Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order: Greige Polyester Cotton Printcloth From the People's Republic of China

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-101]

Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order: Greige Polyester Cotton

Printcloth From the People's Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of continuation of antidumping duty order: Greige

polyester cotton printcloth from the People's Republic of China.

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SUMMARY: On March 18, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the

Department''), pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act

from 1930, as amended (``the Act''), determined that revocation of the

antidumping duty order on greige polyester cotton printcloth from the

People's Republic of China (``China'') would be likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of dumping (64 FR 13399 (March 18, 1999)).

On April 19, 1999, the International Trade Commission (``the

Commission''), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, determined that

revocation of the antidumping duty order on greige polyester cotton

printcloth from China would be likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States

within a reasonably foreseeable time (64 FR 19195 (April 19, 1999)).

Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4), the Department is

publishing notice of the continuation of the antidumping duty order on

greige polyester cotton printcloth from China.

For Further Information Contact: Scott E. Smith or Melissa G. Skinner,

Office of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution

Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6397 or (202) 482-

1560, respectively.

Effective Date: April 26, 1999.

Background

On November 2, 1998, the Department initiated, and the Commission

instituted, a sunset review (63 FR 58709 and 63 FR 58763, respectively)

of the antidumping duty order on greige polyester cotton printcloth

from China pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of this

review, the Department found that revocation of the antidumping duty

order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and

notified the Commission of the magnitude of the margin likely to

prevail were the order to be revoked (see Final Results of Expedited

Sunset Review: Greige Polyester Cotton Printcloth from China, 64 FR

13399 (March 18, 1999)).

On April 19, 1999, the Commission determined, pursuant to section

751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order on

greige polyester cotton printcloth from China would be likely to lead

to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the

United States within a reasonably foreseeable time (see Greige

Polyester Cotton Printcloth from China, (64 FR 19195 (April 19, 1999)

and USITC Pub. 3184, Inv. No. 731-TA-101 (Review) (April 1999)).

Scope

The merchandise covered by this antidumping duty order is shipments

of greige greige polyester/cotton printcloth, other than 80 x 80 type,

from China. Greige polyester/cotton printcloth is unbleached and

uncolored printcloth.

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The term ``printcloth'' refers to plain woven fabric, not napped, not

fancy or figured, of single yarn, not combed, of average yarn number 26

to 40, weighing not more than 6 ounces per square yard, of a total

count of more than 85 yarns per square inch, of which the total count

of the warp yarns per inch and the total count of the filling yarns per

inch are each less than 62 percent of the total count of the warp and

filling yarns per square inch. This merchandise is currently

classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) item 52.10.11.60.

The HTS item number is provided for convenience and customs purposes.

The written description remains dispositive.

Determination

As a result of the determinations by the Department and the

Commission that revocation of this antidumping duty order would be

likely to lead to 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 duty order on greige polyester cotton printcloth. The

Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to continue to

collect antidumping duty deposits at the rate in effect at the time of

entry for all imports of subject merchandise. Pursuant to section

751(c)(6)(A)(iii) of the Act, any subsequent five-year review of this

order will be initiated not later than the fifth anniversary of the

effective date of continuation of this order.

Normally, the effective date of continuation of a finding, order,

or suspension agreement will be the date of publication in the Federal

Register of the Notice of Continuation. As provided in 19 CFR

351.218(f)(4), the Department normally will issue its determination to

continue a finding, order, or suspended investigation not later than

seven days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of the

Commission's determination concluding the sunset review and immediately

thereafter will publish its notice of continuation in the Federal

Register. In the instant case, however, the Department's publication of

the Notice of Continuation was delayed. The Department has explicitly

indicated that the effective date of continuation of this finding is

April 26, 1999, seven days after the date of publication in the Federal

Register of the Commission's determination. As a result, pursuant to

sections 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6)(A) of the Act, the Department intends

to initiate the next five-year review of this order not later than

March 2004.

Dated: July 30, 1999.

Joseph Spetrini,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-20221 Filed 8-4-99; 8:45 am]

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