[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 339-340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31303]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-890]


Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China: 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

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

DATES: Effective Date: January 5, 2010.

SUMMARY: In response to a request from Rise Furniture Co., Ltd. 
(``Rise''), the Department of Commerce (``Department'') initiated a new 
shipper

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review of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from 
the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') covering the period January 1, 
2009, through July 30, 2009.\1\ On November 10, 2009, Rise withdrew its 
request for a new shipper review. Accordingly, the Department is 
rescinding the new shipper review with respect to Rise.
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    \1\ See Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Antidumping New Shipper Reviews, 74 FR 43096 
(August 26, 2009) (``Initiation Notice'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Smith or Rebecca Pandolph, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
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5193 or (202) 482-3627, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 31, 2009, the Department received a timely request from 
Rise in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(b)(i) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the ``Act''), and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(1) for a new 
shipper review of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom 
furniture from the PRC. On August 26, 2009, the Department found that 
the request for a new shipper review of Rise met all of the regulatory 
requirements set forth in 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2) and initiated the 
requested antidumping duty new shipper review.\2\ On November 10, 2009, 
Rise submitted a letter to the Department in which it stated that it 
was withdrawing from participation in the new shipper review.\3\ On 
November 24, 2009, Rise submitted a letter stating that its November 
10, 2009, letter was not entirely clear and that it desires to 
``withdraw its request and have the review terminated.'' \4\
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    \2\ See Initiation Notice.
    \3\ See letter from Rise regarding, ``Withdrawal from 
Participation in Proceedings: Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the 
People's Republic of China'' (November 10, 2009).
    \4\ See letter from Rise regarding, ``Wooden Bedroom Furniture 
from the People's Republic of China: Rise Furniture Clarification 
Regarding Withdrawal of Review'' (November 24, 2009).
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Rescission of New Shipper Review

    Section 351.214(f)(1) of the Department's regulations provides that 
the Department may rescind a new shipper review if the party that 
requested the review withdraws its request for review within 60 days of 
the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested 
review. Although Rise withdrew its request for review after the 60-day 
deadline, the Department finds it reasonable to extend the deadline 
because it has not yet committed significant resources to the new 
shipper review of Rise. Specifically, the Department has not completed 
a full analysis of Rise's sales or factors of production data for the 
period of review nor has it calculated a preliminary margin for Rise. 
On December 4, 2009, the Department notified interested parties of its 
intent to rescind the new shipper review of Rise and provided parties 
with an opportunity to comment on the rescission.\5\ The Department 
received no comments. Based upon the above, the Department is 
rescinding the new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on 
wooden bedroom furniture from the PRC with respect to Rise. As the 
Department is rescinding the new shipper review of Rise, it is not 
calculating a company-specific rate for Rise, and Rise will remain part 
of the PRC-wide entity.
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    \5\ See letter to all interested parties regarding, ``Wooden 
Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China: 2009 New 
Shipper Review of Rise Furniture Co., Ltd.'' (December 4, 2009).
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Assessment

    The Department will not order liquidation of the 2009 entries of 
Rise's merchandise at this time because the deadline for requesting an 
administrative review of these entries has not passed.

Cash Deposit

    The Department will notify U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP'') that bonding is no longer permitted to fulfill security 
requirements for subject merchandise produced and exported by Rise that 
is entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption in the United 
States on or after the publication of this rescission notice in the 
Federal Register. In addition, the Department will notify CBP that a 
cash deposit of 216.01 percent ad valorem should be collected for any 
entries of subject merchandise exported by Rise.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). 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.
    We are issuing and publishing this rescission and notice in 
accordance with section 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(f)(3).

    Dated: December 29, 2009.
Susan Kuhbach,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-31303 Filed 1-4-10; 8:45 am]
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