[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 3 (Friday, January 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Administrative 
Duty Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 4, 2002.
SUMMARY: On February 28, 2001, the Department received a timely request 
from the Paint Applicator Division of the American Brush Manufacturers 
Association (the petitioner), to conduct an administrative review of 
the sales of Hebei Founder Import & Export Company (Hebei Founder) and 
Hunan Provincial Native Products Import & Export Corp. (Hunan 
Provincial) on February 28, 2001. On March 22, 2001, the Department 
initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
natural bristle paintbrushes and paint brush heads (natural 
paintbrushes) for the period of review (POR) of February 1, 2000 
through January 31, 2001. On September 12, 2001, the Department 
rescinded this review with respect to Hebei Founder. We are now 
rescinding this review with respect to Hunan Provincial as a result of 
the petitioner's withdrawal of its request for review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Gilgunn, AD/CVD Enforcement 
Group III, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 
(202) 482-4236.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   

Background

    On February 14, 2001, the Department published a notice of 
opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on natural paintbrushes from the People's Republic of China (PRC) 
(66 FR 10269). On February 28, 2001, the Department received a timely 
request from the petitioner for administrative reviews of Hunan 
Provincial and Hebei Founder in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b). On 
March 22, 2001, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(1), the Department 
initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
natural paintbrushes, for the period from February 1, 2000 through 
January 31, 2001, in order to determine whether merchandise imported 
into the United States is being sold at less than fair value prices. 
See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Requests for Revocations in Part (66 FR 16037).
    On September 12, 2001, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the 
Department rescinded the administrative review with regard to Hebei 
Founder since we found no entries or shipments from Hebei Founder 
during the POR. (See 66 FR 47450.) On December 6, 2001, the petitioner 
withdrew its request for this review with regard to Hunan Provincial.

Recission of Antidumping Administrative Review

    The Department's regulations at 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) provide that a 
party may withdraw its request for review within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. 
Although the petitioner's request for withdrawal was more than 90 days 
from the date of initiation, consistent with the Department's past 
practice in the context of administrative reviews conducted under 
section 751(a) of the Act, the Department has discretion to extend the 
time period for withdrawal on a case-by-case basis. (See e.g. Iron 
Construction Casings from Canada: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 63 FR 45797 (August 27, 1998).) Rescission 
of this review would not prejudice any party in this proceeding, as 
Hunan Provincial would continue to receive its company-specific cash 
deposit rate to which it was subject at the time of the initiation of 
this review. The petitioners are the only party that requested a review 
of Hunan Provincial's sales for the February 1, 2000 through January 
31, 2001 POR. Moreover, the Department has not yet devoted extensive 
time and resources to this review. Therefore, we determine that it is 
reasonable to extend the deadline under section 351.213(d), and to 
rescind this review.
    This notice 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 or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675) and 
19 CFR 351.213(d).

    Dated: December 27, 2001.
Richard O. Weible,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
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