Notice of Amended Final Results in Accordance With Court Decision: Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic of China, 45767-45768 [E6-13040]
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Notice of Amended Final Results in
Accordance With Court Decision:
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Certain Cased Pencils from
the People’s Republic of China
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On March 7, 2006, the United
States Court of International Trade (CIT)
affirmed the voluntary redetermination
of the Department of Commerce (the
Department) in the antidumping duty
(AD) administrative review of certain
cased pencils (pencils) from the
People’s Republic of China (PRC). See
China First Pencil Co. Ltd., et al. v.
United States and Sanford Corporation,
et al., 427 F. Supp 2d 1236 (CIT 2006),
and the Department’s Final Results of
Voluntary Redetermination Pursuant to
Court Order: China First Pencil Co.,
Ltd., et al. and Shandong Rongxin
Import & Export Co., Ltd., v. United
States and Sanford Corporation, et al.
(dated December 20, 2004). As there is
now a final and conclusive court
decision in this case, the Department is
amending the final results of this
administrative review.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 10, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Magd Zalok or Howard Smith at (202)
482–4162 or (202) 482–5193,
respectively; AD/CVD Operations,
Office 4, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
AGENCY:
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U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 21, 2004, the Department
published in the Federal Register the
final results of the 2002 antidumping
duty administrative review of pencils
from the PRC. See Certain Cased Pencils
From the People’s Republic of China;
Final Results and Partial Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 69 FR 29266 (2002 Final Results
of Review). In that review, the
Department used Monthly Statistics of
the Foreign Trade of India (MSFTI) for
the period of review (POR) to value
black and color pencil cores, material
inputs used in the production of certain
cased pencils.
During July 2004, the respondents in
the 2002 antidumping duty review of
pencils from the PRC filed complaints
with the CIT contesting, among other
things, the surrogate value assigned to
pencil cores in the 2002 Final Results of
Review.1 On September 1, 2004, the
Department filed a motion with the CIT
for a voluntary remand with respect to
the pencil core issue. On September 20,
2004, the CIT remanded this case to the
Department to conduct further
proceedings concerning the valuation of
pencil cores. On December 20, 2004, the
Department issued its final results of
voluntary redetermination.
In its redetermination, the Department
concluded that it was better to value
pencils cores using MSFTI data covering
the immediately preceding POR (2001
MSFTI data), adjusted for inflation and
valuation differences between black and
color cores, rather than MSFTI data
covering the instant POR. The
Department reached this conclusion
because, unlike the MSFTI data for the
instant POR, the 2001 MSFTI data were
consistent with price information
obtained by the Department during the
course of the redetermination. On
March 7, 2006, the CIT affirmed the
Department’s voluntary
redetermination, as well as its position
on other issues arising from the 2002
Final Results of Review. See China First
Pencil Co. Ltd., et al. v. United States
and Sanford Corporation, et al., 427 F.
Supp 2d 1236 (CIT 2006). Consistent
with the decision of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
(Federal Circuit) in The Timken
Company v. United States and China
National Machinery and Equipment
Import and Export Corporation, 893 F.
2d 337 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (Timken), on
April 3, 2006, the Department published
a notice announcing that the CIT’s
decision was not in harmony with the
Department’s determination in the 2002
antidumping duty administrative review
of pencils from the PRC. No party
appealed the CIT’s decision.
Amended Final Results of Review
As the litigation in this case has
concluded, the Department is amending
the 2002 Final Results of Review. The
dumping margins in the amended final
results of review are as follows:
Exporter/Manufacturer
Margin (percent)
China First Pencil Company, Ltd./Three Star Stationery Industry Corp .................................................................
Orient International Holding Shanghai Foreign Trade Co. Ltd ...............................................................................
Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Company Ltd .................................................................................................
The PRC–wide rate continues to be
114.90 percent.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Assessment
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Consistent with the 2002 Final
Results of Review, for each of the above
respondents we calculated exporter–
specific assessment rates because there
is no information on the record which
identifies the importers of record.
Specifically, for these respondents we
calculated duty assessment rates for
subject merchandise based on the ratio
of the total amount of antidumping
duties calculated for the examined sales
to the total quantity of those sales. The
Department will issue appropriate
assessment instructions directly to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection within
15 days of publication of this notice.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended.
Dated: August 1, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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Cut–to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from
the People’s Republic of China: Notice
of Rescission, in Part, and Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from
Nucor Corporation, a domestic producer
and interested party in this proceeding,
the Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) is conducting an
administrative review of cut–to-length
carbon steel plate (‘‘CTL plate’’) from
the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’)
for the period November 1, 2004,
through October 31, 2005. We
preliminarily determine that application
of adverse facts available (‘‘AFA’’) is
warranted with respect to the sole
company participating in this
administrative review, China
Metallurgical Import & Export Liaoning
Company (‘‘Liaoning Company’’). In
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addition, the Department is
preliminarily rescinding the
administrative review with respect to
Angang New Steel Co., Ltd. and Angang
Group Hong Kong Co., Limited
(collectively ‘‘Angang’’), as its request
for review was properly and timely
withdrawn. If these preliminary results
are adopted in our final results of
administrative review, we will instruct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(‘‘CBP’’) to assess antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these
preliminary results. We will issue the
final results no later than 120 days from
the date of publication of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
August 10, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Juanita H. Chen, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 8, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–1904.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Corp. (collectively ‘‘CFP et al.’’) and Shandong
Rongxin Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Shandong).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Import Administration
[A-570-827]
Notice of Amended Final Results in Accordance With Court
Decision: Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Cased
Pencils from the People's Republic of China
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On March 7, 2006, the United States Court of International
Trade (CIT) affirmed the voluntary redetermination of the Department of
Commerce (the Department) in the antidumping duty (AD) administrative
review of certain cased pencils (pencils) from the People's Republic of
China (PRC). See China First Pencil Co. Ltd., et al. v. United States
and Sanford Corporation, et al., 427 F. Supp 2d 1236 (CIT 2006), and
the Department's Final Results of Voluntary Redetermination Pursuant to
Court Order: China First Pencil Co., Ltd., et al. and Shandong Rongxin
Import & Export Co., Ltd., v. United States and Sanford Corporation, et
al. (dated December 20, 2004). As there is now a final and conclusive
court decision in this case, the Department is amending the final
results of this administrative review.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 10, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magd Zalok or Howard Smith at (202)
482-4162 or (202) 482-5193, respectively; AD/CVD Operations, Office 4,
Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
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U.S. Department of Commerce, 14\th\ Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 21, 2004, the Department published in the Federal Register
the final results of the 2002 antidumping duty administrative review of
pencils from the PRC. See Certain Cased Pencils From the People's
Republic of China; Final Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 69 FR 29266 (2002 Final Results of Review).
In that review, the Department used Monthly Statistics of the Foreign
Trade of India (MSFTI) for the period of review (POR) to value black
and color pencil cores, material inputs used in the production of
certain cased pencils.
During July 2004, the respondents in the 2002 antidumping duty
review of pencils from the PRC filed complaints with the CIT
contesting, among other things, the surrogate value assigned to pencil
cores in the 2002 Final Results of Review.\1\ On September 1, 2004, the
Department filed a motion with the CIT for a voluntary remand with
respect to the pencil core issue. On September 20, 2004, the CIT
remanded this case to the Department to conduct further proceedings
concerning the valuation of pencil cores. On December 20, 2004, the
Department issued its final results of voluntary redetermination.
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\1\ The respondents are China First Pencil Co., Ltd., Orient
International Holding Shanghai Foreign Trade Co., Ltd., Three Star
Stationery Industry Corp. (collectively ``CFP et al.'') and Shandong
Rongxin Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Shandong).
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In its redetermination, the Department concluded that it was better
to value pencils cores using MSFTI data covering the immediately
preceding POR (2001 MSFTI data), adjusted for inflation and valuation
differences between black and color cores, rather than MSFTI data
covering the instant POR. The Department reached this conclusion
because, unlike the MSFTI data for the instant POR, the 2001 MSFTI data
were consistent with price information obtained by the Department
during the course of the redetermination. On March 7, 2006, the CIT
affirmed the Department's voluntary redetermination, as well as its
position on other issues arising from the 2002 Final Results of Review.
See China First Pencil Co. Ltd., et al. v. United States and Sanford
Corporation, et al., 427 F. Supp 2d 1236 (CIT 2006). Consistent with
the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit (Federal Circuit) in The Timken Company v. United States and
China National Machinery and Equipment Import and Export Corporation,
893 F. 2d 337 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (Timken), on April 3, 2006, the
Department published a notice announcing that the CIT's decision was
not in harmony with the Department's determination in the 2002
antidumping duty administrative review of pencils from the PRC. No
party appealed the CIT's decision.
Amended Final Results of Review
As the litigation in this case has concluded, the Department is
amending the 2002 Final Results of Review. The dumping margins in the
amended final results of review are as follows:
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Exporter/Manufacturer Margin (percent)
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China First Pencil Company, Ltd./Three 16.50
Star Stationery Industry Corp...........
Orient International Holding Shanghai 5.63
Foreign Trade Co. Ltd...................
Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Company 4.21
Ltd.....................................
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The PRC-wide rate continues to be 114.90 percent.
Assessment
Consistent with the 2002 Final Results of Review, for each of the
above respondents we calculated exporter-specific assessment rates
because there is no information on the record which identifies the
importers of record. Specifically, for these respondents we calculated
duty assessment rates for subject merchandise based on the ratio of the
total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the examined sales to
the total quantity of those sales. The Department will issue
appropriate assessment instructions directly to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection within 15 days of publication of this notice.
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
Dated: August 1, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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