Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order: Petroleum Wax Candles From the People's Republic of China

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-504]

Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order: Petroleum Wax Candles

From the People's Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of continuation of antidumping duty order: Petroleum wax

candles the People's Republic of China.

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SUMMARY: On June 17, 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 petroleum wax candles from the People's

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

or recurrence of dumping (64 FR 32481 (June 17, 1999)). On September 8,

1999, the International Trade Commission (``the Commission''), pursuant

to section 751(c) of the Act,

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determined that revocation of the antidumping duty order on petroleum

wax candles 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 48851 (September 8, 1999).

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

publishing notice of the continuation of the antidumping duty order on

petroleum wax candles from China.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott G. Smith or Melissa G. Skinner,

Office of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade

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

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

or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 23, 1999.

Background

On January 4, 1999, the Department initiated, and the Commission

instituted, a sunset review (64 FR 364 and 64 FR 365, respectively) of

the antidumping duty order on petroleum wax candles 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:

Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China, 64 FR 32481

(June 17, 1999)).

On September 8, 1999, the Commission determined, pursuant to

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

order on petroleum wax candles 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 Petroleum Wax

Candles from the People's Republic of China, 64 FR 48851 (September 8,

1999) and USITC Pub. 3226 , Inv. No. 731-TA-282 (Review) (August

1999)).

Scope

The products covered by this order are certain scented or unscented

petroleum wax candles made from petroleum wax and having fiber or

paper-cored wicks. They are sold in the following shapes: tapers,

spirals and straight-sided dinner candles; rounds, columns, pillars,

votives; and various wax-filled containers. The products were

classified under the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) item

755.25, Candles and Tapers. The products are currently classified under

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (``HTS'') item number 3406.00.00. The

written description remains dispositive.

For a complete description of scope clarifications see Appendix A

to the Department's final results of sunset review.

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 petroleum wax candles from China. 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. The effective date of

continuation of this order will be the date of publication in the

Federal Register of this Notice of Continuation. 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 August

2004.

Dated: September 19, 1999.

Bernard T. Carreau,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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