[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16903-16904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7651]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

[A-570-504]


Petroleum Wax Candles From the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

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

ACTION: Notice of initiation of antidumping duty new shipper review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received a 
request

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from Shanghai New Star Im/Ex Co., Ltd. (Shanghai) to conduct a new 
shipper review of the antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles 
from the People's Republic of China (PRC). In accordance with section 
751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 
351.214(d), we are initiating this new shipper review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 28, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abdelali Elouaradia or Matthew Renkey, 
AD/CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1374 or (202) 
482-2312, respectively.

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    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 references to the Department's regulations are 
to 19 CFR Part 351 (2000).

Background

    On February 28, 2001, the Department received a timely request from 
Shanghai, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.214(c), for a new shipper review of the antidumping 
duty order on petroleum wax candles from the PRC. This order has a 
February semiannual anniversary month. On March 14 and 16, 2001, 
Shanghai clarified in additional submissions that it had only one 
shipment during the period of review (POR) and that there have been no 
additional shipments of the subject merchandise to the United States, 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv)(B).

Initiation of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), in its February 28, 2001 request for review, 
Shanghai certified that it did not export the subject merchandise to 
the United States during the period of investigation (POI) and that it 
is not affiliated with any company which exported subject merchandise 
to the United States during the POI. Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), Shanghai further certified that its export 
activities are not controlled by the central government of the PRC. 
Also, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), Shanghai submitted 
documentation showing the date on which subject merchandise entered the 
United States, the volume of that shipment, and the date of the first 
sale to an unaffiliated customer in the United States.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.214(d), we are initiating a new shipper review of the 
antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles from the PRC. In 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(h)(i), we intend to issue the 
preliminary results of this review not later than 180 days from the 
date of publication of this notice. All provisions of 19 CFR 351.214 
will apply to Shanghai throughout the duration of this new shipper 
review.
    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(i)(A), the POR for a new 
shipper review initiated in the month immediately following the 
semiannual anniversary month is the six-month period immediately 
preceding the semiannual anniversary month. Therefore, the POR for this 
new shipper is:

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                                                          Period to be
             Antidumping duty  proceeding                   reviewed
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Petroleum Wax Candles from the PRC, A-570-504:
    Shanghai New Star Im/Ex Co., Ltd.................    8/01/00-1/31/01
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    Concurrent with the publication of this initiation notice, and in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(e), effective on the date of publication 
of this notice we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to suspend 
liquidation of any unliquidated entries of the subject merchandise from 
the relevant exporter or producer, and allow, at the option of the 
importer, the posting until the completion of this review, of a bond or 
security in lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the subject 
merchandise exported by the company listed above.
    Interested parties may submit applications for disclosure of 
business proprietary information under administrative protective order 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 351.306.
    This initiation and notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of 
the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.214.

    Dated: March 21, 2001.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD Enforcement Group III.
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