[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63363-63364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2952]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-833]


Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From Taiwan: Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: In response to requests from interested parties, the 
Department of Commerce initiated an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain polyester staple fiber in Taiwan. 
Based on withdrawal of requests for review from interested parties, we 
are rescinding the administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 1, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Holland, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-1279.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 25, 2000, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') 
published an antidumping duty order on certain polyester staple fiber 
from Taiwan. Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of 
Korea and Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From 
the Republic of Korea and Taiwan, 65 FR 33807 (May 25, 2000).
    On May 3, 2004, the Department published a notice in the Federal 
Register of the opportunity for interested parties to request an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain 
polyester staple fiber from Taiwan. See Antidumping or Countervailing 
Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request 
Administrative Review, 69 FR 24117 (May 3, 2004).
    On May 28, 2004, Far Eastern Textile, Ltd. (``FETL''), a producer/
exporter of certain polyester staple fiber in Taiwan, and Fibertex 
Corporation (``Fibertex''), a

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U.S. importer of the merchandise subject to review, jointly requested 
an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain 
polyester staple fiber from Taiwan covering the period May 1, 2003, 
through April 30, 2004. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we 
published the initiation of the review on June 30, 2004. See Initiation 
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and 
Request for Revocation in Part, 69 FR 39409 (June 30, 2004). On 
September 28, 2004, FETL and Fibertex withdrew their requests for 
review.

Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will 
rescind an administrative review if a party that requested the review 
withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication of the 
notice of initiation of the requested review. The Department may extend 
this time limit if it decides it is reasonable to do so. Because FETL 
and Fibertex filed timely requests for withdrawal of this 
administrative review by the mandatory deadline i.e., September 28, 
2004, we are hereby rescinding this administrative review.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For 
the companies for which this review is rescinded, antidumping duties 
shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated 
antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from 
warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
    The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to CBP within 15 days of publication of this notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) 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.

Notification Regarding APOs

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APOs'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/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 violation which is subject to sanction.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: October 26, 2004.
Jeffrey A. May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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