exporters rate from the Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value: Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers from the PRC, 
58 FR 48833 (September 20, 1993); and, (3) for non-PRC exporters of 
subject merchandise from the PRC, the cash deposit rate will be the 
rate applicable to the PRC supplier of that exporter. These deposit 
rates 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 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 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: December 27, 2000.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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