[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 62217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25169]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-905]


Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From the People's Republic of 
China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order

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


DATES: Effective October 12, 2012.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (``Department'') and the International Trade Commission 
(``ITC'') that revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain 
polyester staple fiber from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') 
would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and 
material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is 
publishing a notice of continuation of the antidumping duty order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Huang, AD/CVD Operations, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-4047.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 1, 2012, the Department published the 
notice of initiation of the sunset review of the antidumping duty order 
on certain polyester staple fiber from the PRC pursuant to section 
751(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').\1\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review; Correction, 
77 FR 28355 (May 14, 2012) (``Sunset Initiation'').
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    As a result of its review, the Department determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain polyester staple 
fiber from the PRC would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of 
dumping and, therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margin 
of dumping likely to prevail should the order be revoked.\2\
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    \2\ See Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 54898 (September 6, 2012).
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    On October 4, 2012, the ITC determined, pursuant to section 
751(c)(1) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
PSF from the PRC would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of 
material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable future.\3\
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    \3\ See Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from China Determination, 
77 FR 60720 (October 4, 2012), and USITC Publication 4351 (September 
2012), Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from China, Investigation No. 
731-TA-1104 (Review).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the order is certain polyester staple 
fiber defined under the scope of the order as synthetic staple fibers, 
not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning, of polyesters 
measuring 3.3 decitex (3 denier, inclusive) or more in diameter. 
Certain polyester staple fiber subject to the order is currently 
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS'') at subheadings 5503.20.0045 (3.3 to 13.2 decitex) and 
5503.20.00.65 (13.2 decitex or greater). Although the subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written product 
description, available in Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain 
Polyester Staple Fiber From the People's Republic of China, 72 FR 30545 
(June 1, 2007), remains dispositive.

Continuation of the Order

    As a result of these determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of the antidumping duty order would likely lead to a 
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 
order on certain polyester staple fiber 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. The effective date of the continuation of the 
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 the order not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of 
the effective date of continuation.
    This five-year (sunset) review and this notice are in accordance 
with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 4, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-25169 Filed 10-11-12; 8:45 am]
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