[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19545-19546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9807]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-557-805]


Extruded Rubber Thread from Malaysia; 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 November 6, 2001, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on extruded rubber thread from Malaysia (66 FR 56057). This 
review covers three manufacturers/exporters of the subject merchandise 
to the United States (Filati Lastex Sdn. Bhd., Heveafil Sdn. Bhd./
Filmax Sdn. Bhd, and Rubberflex Sdn. Bhd.). The period of review is 
October 1, 1999, through September 30, 2000.
    Based on our findings at verification and the identification of 
certain clerical errors, we have made changes in the margin 
calculations. Therefore, the final results differ from the preliminary 
results. The final weighted-average dumping margins for the reviewed 
firms are listed below in the section entitled ``Final Results of 
Review.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 22, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irina Itkin or Elizabeth Eastwood, 
Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 2, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20230; telephone 
(202) 482-0656 or (202) 482-3874, respectively.

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 (URAA). In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the 
Department's) regulations are to 19 CFR Part 351 (2000).

Background

    On November 6, 2001, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on extruded rubber thread from Malaysia. See 
Extruded Rubber Thread from Malaysia; Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 66 FR 56057 (Nov. 6, 2001).
    In response to the Department's invitation to comment on the 
preliminary results of this review, Heveafil Sdn. Bhd./Filmax Sdn. Bhd. 
(Heveafil) and Filati Lastex Sdn. Bhd. (Filati) submitted comments on 
December 6, 2001, regarding certain clerical errors in the preliminary 
results. On December 19, 2001, we postponed the final results of this 
review until no later than May 6, 2002, in order to allow us to conduct 
foreign verifications for Filati, Heveafil, and Rubberflex, and U.S. 
verifications for Heveafil and Rubberflex. (The U.S. verification for 
Filati was conducted prior to the preliminary results.) See Extruded 
Rubber Thread from Malaysia; Notice of Extension of Time Limits for 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 66 FR 65471 
(Dec. 19, 2001).
    In January, February, and March 2002, we conducted verifications of 
the sales and cost data submitted by Filati, Heveafil, and Rubberflex. 
After verification, we gave interested parties an opportunity to 
comment on our preliminary results and verification findings, but we 
did not receive case briefs from any party to this proceeding. The 
Department has conducted this administrative review in accordance with 
section 751 of the Act.

Scope of Review

    The product covered by this review is extruded rubber thread. 
Extruded rubber thread is defined as vulcanized rubber thread obtained 
by extrusion of stable or concentrated natural rubber latex of any 
cross sectional shape, measuring from 0.18 mm, which is 0.007 inch or 
140 gauge, to 1.42 mm, which is 0.056 inch

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or 18 gauge, in diameter. Extruded rubber thread is currently 
classifiable under subheading 4007.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written description 
of the scope of this review is dispositive.

Period of Review

    The period of review (POR) is October 1, 1999, through September 
30, 2000.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our findings at verification and the identification of 
certain clerical errors, we have made certain changes in the margin 
calculations. These changes are discussed in the May 6, 2002, 
calculation memoranda to the file entitled ``Calculations Performed for 
Filati Lastex Sdn. Bhd. in the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review on Extruded Rubber Thread from Malaysia,'' 
``Calculations Performed for Heveafil Sdn. Bhd., Filmax Sdn. Bhd., and 
Heveafil USA, Inc. in the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review on Extruded Rubber Thread from Malaysia,'' and 
``Calculations Performed for Rubberflex Sdn. Bhd in the Final Results 
of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review on Extruded Rubber Thread 
from Malaysia.''

Final Results of Review

    We determine that the following weighted-average margins exist for 
the period October 1, 1999, through September 30, 2000:

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                Manufacturer/Exporter                  Percentage Margin
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Filati Lastex Sdn. Bhd...............................              18.52
Heveafil Sdn. Bhd./ Filmax Sdn. Bhd..................               0.20
Rubberflex Sdn. Bhd..................................               0.00
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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 importer- specific assessment rates. 
For Filati and Heveafil, we divided the total dumping margins for the 
reviewed sales by their total entered value for each importer. In 
addition, for Rubberflex's constructed export price sales, we divided 
the total dumping margins for these sales by their total entered value 
for the affiliated importer. We will direct Customs to assess the 
resulting percentage margins against the entered values for the subject 
merchandise on each of that importer's entries. However, we will 
instruct Customs to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, 
all entries for any importer for whom the assessment rate is de minimis 
(i.e., less than 0.50 percent), pursuant to 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
    For Rubberflex's EP sales, we divided the total dumping margins by 
the entered quantity for each importer. We will direct Customs to 
assess these per-unit amounts on all entries by these importers.

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 extruded rubber thread from Malaysia 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 rates for the reviewed firms will be the rates shown above, 
except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis 
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106, the cash deposit rate will be 
zero; (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 15.16 
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 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 the only 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 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) of the Act.

    Dated: April 16, 2002.
Bernard T. Carreau,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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