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A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles
from the People’s Republic of China
Requestor: Home & Garden Party;
whether two ‘‘leaf’’ candles are within
the scope of the antidumping duty
order; requested September 30, 2003.
of the antidumping duty order;
requested January 15, 2005.
A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles
from the People’s Republic of China
Requestor: Rokeach Foods; whether a
‘‘Yahrzeit’’ (or ‘‘day of memory’’) candle
is within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; requested April 22, 2004.
Requestor: Spencer Gifts LLC
(Spencer); whether ‘‘butterfly chairs’’
are within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; requested March 21, 2005.
A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles
from the People’s Republic of China
Requestor: Pier 1 Imports, Inc.;
whether 13 models of candles are
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; requested May 24, 2004.
A–570–827: Cased Pencils from the
People’s Republic of China
Requestor: Fiskars Brands, Inc.;
whether certain compasses are within
the scope of the antidumping duty
order; requested September 10, 2004.
A–570–803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools,
Finished or Unfinished, With or Without
Handles, from the People’s Republic of
China
A–570–868: Folding Metal Tables and
Chairs from the People’s Republic of
China
Russian Federation
A–821–802: Antidumping Suspension
Agreement on Uranium
Requestor: USEC, Inc. and its
subsidiary, United States Enrichment
Corporation; whether enriched uranium
located in Kazakhstan at the time of the
dissolution of the Soviet Union is
within the scope of the order; requested
August 6, 1999.
A–821–819: Magnesium Metal from the
Russian Federation
Requestor: Leeds Specialty Alloys
(LSA); whether a type of magnesium
master alloy is within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested
March 8, 2005.
Requestor: Olympia Group Inc.;
whether cast tampers are within the
scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested September 24, 2004.
Vietnam
A–570–886: Polyethylene Retail Carrier
Bags from the People’s Republic of
China
Requestor: Piazza Seafood World LLC;
whether certain basa and tra fillets from
Cambodia which are a product of
Vietnam are within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; requested May
12, 2004.
Requestor: Dimensions Trading, Inc.;
whether polyethylene sample bags are
within the scope of the antidumping
duty order; requested October 13, 2004.
A–570–803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools,
Finished or Unfinished, With or Without
Handles, from the People’s Republic of
China
Requestor: Olympia Group Inc.;
whether pry bars, with a bar length
under 18 inches, are within the scope of
the antidumping duty order; requested
November 4, 2004.
A–570–502: Iron Construction Castings
from the People’s Republic of China
Requestor: A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co.;
whether certain cast iron articles (meter
box frames, covers, extension rings;
meter box bases, upper bodies, lids), if
imported separately, are within the
scope of the antidumping duty order;
requested November 16, 2004.
A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles
from the People’s Republic of China
Requestor: Rokeach Foods; whether
Chanukah candles are within the scope
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A–552–801: Certain Frozen Fish Fillets
from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam
A–552–801: Certain Frozen Fish Fillets
From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Requestor: Catfish Farmers of America
and certain individual U.S. catfish
processors; whether imports of frozen
fish fillets from Cambodia made from
live fish sourced from Vietnam, and
falling within the scope of the
antidumping duty order, are
circumventing the antidumping duty
order; requested August 20, 2004.
Scope Rulings Inadvertently Omitted
from Prior Published Lists:
Russian Federation
A–8210811: Agreement Suspending the
Antidumping Investigation on Solid
Fertilizer Grade Ammonium Nitrate
from the Russian Federation
Requestor: Committee for Fair
Ammonium Nitrate Trade; 33–3–0
fertilizer is included within the
suspension agreement; March 11, 2004.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on the completeness of this
list of pending scope and anti–
circumvention inquiries. Any comments
should be submitted to the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD
Operations, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
14th Street and Constitution Avenue,
NW, Room 1870, Washington, DC
20230.
This notice is published in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o) of
the Department’s regulations.
Anticircumvention Inquiries Pending as
of March 31, 2005:
Dated: July 13, 2005.
Susan Kuhbach,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles
from the People’s Republic of China
Requestor: National Candle
Association; whether imports of palm
and vegetable–based wax candles from
the PRC can be considered later–
developed merchandise which is now
circumventing the antidumping duty
order; requested October 8, 2004.
A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles
from the People’s Republic of China
Requestor: National Candle
Association; whether imports of palm
and vegetable–based wax candles from
the PRC can be considered a minor
alteration to the subject merchandise for
purposes of circumventing the
antidumping duty order; requested
October 12, 2004.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Solicitation of Public Comments on
Request for Textile and Apparel
Safeguard Action on Imports from
China
July 15, 2005.
The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(the Committee)
ACTION: Solicitation of public comments
concerning a request for safeguard
action on imports from China of cotton
and man-made fiber curtains and
drapery (Category 369 Part/666 Part).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On June 22, 2005, the
Committee received a request from the
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American Manufacturing Trade Action
Coalition, the National Council of
Textile Organizations, the National
Textile Association, and UNITE HERE
requesting that the Committee limit
imports from China of cotton and manmade fiber curtains and drapery
(Category 369 Part/666 Part). They
request that a textile and apparel
safeguard action, as provided for in the
Report of the Working Party on the
Accession of China to the World Trade
Organization (the Accession
Agreement), be taken on imports of such
curtains and drapery. The Committee
hereby solicits public comments on this
request, in particular with regard to
whether imports from China of such
curtains and drapery are, due to market
disruption, threatening to impede the
orderly development of trade in this
product. Comments must be submitted
by August 18, 2005 to the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of
TextileAgreements, Room 3001A,
United States Department of Commerce,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay
Dowling, Office of Textiles and Apparel,
U.S. Department of Commerce, (202)
482-4058.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Authority: Section 204 of the
Agriculture Act of 1956, as amended;
Executive Order 11651, as amended.
BACKGROUND:
The Report of the Working Party on
the Accession of China to the World
Trade Organization (WTO) provides
that, if a WTO Member, such as the
United States, believes that imports of
Chinese origin textile and apparel
products are, ‘‘due to market disruption,
threatening to impede the orderly
development of trade in these
products,’’ it may request consultations
with China with a view to easing or
avoiding the disruption. Pursuant to this
provision, if the United States requests
consultations with China, it must, at the
time of the request, provide China with
a detailed factual statement showing (1)
the existence or threat of market
disruption; and (2) the role of products
of Chinese origin in that disruption.
Beginning on the date that it receives
such a request, China must restrict its
shipments to the United States to a level
no greater than 7.5 percent (6 percent
for wool product categories) above the
amount entered during the first 12
months of the most recent 14 months
preceding the month in which the
request was made.
The Committee has published
procedures (the Procedures) it follows
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in considering requests for Accession
Agreement textile and apparel safeguard
actions (68 FR 27787, May 21, 2003; 68
FR 49440, August 18, 2003), including
the information that must be included
in such requests in order for the
Committee to consider them.
On June 22, 2005, the Committee
received a request that an Accession
Agreement textile and apparel safeguard
action be taken on imports from China
of cotton and man-made fiber curtains
and drapery (Category 369 Part/666
Part). The Committee has determined
that this request provides the
information necessary for the
Committee to consider the request in
light of the considerations set forth in
the Procedures. The text of the request
is available at https://otexa.ita.doc.gov/
Safeguard05.htm.
The Committee is soliciting public
comments on this request, in particular
with regard to whether imports from
China of such curtains and drapery are,
due to market disruption, threatening to
impede the orderly development of
trade in this product.
Comments may be submitted by any
interested person. Comments must be
received no later than August 18, 2005.
Interested persons are invited to submit
ten copies of such comments to the
Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements,
Room 3001A, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th and Constitution
Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
If a comment alleges that there is no
market disruption or that the subject
imports are not the cause of market
disruption, the Committee will closely
review any supporting information and
documentation, such as information
about domestic production or prices of
like or directly competitive products.
Particular consideration will be given to
comments representing the views of
actual producers in the United States of
a like or directly competitive product.
The Committee will protect any
business confidential information that is
marked ‘‘business confidential’’ from
disclosure to the full extent permitted
by law. To the extent that business
confidential information is provided,
two copies of a non-confidential version
must also be provided in which
business confidential information is
summarized or, if necessary, deleted.
Comments received, with the exception
of information marked ‘‘business
confidential,’’ will be available for
inspection between Monday - Friday,
8:30 a.m and 5:30 p.m in the Trade
Reference and Assistance Center Help
Desk, Suite 800M, USA Trade
Information Center, Ronald Reagan
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Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC, (202) 482-3433.
The Committee expects to make a
determination within 60 calendar days
of the close of the comment period as
to whether the United States will
request consultations with China. If,
however, the Committee is unable to
make a determination within 60
calendar days, it will cause to be
published a notice in the Federal
Register, including the date by which it
will make a determination. If the
Committee makes a negative
determination, it will cause this
determination and the reasons therefore
to be published in the Federal Register.
If the Committee makes an affirmative
determination that imports of Chinese
origin cotton and man-made fiber
curtains and drapery are, due to market
disruption, threatening to impede the
orderly development of trade in these
products, the United States will request
consultations with China with a view to
easing or avoiding such market
disruption in accordance with the
Accession Agreement and the
Committee’s procedures.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Solicitation of Public Comments on Request for Textile and
Apparel Safeguard Action on Imports from China
July 15, 2005.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (the
Committee)
ACTION: Solicitation of public comments concerning a request for
safeguard action on imports from China of cotton and man-made fiber
curtains and drapery (Category 369 Part/666 Part).
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SUMMARY: On June 22, 2005, the Committee received a request from the
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American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, the National Council of
Textile Organizations, the National Textile Association, and UNITE HERE
requesting that the Committee limit imports from China of cotton and
man-made fiber curtains and drapery (Category 369 Part/666 Part). They
request that a textile and apparel safeguard action, as provided for in
the Report of the Working Party on the Accession of China to the World
Trade Organization (the Accession Agreement), be taken on imports of
such curtains and drapery. The Committee hereby solicits public
comments on this request, in particular with regard to whether imports
from China of such curtains and drapery are, due to market disruption,
threatening to impede the orderly development of trade in this product.
Comments must be submitted by August 18, 2005 to the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of TextileAgreements, Room 3001A,
United States Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay Dowling, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4058.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Authority: Section 204 of the Agriculture Act of
1956, as amended; Executive Order 11651, as amended.
BACKGROUND:
The Report of the Working Party on the Accession of China to the
World Trade Organization (WTO) provides that, if a WTO Member, such as
the United States, believes that imports of Chinese origin textile and
apparel products are, ``due to market disruption, threatening to impede
the orderly development of trade in these products,'' it may request
consultations with China with a view to easing or avoiding the
disruption. Pursuant to this provision, if the United States requests
consultations with China, it must, at the time of the request, provide
China with a detailed factual statement showing (1) the existence or
threat of market disruption; and (2) the role of products of Chinese
origin in that disruption. Beginning on the date that it receives such
a request, China must restrict its shipments to the United States to a
level no greater than 7.5 percent (6 percent for wool product
categories) above the amount entered during the first 12 months of the
most recent 14 months preceding the month in which the request was
made.
The Committee has published procedures (the Procedures) it follows
in considering requests for Accession Agreement textile and apparel
safeguard actions (68 FR 27787, May 21, 2003; 68 FR 49440, August 18,
2003), including the information that must be included in such requests
in order for the Committee to consider them.
On June 22, 2005, the Committee received a request that an
Accession Agreement textile and apparel safeguard action be taken on
imports from China of cotton and man-made fiber curtains and drapery
(Category 369 Part/666 Part). The Committee has determined that this
request provides the information necessary for the Committee to
consider the request in light of the considerations set forth in the
Procedures. The text of the request is available at https://
otexa.ita.doc.gov/Safeguard05.htm.
The Committee is soliciting public comments on this request, in
particular with regard to whether imports from China of such curtains
and drapery are, due to market disruption, threatening to impede the
orderly development of trade in this product.
Comments may be submitted by any interested person. Comments must
be received no later than August 18, 2005. Interested persons are
invited to submit ten copies of such comments to the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3001A,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue N.W.,
Washington, DC 20230.
If a comment alleges that there is no market disruption or that the
subject imports are not the cause of market disruption, the Committee
will closely review any supporting information and documentation, such
as information about domestic production or prices of like or directly
competitive products. Particular consideration will be given to
comments representing the views of actual producers in the United
States of a like or directly competitive product.
The Committee will protect any business confidential information
that is marked ``business confidential'' from disclosure to the full
extent permitted by law. To the extent that business confidential
information is provided, two copies of a non-confidential version must
also be provided in which business confidential information is
summarized or, if necessary, deleted. Comments received, with the
exception of information marked ``business confidential,'' will be
available for inspection between Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m and 5:30 p.m
in the Trade Reference and Assistance Center Help Desk, Suite 800M, USA
Trade Information Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, (202) 482-3433.
The Committee expects to make a determination within 60 calendar
days of the close of the comment period as to whether the United States
will request consultations with China. If, however, the Committee is
unable to make a determination within 60 calendar days, it will cause
to be published a notice in the Federal Register, including the date by
which it will make a determination. If the Committee makes a negative
determination, it will cause this determination and the reasons
therefore to be published in the Federal Register. If the Committee
makes an affirmative determination that imports of Chinese origin
cotton and man-made fiber curtains and drapery are, due to market
disruption, threatening to impede the orderly development of trade in
these products, the United States will request consultations with China
with a view to easing or avoiding such market disruption in accordance
with the Accession Agreement and the Committee's procedures.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 05-14274 Filed 7-18-05; 8:45 am]
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