Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 44825-44827 [E7-15570]
Download as PDF
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 153 / Thursday, August 9, 2007 / Notices
the rates certified by the Federal Reserve
Bank.
mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine that the
weighted-average dumping margin for
MS Galati during the period November
1, 2005, through October 31, 2006, is
11.02 percent.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(b), the
Department will disclose to parties
calculations performed in connection
with these preliminary results within
five days of the date of publication of
this notice. Any interested party may
request a hearing within 30 days of
publication of this notice. If requested,
a hearing will be held at the main
Department building. We will notify
parties of the exact date, time, and place
for any such hearing.
Issues raised in the hearing will be
limited to those raised in the respective
case and rebuttal briefs. Case briefs from
interested parties may be filed no later
than 30 days after publication of this
notice. See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
Rebuttal briefs, limited to the issues
raised in case briefs, may be submitted
no later than five days after the deadline
for filing case briefs. See 19 CFR
351.309(d). Parties who submit case or
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are
requested to submit with each argument
a statement of the issue and a brief
summary of the argument with an
electronic version included.
The Department will publish a notice
of final results of this administrative
review, which will include the results of
its analysis of issues raised in the case
briefs, within 120 days from the date of
publication of these preliminary results.
Assessment Rate
The Department will determine and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries. In accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we have
calculated an importer-specific
assessment rate. The Department
calculated importer-specific duty
assessment rates on the basis of the ratio
of the total amount of antidumping
duties calculated for the examined sales
to the total entered value of the
examined sales for that importer. We
intend to issue appropriate assessment
instructions directly to CBP 15 days
after publication of the final results of
review. See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
The Department clarified its
‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation on
May 6, 2003. See Notice of Policy
Concerning Assessment of Antidumping
Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003)
(Assessment-Policy Notice). This
clarification will apply to entries of
VerDate Aug<31>2005
18:25 Aug 08, 2007
Jkt 211001
subject merchandise during the period
of review produced by MS Galati for
which MS Galati did not know that the
merchandise it sold to an intermediary
(e.g., a reseller, trading company, or
exporter) was destined for the United
States. In such instances, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the 17.84 percent all-others
rate if there is no rate for the
intermediary involved in the
transaction. See the Assessment-Policy
Notice for a full discussion of this
clarification.
44825
This notice is published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 2, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E7–15573 Filed 8–8–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Cash-Deposit Requirements
[A–557–813]
The following cash-deposit rates will
be effective upon publication of the
final results of this review for all
shipments of certain hot-rolled carbon
steel flat products from Romania
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after publication
date, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C)
of the Act: (1) For MS Galati, the cashdeposit rate will be the rate established
in the final results of this review; (2) for
previously reviewed or investigated
companies not covered in this review,
the cash-deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific rate published for
the most recent period; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the original
antidumping duty investigation but the
manufacturer is, the cash-deposit rate
will be the rate established in the most
recent period for the manufacturer of
the merchandise; (4) if neither the
exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm
covered in this or any previous
administrative review or in the original
less-than-fair-value investigation, the
cash-deposit rate will be 17.84 percent,
the ‘‘All Others’’ rate made effective on
June 14, 2005. See Certain Hot-Rolled
Carbon Steel Flat Products From
Romania: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 70 FR
34448 (June 14, 2005).
These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from
Malaysia: Final Results of Antidumping
DutyAdministrative Review
Notification to Importers
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 10, 2007, the
Department of Commerce published the
preliminary results of the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on polyethylene retail carrier bags
(PRCBs) from Malaysia. The review
covers exports of this merchandise to
the United States by Euro Plastics
Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Euro Plastics) for
the period of review August 1, 2005,
through July 31, 2006. We gave
interested parties an opportunity to
comment on the preliminary results.
Based on our analysis of the comments
and the revised cost information we
received from Euro Plastics, we have
made changes in the margin calculation
for the final results of this review. The
final weighted–average margin is listed
below in the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’
section of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 9, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yang Jin Chun at (202) 482–5760 or
Richard Rimlinger at (202) 482–4477,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 5, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping
duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during the review
period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Background
On May 10, 2007, the Department of
Commerce (the Department) published
the preliminary results of review and
invited parties to comment. See
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from
Malaysia: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 72 FR 26600 (May 10, 2007)
(Preliminary Results). On June 11, 2007,
Euro Plastics filed a case brief in which
the company alleged two ministerial
errors in the calculation. The
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
AGENCY:
E:\FR\FM\09AUN1.SGM
09AUN1
44826
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 153 / Thursday, August 9, 2007 / Notices
petitioners1 did not file a case or
rebuttal brief.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to this
antidumping duty order is PRCBs which
may be referred to as t–shirt sacks,
merchandise bags, grocery bags, or
checkout bags. The subject merchandise
is defined as non–sealable sacks and
bags with handles (including
drawstrings), without zippers or integral
extruded closures, with or without
gussets, with or without printing, of
polyethylene film having a thickness no
greater than 0.035 inch (0.889 mm) and
no less than 0.00035 inch (0.00889 mm),
and with no length or width shorter
than 6 inches (15.24 cm) or longer than
40 inches (101.6 cm). The depth of the
bag may be shorter than 6 inches (15.24
cm) but not longer than 40 inches (101.6
cm).
PRCBs are typically provided without
any consumer packaging and free of
charge by retail establishments, e.g.,
grocery, drug, convenience, department,
specialty retail, discount stores, and
restaurants, to their customers to
package and carry their purchased
products. The scope of the order
excludes (1) polyethylene bags that are
not printed with logos or store names
and that are closeable with drawstrings
made of polyethylene film and (2)
polyethylene bags that are packed in
consumer packaging with printing that
refers to specific end–uses other than
packaging and carrying merchandise
from retail establishments, e.g., garbage
bags, lawn bags, trash–can liners.
Imports of the subject merchandise
are currently classifiable under
statistical category 3923.21.0085 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). This
subheading also covers products that are
outside the scope of the order.
Furthermore, although the HTSUS
subheading is provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this order is
dispositive.
mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
Sales Below Cost in the Home Market
The Department conducted an
investigation to determine whether Euro
Plastics made home–market sales at
prices below the cost of production. See
Preliminary Results, 72 FR at 26601. As
a result of its investigation, the
Department disregarded certain below–
cost home–market sales for the
preliminary results. As discussed below,
Euro Plastics has submitted a more
1 The Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag Committee
and its individual members, Hilex Poly Co., LLC,
and Superbag Corporation.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
18:25 Aug 08, 2007
Jkt 211001
recent financial statement since we
published the Preliminary Results. The
Department has incorporated this
financial statement into its below–cost
analysis and continues to find that Euro
Plastics made sales below cost during
the period of review. Therefore, in
accordance with section 773(b)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
the Department has disregarded certain
below–cost home–market sales for these
final results.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
For the preliminary results, we used
Euro Plastics’s cost data based on its
audited 2005 financial statement
because its audited 2006 financial
statement was not available. Because the
period of review covers five months in
2005 and seven months in 2006, we
stated our intent to use Euro Plastics’s
cost data based on its audited 2006
financial statement once the audited
2006 financial statement became
available. See Preliminary Results, 72
FR at 26601–02. On June 4, 2007, Euro
Plastics submitted its general and
administrative expense rate and net
interest expense rate based on its
audited 2006 financial statement. See
Euro Plastics’s June 4, 2007,
supplemental cost information, Exhibits
3 and 4. We used Euro Plastics’s revised
cost data to re–calculate its general and
administrative expense and net interest
expense.
In its case brief, Euro Plastics
identified two clerical errors. We agree
with Euro Plastics that we made two
inadvertent computer–code errors in the
preliminary antidumping–duty margin
calculation for Euro Plastics and have
corrected them for the final results. For
more details, see the Euro Plastics final
analysis memorandum dated August 2,
2007.
Final Results of Review
As a result of our review, we
determine that a margin of 0.00 percent
exists for Euro Plastics for the period of
review August 1, 2005, through July 31,
2006.
Assessment Rates
The Department shall determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries. In accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we will issue
importer–specific assessment
instructions for entries of subject
merchandise during the period of
review. The Department will issue
appropriate assessment instructions
directly to CBP 15 days after publication
of the final results of review. See also
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
The Department clarified its
‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation on
May 6, 2003 (68 FR 23954). This
clarification will apply to entries of
subject merchandise during the period
of review produced by Euro Plastics for
which it did not know its merchandise
was destined for the United States. In
such instances, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the all–
others rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction. For a full discussion of
this clarification, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68
FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
Cash–Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements
will be effective upon publication of
this notice of final results of
administrative review for all shipments
of PRCBs entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
the publication date of the final results,
as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act: (1) the cash–deposit rate for
Euro Plastics will be 0.00 percent; (2) for
previously investigated companies not
listed above, the cash–deposit rate will
continue to be the company–specific
rate published in the Notice of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value: Polyethylene Retail Carrier
Bags From Malaysia, 69 FR 34128,
34129 (June 18, 2004) (Final
Determination); (3) if the exporter is not
a firm covered in this review or the
less–than-fair–value investigation but
the manufacturer is, the cash–deposit
rate will be the rate established for the
most recent period for the manufacturer
of the merchandise; (4) if neither the
exporter nor the manufacturer has its
own rate, the cash–deposit rate will be
84.94 percent, the ‘‘all others’’ rate for
this proceeding published in the Final
Determination. Id. These deposit
requirements shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Department’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping
duties.
E:\FR\FM\09AUN1.SGM
09AUN1
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 153 / Thursday, August 9, 2007 / Notices
Notification Regarding APOs
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO as explained in
the APO itself. See also 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). 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 sanctionable
violation.
We are publishing these final results
of administrative review and notice in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 2, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E7–15570 Filed 8–8–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–851]
Certain Preserved Mushrooms From
the People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 6, 2006, the
Department of Commerce published the
preliminary results of the 2005–2006
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain
preserved mushrooms from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). This review
covers three exporters.1 The period of
review (‘‘POR’’) is February 1, 2005,
through January 31, 2006.
Based on our analysis of the
comments received, we have made
changes to the margin calculations.
Therefore, the final results differ from
the preliminary results. The final
weighted-average dumping margins for
the reviewed firms are listed below in
the section entitled ‘‘Final Results of
Review.’’
AGENCY:
DATES:
Effective Date: August 9, 2007.
mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian C. Smith or Terre Keaton
Stefanova, AD/CVD Operations, Office
1 This figure does not include those companies
which did not respond to the Department’s requests
for information. See ‘‘Facts Available’’ section of
this notice for further discussion.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
18:25 Aug 08, 2007
Jkt 211001
2, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1766 or
(202) 482–1280, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The review covers the following three
exporters: (1) China Processed Food
Import & Export Company (‘‘COFCO’’)
and its affiliates China National Cereals,
Oils & Foodstuffs Import & Export
Corporation, COFCO (Zhangzhou) Food
Industrial Co., Ltd. (‘‘COFCO
Zhangzhou’’), Fujian Yu Xing Fruits &
Vegetable Foodstuff Development Co.
(‘‘Yu Xing’’), and Xiamen Jiahua Import
& Export Trading Co., Ltd. (‘‘Xiamen
Jiahua’’) (hereinafter collectively to
referred to as ‘‘the COFCO entity’’) 2; (2)
Guangxi Eastwing Trading Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Guangxi Eastwing’’); and (3) Primera
Harvest (Xiangfan) Co., Ltd. (‘‘Primera
Harvest’’). The POR is February 1, 2005,
through January 31, 2006.
On November 6, 2006, the Department
of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’)
published the preliminary results of this
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain
preserved mushrooms from the PRC.
See Certain Preserved Mushrooms from
the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 71 FR
64930 (November 6, 2006) (‘‘Preliminary
Results’’). We invited interested parties
to comment on the Preliminary Results.
On November 9, 2006, the COFCO
entity requested that the Department
extend the deadlines to submit new
factual information, publicly available
information (‘‘PAI’’), and case and
rebuttal briefs, as well as the deadline
for the final results. On November 17,
2006, we notified the COFCO entity and
the other interested parties in this
review that although we did not find it
necessary at the time to extend the final
results, we would extend the deadline
to submit new factual information and
PAI until January 26, 2007, and extend
the deadlines for submitting case and
2 In the Preliminary Results, we determined it
appropriate to treat COFCO and its affiliates, China
National, COFCO Zhangzhou, Xiamen Jiahua and
Yu Xing, as one entity for margin calculation
purposes because they met the regulatory criteria
for collapsing. See October 31, 2006, Memorandum
from the Team to The File, entitled ‘‘Certain
Preserved Mushrooms from the People’s Republic
of China: Whether to Continue to Collapse COFCO
with Some or All of Its Affiliates.’’ No party
objected to this preliminary determination.
Therefore, we have continued to treat these
affiliated companies as one entity in the final
results.
PO 00000
Frm 00009
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
44827
rebuttal briefs until February 9 and 14,
2007, respectively.
On January 22, 2007, the COFCO
entity submitted a second request to
further extend the deadline for
submitting new factual information,
PAI, and case and rebuttal briefs, and
also requested that the Department fully
extend the final results. On January 24,
2007, we notified the COFCO entity and
the other interested parties in this
review that the Department would
provide new deadlines for submitting
PAI, case and rebuttal briefs once the
Department issued a Federal Register
notice postponing the final results.
On January 29, 2007, we partially
extended the time limit for the final
results in this review until August 3,
2007. See Notice of Partial Extension of
Time Limit for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review: Certain Preserved Mushrooms
from the People’s Republic of China, 72
FR 5268 (February 5, 2007).
On January 31, 2007, the Department
provided the COFCO entity and the
other interested parties in this review
revised deadlines for submitting PAI
and case and rebuttal briefs.
On February 5, 2007, the Department
placed on the record a revised nonmarket-economy (‘‘NME’’) wage rate
applicable to the PRC for consideration
in the final results.3
On March 19, 2007, the Department
placed on the record an additional
brokerage and handling surrogate value
for consideration in the final results.4
On March 30, 2007, the COFCO entity
submitted PAI for consideration in the
final results. No other party submitted
PAI.
The COFCO entity filed its case brief
on April 13, 2007. No other party
(including the petitioner 5) filed case or
rebuttal briefs in the review. No party
requested a hearing.
On June 29, 2007, the Department
placed on the record information
obtained from the Web site of an Indian
producer of the subject merchandise
and provided an opportunity for the
3 See Memorandum from Brian Smith, Team
Leader, to The File, entitled ‘‘Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review on Certain Preserved
Mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China:
Revised Non-Market-Economy Wage Rate
Applicable to the PRC,’’ dated February 5, 2007.
4 See Memorandum from Brian Smith, Team
Leader, to The File, entitled ‘‘Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review on Certain Preserved
Mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China:
Additional Brokerage and Handling Surrogate Value
Placed on the Record,’’ dated March 19, 2007.
5 The petitioner is the Coalition for Fair Preserved
Mushroom Trade, which includes the following
domestic companies: L.K. Bowman, Inc., Monterey
Mushrooms, Inc., Mushroom Canning Company,
and Sunny Dell Foods, Inc.
E:\FR\FM\09AUN1.SGM
09AUN1
Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 153 (Thursday, August 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44825-44827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15570]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-557-813]
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia: Final Results of
Antidumping DutyAdministrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 10, 2007, the Department of Commerce published the
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from Malaysia.
The review covers exports of this merchandise to the United States by
Euro Plastics Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Euro Plastics) for the period of
review August 1, 2005, through July 31, 2006. We gave interested
parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results. Based on
our analysis of the comments and the revised cost information we
received from Euro Plastics, we have made changes in the margin
calculation for the final results of this review. The final weighted-
average margin is listed below in the ``Final Results of Review''
section of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 9, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun at (202) 482-5760 or
Richard Rimlinger at (202) 482-4477, AD/CVD Operations, Office 5,
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 10, 2007, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of review and invited parties to
comment. See Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 72 FR
26600 (May 10, 2007) (Preliminary Results). On June 11, 2007, Euro
Plastics filed a case brief in which the company alleged two
ministerial errors in the calculation. The
[[Page 44826]]
petitioners\1\ did not file a case or rebuttal brief.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag Committee and its
individual members, Hilex Poly Co., LLC, and Superbag Corporation.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to this antidumping duty order is PRCBs
which may be referred to as t-shirt sacks, merchandise bags, grocery
bags, or checkout bags. The subject merchandise is defined as non-
sealable sacks and bags with handles (including drawstrings), without
zippers or integral extruded closures, with or without gussets, with or
without printing, of polyethylene film having a thickness no greater
than 0.035 inch (0.889 mm) and no less than 0.00035 inch (0.00889 mm),
and with no length or width shorter than 6 inches (15.24 cm) or longer
than 40 inches (101.6 cm). The depth of the bag may be shorter than 6
inches (15.24 cm) but not longer than 40 inches (101.6 cm).
PRCBs are typically provided without any consumer packaging and
free of charge by retail establishments, e.g., grocery, drug,
convenience, department, specialty retail, discount stores, and
restaurants, to their customers to package and carry their purchased
products. The scope of the order excludes (1) polyethylene bags that
are not printed with logos or store names and that are closeable with
drawstrings made of polyethylene film and (2) polyethylene bags that
are packed in consumer packaging with printing that refers to specific
end-uses other than packaging and carrying merchandise from retail
establishments, e.g., garbage bags, lawn bags, trash-can liners.
Imports of the subject merchandise are currently classifiable under
statistical category 3923.21.0085 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS). This subheading also covers products that
are outside the scope of the order. Furthermore, although the HTSUS
subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.
Sales Below Cost in the Home Market
The Department conducted an investigation to determine whether Euro
Plastics made home-market sales at prices below the cost of production.
See Preliminary Results, 72 FR at 26601. As a result of its
investigation, the Department disregarded certain below-cost home-
market sales for the preliminary results. As discussed below, Euro
Plastics has submitted a more recent financial statement since we
published the Preliminary Results. The Department has incorporated this
financial statement into its below-cost analysis and continues to find
that Euro Plastics made sales below cost during the period of review.
Therefore, in accordance with section 773(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), the Department has disregarded certain
below-cost home-market sales for these final results.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
For the preliminary results, we used Euro Plastics's cost data
based on its audited 2005 financial statement because its audited 2006
financial statement was not available. Because the period of review
covers five months in 2005 and seven months in 2006, we stated our
intent to use Euro Plastics's cost data based on its audited 2006
financial statement once the audited 2006 financial statement became
available. See Preliminary Results, 72 FR at 26601-02. On June 4, 2007,
Euro Plastics submitted its general and administrative expense rate and
net interest expense rate based on its audited 2006 financial
statement. See Euro Plastics's June 4, 2007, supplemental cost
information, Exhibits 3 and 4. We used Euro Plastics's revised cost
data to re-calculate its general and administrative expense and net
interest expense.
In its case brief, Euro Plastics identified two clerical errors. We
agree with Euro Plastics that we made two inadvertent computer-code
errors in the preliminary antidumping-duty margin calculation for Euro
Plastics and have corrected them for the final results. For more
details, see the Euro Plastics final analysis memorandum dated August
2, 2007.
Final Results of Review
As a result of our review, we determine that a margin of 0.00
percent exists for Euro Plastics for the period of review August 1,
2005, through July 31, 2006.
Assessment Rates
The Department shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we will issue
importer-specific assessment instructions for entries of subject
merchandise during the period of review. The Department will issue
appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after
publication of the final results of review. See also section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on
May 6, 2003 (68 FR 23954). This clarification will apply to entries of
subject merchandise during the period of review produced by Euro
Plastics for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for the
United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate
unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. For a full
discussion of this clarification, see Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6,
2003).
Cash-Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of this notice of final results of administrative review
for all shipments of PRCBs entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication date of the final results, as
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash-deposit rate
for Euro Plastics will be 0.00 percent; (2) for previously investigated
companies not listed above, the cash-deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific rate published in the Notice of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Polyethylene Retail
Carrier Bags From Malaysia, 69 FR 34128, 34129 (June 18, 2004) (Final
Determination); (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this
review or the less-than-fair-value investigation but the manufacturer
is, the cash-deposit rate will be the rate established for the most
recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; (4) if neither
the exporter nor the manufacturer has its own rate, the cash-deposit
rate will be 84.94 percent, the ``all others'' rate for this proceeding
published in the Final Determination. Id. These deposit requirements
shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
[[Page 44827]]
Notification Regarding APOs
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO as explained in the APO itself. See also 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3).
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 sanctionable
violation.
We are publishing these final results of administrative review and
notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 2, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-15570 Filed 8-8-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S