[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 116 (Monday, June 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33991-33992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13494]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-570-822


Helical Spring Lock Washers from the People's Republic of China: 
Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Devta Ohri, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
1, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-3853.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 19, 1993, the Department published the antidumping duty 
order on certain helical spring lock washers (``HSLW'') from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC''), as amended on November 23, 1993. 
See Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers From 
the People's Republic of China, 58 FR 53914 (October 19, 1993), and 
Amended Final Determination and Amended Antidumping Duty Order: Certain 
Helical Spring Lock Washers From the People's Republic of China, 58 FR 
61859 (November 23, 1993). On November 26, 2007, the Department 
initiated an administrative review of Hangzhou Spring Washer Co., Ltd. 
(also known as Zhejiang Wanxin Group, Ltd.) (``HSW'' or 
``Respondent''). See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 72 FR 65938 
(November 26, 2007). On May 15, 2008, both HSW and Shakeproof Assembly 
Components Division of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (``Shakeproof'' or 
``Petitioner'') requested that the Department exercise its discretion 
and extend the deadline for withdrawal of administrative review beyond 
90 days, thereby allowing both HSW's and Shakeproof's May 15, 2008, 
withdrawal requests to be considered timely.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are HSLWs of carbon steel, of 
carbon alloy steel, or of stainless steel, heat-treated or non-heat-
treated, plated or non-plated, with ends that are off-line. HSLWs are 
designed to: (1) Function as a spring to compensate for developed 
looseness between the component parts of a fastened assembly; (2) 
distribute the load over a larger area for screws or bolts; and (3) 
provide a hardened bearing surface. The scope does not include internal 
or external tooth washers, nor does it include spring lock washers made 
of other metals, such as copper.
    HSLWs subject to the order are currently classifiable under 
subheading 7318.21.0030 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope 
of this proceeding is dispositive.

Rescission of Review

    Section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations provides that 
the Department will rescind an administrative review if the party that 
requested the review withdraws its request for review within 90 days of 
the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested 
review, or withdraws its request at a later date if the Department 
determines that it is reasonable to extend the time limit for 
withdrawing the request. Both HSW and Shakeproof withdrew their 
requests for review on May 15, 2008, which is after the 90-day 
deadline. Nonetheless, the Department accepts the withdrawal requests 
because it has not yet expended

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significant resources on this review. Therefore, the Department is 
rescinding the administrative review of HSW covering the period October 
1, 2006 through September 30, 2007.
    The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') 15 days after publication of 
this rescission notice. The Department will instruct CBP to assess 
antidumping duties 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).

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APO'') 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 published in accordance with section 777(i) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: June 10, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-13494 Filed 6-13-08; 8:45 am]
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