[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55351-55352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22864]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-899]


Artist Canvas from the People's Republic of China: Final Results 
of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 2, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
initiated the first sunset review of the antidumping duty order on 
artist canvas from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``Act''). See 
Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 76 FR 24459 (May 2, 2011) 
(``Sunset Initiation''); see also Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: 
Certain Artist Canvas from the People's Republic of China, 71 FR 31154 
(June 1, 2006) (``Order''). On May 17, 2011, Tara Materials, Inc. 
(``Tara Materials''), the petitioner in the artist canvas 
investigation, notified the Department that it intended to participate 
in the sunset review. The Department did not receive a substantive 
response from any respondent party. Based on the notice of intent to 
participate and adequate response filed by the domestic interested 
party, and the lack of response from any respondent interested party, 
the Department conducted an expedited sunset review of the Order 
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of this sunset review, the 
Department finds that revocation of the Order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice, infra.

DATES: Effective Date: September 7, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brooke Kennedy; AD/CVD Operations, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-3818.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 2, 2011, the Department initiated a sunset review of the 
order on artist canvas pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See 
Sunset Initiation. On May 17, 2011, the Department received a timely 
notice of intent to participate in the sunset review from Tara 
Materials, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). In accordance with 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(1)(ii)(A), Tara Materials claimed interested party 
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a producer of domestic 
like product.
    On June 1, 2011, Tara Materials filed an adequate substantive 
response in the sunset review, within the 30-day deadline as specified 
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department did not receive a 
substantive response from any respondent interested party in the sunset 
review. 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 the Order.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the 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 the order.
    Artist canvases subject to the 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 the 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 the order 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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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review is 
addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is 
hereby adopted by this notice. See the Department's memorandum 
entitled, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the 
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain 
Artist Canvas from the People's Republic of China,'' dated August 31, 
2011 (``I&D Memo''). The issues discussed in the accompanying I&D Memo 
include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the 
magnitude of the dumping margin likely to prevail if the Order is 
revoked. Parties can obtain a public copy of the I&D Memo on file in 
the Central Records Unit, room 7046, of the main Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete public copy of the I&D Memo can be accessed 
directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and 
electronic version of the I&D Memo are identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, the Department determines 
that revocation of the Order on artist canvas would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping. The Department also determines 
that the dumping margins likely to prevail if the Order was revoked are 
as follows:

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                   Exporters/producers                        margin
                                                             (percent)
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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             77.90
 Products Co. Ltd. Corp.................................
Jiangsu By-products/Su Yang Yinying Stationery and                 77.90
 Sports Products Co. Ltd. Corp..........................
PRC-Wide Entity.........................................          264.09
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also 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. Timely 
notification of the return or 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 these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: August 30, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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