[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 122 (Monday, June 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36927-36928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3335]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-101]


Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order; Greige Polyester Cotton 
Printcloth from the People's Republic of China

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

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (``the Department'') and the International Trade Commission 
(``ITC'') that revocation of the antidumping duty order on greige 
polyester cotton printcloth (``printcloth'') from the People's Republic 
of China (``China'') would likely 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 this antidumping 
duty order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 27, 2005.

FOR CONTACT INFORMATION:  Hilary E. Sadler, Esq., or Maureen Flannery, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4340 
or (202) 482-3020, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 1, 2004, the Department initiated and the ITC instituted a 
sunset review of the antidumping duty order on greige polyester 
printcloth from China, 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 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the 
ITC of the magnitude of the margin likely to prevail were the order to 
be revoked.\2\ On June 2, 2005, the ITC determined, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
printcloth from China would likely 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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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 69 FR 9585 
(March 1, 2004) and ITC's Investigation No. 731-TA-101 (Second 
Review), 69 FR 9640 (March 1, 2004).
    \2\ See Greige Polyester Printcloth from the People's Republic 
of China; Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of Antidumping 
Duty Order, 69 FR 40611 (July 6, 2004).
    \3\ See Investigation No. 731-TA-101 (Second Review), 70 FR 
32371 (June 2, 2005).
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Scope of the Antidumping Duty Order

    The scope remains unchanged from the Final Results of Expedited 
Sunset Review; Greige Polyester Cotton Printcloth from the People's 
Republic of China, 64 FR 13399 (March 18, 1999). The merchandise 
subject to this antidumping order is greige polyester cotton 
printcloth, other than 80 x 80 type. Greige polyester cotton printcloth 
is of chief weight cotton,\4\ unbleached

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and uncolored printcloth. The term ``printcloth'' refers to plain woven 
fabric, not napped, not fancy or figured, of singles yarn, not combed, 
of average yarn number 43 to 68,\5\ weighing not more than 6 ounces per 
square yard, of a total count of more than 85 yarns per square inch, of 
which the total count of the warp yarns per inch and the total count of 
the filling yarns per inch are each less than 62 percent of the total 
count of the warp and filling yarns per square inch. This merchandise 
is currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (``HTSUS'') 
item 5210.11.6060. The HTSUS item number is provided for convenience 
and customs purposes; however, the written description remains 
dispositive.
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    \4\ In the scope from the original investigation, the Department 
defined the subject merchandise by chief value (i.e., the subject 
merchandise was of chief value cotton). For the purposes of this 
review, we have incorporated the U.S Customs Service's conversion to 
chief weight (i.e., the subject merchandise is of chief weight 
cotton). See Memorandum, RE: Greige Polyester Cotton Printcloth-
Scope, February 25, 1999.
    \5\ Under the English system, this average yarn number count 
translates to 26 to 40. The average yarn number counts reported in 
previous scope descriptions by the Department are based on the 
English system of yarn number counts. Per phone conversations with 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') officials, CBP now 
relies on the metric system to establish average yarn number counts. 
Thus, the 26 to 40 average yarn number count under the English 
system translates to a 43 to 68 average yarn number count under the 
metric system. See Memorandum, RE: Greige Polyester Cotton 
Printcloth-Scope, February 19, 1999.
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Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
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 printcloth from China.
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect 
antidumping duty deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry 
for all imports of subject merchandise. 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 May 2010.
    This five-year (``sunset'') review and notice are in accordance 
with section 751(c) of the Act.

    Dated: June 9, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-3335 Filed 6-24-05; 8:45 am]
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