[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 190 (Wednesday, October 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 56619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24901]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International trade Administration

[A-570-880]


Antidumping Duty Order: Barium Carbonate from the People's 
Republic of China

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

ACTION: Notice of Antidumping Duty Order.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Layton or Tisha Loeper-Viti at 
(202) 482-0371 or (202) 482-7425, respectively; AD/CVD Enforcement, 
Office 5, Group II, Import Administration, Room 1870, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 6, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation 
of barium carbonate from the People's Republic of China (PRC). See 
Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Barium 
Carbonate from the People's Republic of China, 68 FR 46577 (August 6, 
2003).

Scope of Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is barium carbonate, 
regardless of form or grade. The product is currently classifiable 
under subheading 2836.60.0000 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.

Antidumping Duty Order

    On September 19, 2003, in accordance with section 735(d) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (the Act), the International Trade 
Commission notified the Department of its final determination that the 
industry in the United States producing barium carbonate is materially 
injured within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by 
reason of imports of the subject merchandise from the PRC.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, the 
Department will direct the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 
(BCBP) to assess, upon further advice by the Department, antidumping 
duties equal to the amount by which the normal value of the subject 
merchandise exceeds the export price or constructed export price of the 
subject merchandise for all relevant entries of barium carbonate from 
the PRC. The antidumping duties will be assessed on all (1) 
unliquidated entries of barium carbonate subject to this order, 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 
17, 2003, the date of publication of the Department's preliminary 
determination in the Federal Register\1\, and before September 13, 
2003; and (2) merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the date of publication of the ITC's notice of 
final determination in the Federal Register. The Department terminated 
the suspension of liquidation for entries of subject merchandise, 
pursuant to section 733(d) of the Act, on September 13, 2003. Entries 
of barium carbonate from the PRC made between September 13, 2003 and 
the day preceding the publication of the ITC's notice of final 
determination in the Federal Register, are not liable for the 
assessment of antidumping duties.
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    \1\ See Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Barium 
Carbonate from the People's Republic of China, 68 FR 12664 (March 
17, 2003).
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    On or after the date of publication of the ITC's notice of final 
determination in the Federal Register, the BCBP will require, at the 
same time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties, a cash 
deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average antidumping duty 
margins as noted below. The ``PRC-Wide Rate'' applies to all exporters 
of subject merchandise not specifically listed. The weighted-average 
dumping margins are as follows:

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                                                              Weighted-
                                                               Average
                   Manufacturer/exporter                        Margin
                                                              (percent)
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Qingdao Red Star Chemical Import & Export Co., Ltd.........       34.44%
PRC-Wide Rate..............................................       81.30%
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    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to 
barium carbonate from the PRC, pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. 
Interested parties may contact the Department's Central Records Unit, 
Room B-099 of the Main Commerce Building, for copies of an updated list 
of antidumping duty orders currently in effect.
    This order is issued and published in accordance with section 
736(a) of Act and 19 CFR 351.211.

    Dated: September 25, 2003.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-24901 Filed 9-30-03; 8:45 am]
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