[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1214-1215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-198]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

(A-570-862)


Foundry Coke Products from the People's Republic of China: 
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order

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 Foundry Coke 
Products from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would likely 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an 
industry in the United States, the Department is publishing this notice 
of continuation of this antidumping duty (``AD'') order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 10, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Gorelik at (202) 482-6905 or 
Juanita Chen at (202) 482-1904 ; AD/CVD Operations, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 1, 2006, the Department initiated a sunset review of the 
AD order on Foundry Coke from the PRC pursuant to section 751(c) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). See Initiation of Five-
year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 71 FR 43443 (August 1, 2006). The Department 
received notices of intent to participate from the following domestic 
parties within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i): ABC 
Coke, Citizens Gas & Coke Utility, Erie Coke, Sloss Industries 
Corporation, and Tonawanda Coke Corporation (collectively, 
``Petitioners''). These parties claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b), as domestic 
manufacturers and producers of the domestic like product. The 
Department received a substantive response from Petitioners within the 
30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department 
did not receive a substantive response from any of the respondent 
interested parties to these proceedings. As a result, pursuant to 
section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the 
Department conducted an expedited sunset review of this AD order.\1\ On 
December 20, 2006, the ITC determined, pursuant to section 751(c) of 
the Act, that revocation of the AD order on foundry coke would likely 
lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in 
the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.\2\
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    \1\ See Foundry Coke Products from the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order, 71 FR 70956 (December 7, 2006).
    \2\ See Foundry Coke from China, 71 FR 78223 (December 28, 
2006), and USITC Publication 3897, Investigation No. 731-TA-891 
(December 20, 2006) (Review).
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Scope Of The Order

    The product covered under the antidumping duty order is coke larger 
than 100 mm (4 inches) in maximum diameter and at least 50 percent of 
which is retained on a 100-mm (4 inch) sieve, of a kind used in 
foundries.
    The foundry coke products subject to the antidumping duty order 
were classifiable under subheading 2704.00.00.10 (as of Jan 1, 2000) 
and are currently classifiable under subheading 2704.00.00.11 (as of 
July 1, 2000) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and Customs purposes, our written description of the scope 
of the order is dispositive.

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Determination

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of the 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 foundry coke products from the PRC. U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection will continue to collect antidumping duty cash 
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of 
subject merchandise. This review covers imports from all manufacturers 
and exporters of foundry coke 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 December 2011.
    This five-year (``sunset'') review and notice are in accordance 
with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: January 4, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-198 Filed 1-9-07; 8:45 am]
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