[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11462-11463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6178]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-827]


Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China: 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review of 
Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the 
antidumping duty new shipper review, requested by Wuxi Andi 
Civilization PE Gift Give Away Co., Ltd. (Wuxi or respondent), the 
exporter, and Safety Touch & Javithon Inc., (Safety Touch) the 
importer, of the antidumping duty order on certain cased pencils from 
the People's Republic of China (PRC). The period of the requested 
review is December 1, 2000 through May 31, 2001.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 14, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff or Paul Stoltz, AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Office 4, Group II, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-
1009 and (202) 482-4474, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 citations to the Department's regulations are to the 
regulations at 19 CFR Part 351 (2000).
Background
    On December 3, 2001, counsel for the respondent notified the 
Department that it was withdrawing its representation. Counsel 
instructed the Department to direct all correspondence, questions and 
inquiries to Safety Touch. On January 23, 2002, the Department notified 
the petitioner and Safety Touch of the preliminary rescission of the 
instant new shipper review. On January 28, 2002, the Department 
published its preliminary rescission in the Federal

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Register. See Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Rescission of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review, 
67 FR 3878 (January 28, 2002). In that notice, we invited interested 
parties to comment on the preliminary rescission within 21 days of the 
date of publication of the notice. Interested parties also were 
notified that they may request a hearing in this review within 30 days 
of publication of the preliminary results.
Scope of the Review
    Imports covered by this review are shipments of certain cased 
pencils of any shape or dimension which are writing and/or drawing 
instruments that feature cores of graphite or other materials, encased 
in wood and/or man-made materials, whether or not decorated and whether 
or not tipped (e.g., with erasers, etc.) in any fashion, and either 
sharpened or unsharpened. The pencils subject to this investigation are 
classified under subheading 9609.10.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedules of the United States (HTSUS). Specifically excluded from the 
scope of this order are mechanical pencils, cosmetic pencils, pens, 
non-cased crayons (wax), pastels, charcoals, and chalks. Although the 
HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes our 
written description of the scope of the order is dispositive.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
    The time limits for submitting comments and requesting a hearing 
have passed without the Department receiving either comments or hearing 
requests. We have not changed our preliminary position with respect to 
rescission of this review. Thus, the Department is rescinding this new 
shipper review.
    This new shipper review and this notice are issued and published in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    March 5, 2002
Bernard T. Carreau,
Deputy Assistant Secretary Import Administration, Group II.
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