[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31154-31156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8514]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-899]


Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Artist Canvas from the 
People's Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (``the Department'') and the International Trade Commission 
(``ITC''), the Department is issuing an antidumping duty order on 
certain artist canvas from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). On 
May 15, 2006, the ITC notified the Department of its affirmative 
determination of material injury to a U.S. industry (Artist Canvas from 
China, Investigation No. 731-TA-1091 (Final), Publication 3853, May 
2006).

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Holton, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-1324.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with section 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), on March 30, 2006, the Department 
published the Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value: Certain Artist Canvas from the People's Republic of China, 71 FR 
16116 (March 30, 2006) (``Final Determination''). A notice of 
correction was published on May 8, 2006 to correct one of the exporter 
and producer names that was published in the Final Determination. See 
Notice of Correction to Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value: Certain Artist Canvas from the People's Republic of 
China, 71 FR 26735 (May 8, 2006).

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Scope of Order

    The products covered by this order are artist canvases regardless 
of dimension and/or size, whether assembled or unassembled, that have 
been primed/coated, whether or not made from cotton, whether or not 
archival, whether bleached or unbleached, and whether or not containing 
an ink receptive top coat. Priming/coating includes the application of 
a solution, designed to promote the adherence of artist materials, such 
as paint or ink, to the fabric. Artist canvases (i.e., pre-stretched 
canvases, canvas panels, canvas pads, canvas rolls (including bulk 
rolls that have been primed), printable canvases, floor cloths, and 
placemats) are tightly woven prepared painting and/or printing 
surfaces. Artist canvas and stretcher strips (whether or not made of 
wood and whether or not assembled) included within a kit or set are 
covered by this proceeding.
    Artist canvases subject to this order are currently classifiable 
under subheadings 5901.90.20.00 and 5901.90.40.00 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). Specifically excluded 
from the scope of this order are tracing cloths, ``paint-by-number'' or 
``paint-it-yourself'' artist canvases with a copyrighted preprinted 
outline, pattern, or design, whether or not included in a painting set 
or kit.\1\ Also excluded are stretcher strips, whether or not made from 
wood, so long as they are not incorporated into artist canvases or sold 
as part of an artist canvas kit or set. While the HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description 
of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.
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    \1\ Artist canvases with a non-copyrighted preprinted outline, 
pattern, or design are included in the scope, whether or not 
included in a painting set or kit.
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    Additionally, we have determined that canvas woven and primed in 
India but cut and stretched in the PRC and exported from the PRC is not 
subject to the order covering artist canvas from the PRC.

Antidumping Duty Order

    On May 15, 2006, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, the 
ITC notified the Department of its final determination pursuant to 
section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act that an industry in the United 
States is materially injured by reason of less-than-fair-value imports 
of subject merchandise from the PRC. Therefore, in accordance with 
section 736(a)(1) of the Act, the Department will direct U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (``CBP'') to assess, upon further instruction by 
the Department, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which the 
normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export price (or 
constructed export price) of the merchandise for all relevant entries 
of certain artist canvas from the PRC. These antidumping duties will be 
assessed on all unliquidated entries of certain artist canvas from the 
PRC entered, or withdrawn from the warehouse, for consumption on or 
after November 7, 2005, the date on which the Department published its 
Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 
Certain Artist Canvas from the People's Republic of China, 70 FR 67412 
(November 7, 2005) (``Preliminary Determination'').
    Section 733(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant 
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect 
for more than four months except where exporters representing a 
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request 
the Department to extend that four-month period to no more than six 
months. At the request of exporters that account for a significant 
proportion of the PRC exports of the subject merchandise, we extended 
the four-month period to no more than six months. See Preliminary 
Determination. In this investigation, the six-month period beginning on 
the date of the publication of the preliminary determination ends on 
May 5, 2006. Furthermore, section 737 of the Act states that definitive 
duties are to begin on the date of publication of the ITC's final 
injury determination. Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of 
the Act and our practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the 
suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to 
antidumping duties, unliquidated entries of artist canvas from the PRC 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after May 
6, 2006, and before the date of publication of the ITC's final injury 
determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will 
resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final injury 
determination in the Federal Register.
    Effective on the date of publication of the ITC's final affirmative 
injury determination, CBP officers will require, at the same time as 
importers would normally deposit estimated duties on this merchandise, 
a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average antidumping duty 
margins as listed below. The ``PRC-wide'' rate applies to all exporters 
of subject merchandise not specifically listed. The weighted-average 
dumping margins are as follows:

                                              Artist Canvas from the PRC - Weighted-average Dumping Margins
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                   Exporter                                                   Producer                                   Weighted-Average Deposit Rate
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Ningbo Conda..................................                                                      Jinhua Universal                              264.09
Ningbo Conda..................................                             Wuxi Silver Eagle Cultural Goods Co. Ltd.                              264.09
Conda Painting................................                                  Wuxi Pegasus Cultural Goods Co. Ltd.                              264.09
Jinhua Universal..............................                                                      Jinhua Universal                              264.09
Phoenix Materials.............................                                                     Phoenix Materials                               77.90
Phoenix Materials.............................                                                    Phoenix Stationary                               77.90
Phoenix Materials.............................                                                       Shuyang Phoenix                               77.90
Phoenix Stationary............................                                                     Phoenix Materials                               77.90
Phoenix Stationary............................                                                    Phoenix Stationary                               77.90
Phoenix Stationary............................                                                       Shuyang Phoenix                               77.90
Jiangsu By-products...........................            Wuxi Yinying Stationery and Sports Products Co. Ltd. Corp.                               77.90
Jiangsu By-products...........................         Su Yang Yinying Stationery and Sports Products Co. Ltd. Corp.                               77.90
China-Wide Rate...............................  ....................................................................                              264.09
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    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to 
certain artist canvas 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 published in accordance with section 736(a) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.211.

    Dated: May 24, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-8514 Filed 5-31-06; 8:45 am]
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