Antidumping: Malaysia,

[Federal Register: April 22, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 77)]

[Notices]

[Page 19545-19546]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-557-805]

Extruded Rubber Thread from Malaysia; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty administrative review.

SUMMARY: On November 6, 2001, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on extruded rubber thread from Malaysia (66 FR 56057). This review covers three manufacturers/exporters of the subject merchandise to the United States (Filati Lastex Sdn. Bhd., Heveafil Sdn. Bhd./ Filmax Sdn. Bhd, and Rubberflex Sdn. Bhd.). The period of review is October 1, 1999, through September 30, 2000.

Based on our findings at verification and the identification of certain clerical errors, we have made changes in 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.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 22, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irina Itkin or Elizabeth Eastwood, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20230; telephone (202) 482-0656 or (202) 482-3874, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the Department's) regulations are to 19 CFR Part 351 (2000).

Background

On November 6, 2001, the Department published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on extruded rubber thread from Malaysia. See Extruded Rubber Thread from Malaysia; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 66 FR 56057 (Nov. 6, 2001).

In response to the Department's invitation to comment on the preliminary results of this review, Heveafil Sdn. Bhd./Filmax Sdn. Bhd. (Heveafil) and Filati Lastex Sdn. Bhd. (Filati) submitted comments on December 6, 2001, regarding certain clerical errors in the preliminary results. On December 19, 2001, we postponed the final results of this review until no later than May 6, 2002, in order to allow us to conduct foreign verifications for Filati, Heveafil, and Rubberflex, and U.S. verifications for Heveafil and Rubberflex. (The U.S. verification for Filati was conducted prior to the preliminary results.) See Extruded Rubber Thread from Malaysia; Notice of Extension of Time Limits for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 66 FR 65471 (Dec. 19, 2001).

In January, February, and March 2002, we conducted verifications of the sales and cost data submitted by Filati, Heveafil, and Rubberflex. After verification, we gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our preliminary results and verification findings, but we did not receive case briefs from any party to this proceeding. The Department has conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Act.

Scope of Review

The product covered by this review is extruded rubber thread. Extruded rubber thread is defined as vulcanized rubber thread obtained by extrusion of stable or concentrated natural rubber latex of any cross sectional shape, measuring from 0.18 mm, which is 0.007 inch or 140 gauge, to 1.42 mm, which is 0.056 inch

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or 18 gauge, in diameter. Extruded rubber thread is currently classifiable under subheading 4007.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written description of the scope of this review is dispositive.

Period of Review

The period of review (POR) is October 1, 1999, through September 30, 2000.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

Based on our findings at verification and the identification of certain clerical errors, we have made certain changes in the margin calculations. These changes are discussed in the May 6, 2002, calculation memoranda to the file entitled ``Calculations Performed for Filati Lastex Sdn. Bhd. in the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review on Extruded Rubber Thread from Malaysia,'' ``Calculations Performed for Heveafil Sdn. Bhd., Filmax Sdn. Bhd., and Heveafil USA, Inc. in the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review on Extruded Rubber Thread from Malaysia,'' and ``Calculations Performed for Rubberflex Sdn. Bhd in the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review on Extruded Rubber Thread from Malaysia.''

Final Results of Review

We determine that the following weighted-average margins exist for the period October 1, 1999, through September 30, 2000:

Manufacturer/Exporter

Percentage Margin

Filati Lastex Sdn. Bhd...............................

18.52 Heveafil Sdn. Bhd./ Filmax Sdn. Bhd..................

0.20 Rubberflex Sdn. Bhd..................................

0.00

The Department shall determine, and Customs shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b), we have calculated importer- specific assessment rates. For Filati and Heveafil, we divided the total dumping margins for the reviewed sales by their total entered value for each importer. In addition, for Rubberflex's constructed export price sales, we divided the total dumping margins for these sales by their total entered value for the affiliated importer. We will direct Customs to assess the resulting percentage margins against the entered values for the subject merchandise on each of that importer's entries. However, we will instruct Customs to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, all entries for any importer for whom the assessment rate is de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent), pursuant to 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).

For Rubberflex's EP sales, we divided the total dumping margins by the entered quantity for each importer. We will direct Customs to assess these per-unit amounts on all entries by these importers.

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 extruded rubber thread from Malaysia entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates for the reviewed firms will be the rates shown above, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106, the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, 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 less-than- fair-value (LTFV) 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; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 15.16 percent. This rate is the ``All Others'' rate from the LTFV investigation.

These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until publication of the final results of the next administrative review.

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 Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.

Dated: April 16, 2002. Bernard T. Carreau, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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