[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 162 (Monday, August 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51811-51812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19279]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-002]


Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order: Chloropicrin From the 
People's Republic of China

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

ACTION: Notice of Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order: Chloropicrin 
from the People's Republic of China.

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SUMMARY: As a result of the determination by the Department of Commerce 
(``the Department'') and the International Trade Commission 
(``Commission'') that revocation of this antidumping duty order would 
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is 
publishing notice of the continuation of the antidumping duty order on 
chloropicrin from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 23, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha V. Douthit, Office of Policy, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5050.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 1, 2004, the Department initiated and the Commission 
instituted a sunset review of the antidumping duty order on 
chloropicrin from the PRC, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended, (``the Act'').\1\ As a result of its review, the 
Department found that revocation of the antidumping duty order would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified 
the Commission of the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail were 
the order revoked.\2\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-year (Sunset) 
Reviews, 69 FR 9585 (March 1, 2004).
    \2\ See Chloropicrin from the People's Republic of China; Final 
Results of the Expedited Sunset Review, 69 FR 40601 (July 6, 2004).
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    On August 10, 2004, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
chloropicrin from the PRC would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time.\3\
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    \3\ See Chloropicrin from China, 69 FR 48520 (August 10, 2004) 
and USITC Publication 3712 (August 2004), Investigation No. 731-TA-
130 (Second Review).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to this antidumping duty order is 
chloropicrin, also known as trichloronitromethane. A major use of the 
product is as a pre-plant soil fumigant (pesticide). Such merchandise 
is currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (``HTS'') 
item number 2904.90.50. The HTS item number is provided for convenience 
and customs purposes. The written description remains dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the 
Commission that revocation of this antidumping duty order would likely 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an 
industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the 
Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of the antidumping 
duty order on chloropicrin from the PRC. The effective date of 
continuation of this order will be the date of publication in the 
Federal Register of this Notice of Continuation. Pursuant to sections 
751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6) of the Act, the Department intends to initiate 
the next five-year review of this order not later than July 2009.


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    Dated: August 17, 2004.
James J. Jochum,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-19279 Filed 8-20-04; 8:45 am]
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