[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44939-44940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18787]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-501]


Natural Bristle Paint Brushes and Brush Heads from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstance Review

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

SUMMARY: On June 16, 2010, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published a notice of initiation and preliminary results of a changed 
circumstances review with the intent to revoke the antidumping duty 
order on natural bristle paint brushes and brush heads from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC''). In our notice of initiation and 
preliminary results, we gave interested parties an opportunity to 
comment; however, none were received. We are now revoking the order 
based on the fact that domestic parties have expressed a lack of 
interest in antidumping duty relief from imports of the subject 
merchandise. Therefore, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (``CBP'') to terminate the suspension of liquidation of all 
unliquidated entries of subject merchandise covered by the scope of the 
order entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 
the publication date of these final results in the Federal Register.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 30, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Palmer or Catherine Bertrand, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-9068 and (202) 482-3207, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department issued its antidumping duty order on natural paint 
brushes and brush head in March 1986. See Antidumping Duty Order; 
Natural Bristle Paint Brushes and Brush Heads From the People's 
Republic of China, 51 FR 5580 (February 14, 1986) and Amended 
Antidumping Duty Order; Natural Bristle Paint Brushes and Brush Heads 
From the People's Republic of China, 51 FR 8342 (March 11, 1986) 
(``Order''). On May 7, 2010, the Department received a request, 
pursuant to sections 751(d)(1) and 782(h)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (``the Act''), and 19 CFR 351.222(g), to revoke the Order 
based on an expression of no interest from the Paint Applicators Trade 
Action Coalition, an ad hoc coalition of producers of the domestic like 
product, and the Paint Applicator Division of the American Brush 
Manufacturers Association, a trade association, (collectively the 
``Paint Applicators''). On June 16, 2010, in response to the request, 
the Department published the notice of initiation and preliminary 
results of a changed circumstances review. See Natural Bristle Paint 
Brushes and Brush Heads From the People's Republic of China: Notice of 
Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstance Review, and 
Intent To Revoke the Order, 75 FR 34097 (June 16, 2010) (``Initiation 
and Preliminary Results''). As noted above, we gave interested parties 
and opportunity to comment on the Initiation and Preliminary Results. 
We received no comments from interested parties.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the scope of the Order are natural 
bristle paintbrushes and brush heads from the PRC. Excluded from the 
scope of the Order are paint brushes and brush heads with a blend of 40 
percent natural bristles and 60 percent synthetic filaments. The 
merchandise under review is currently classifiable under item 
9603.40.40.40 of the Harmonized

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Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS 
subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
Department's written description of the scope of the merchandise is 
dispositive.

Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Revocation of the 
Order

    Pursuant to sections 751(d)(1) and 782(h)(2) of the Act, the 
Department may revoke an antidumping duty order after conducting a 
changed circumstances review under section 751(b) of the Act. Section 
751(b)(1) requires a changed circumstances review to be conducted upon 
the receipt of a request which shows changed circumstances sufficient 
to warrant a review.
    We have determined that the affirmative statement of no interest by 
the Paint Applicators concerning the Order, along with the fact that no 
other domestic interested party commented on the Initiation and 
Preliminary Results, constitutes sufficient support on the part of 
substantially all domestic producers of like merchandise to warrant 
revocation of this Order. Therefore, the Department is revoking the 
Order on natural bristle paint brushes and brush heads from the PRC in 
accordance with sections 751(d)(1) and 782(h)(2) the Act and 19 CFR 
351.216(d) and 351.222(g)(1)(i).

Effective Date of Revocation

    In accordance with section 751(d)(3) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.222(g)(4), the Department will instruct CBP to terminate the 
suspension of liquidation of all unliquidated entries of natural 
bristle paint brushes and brush heads from the PRC, entered or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication 
of these final results in the Federal Register and to refund any 
estimated antidumping duties collected on or after the publication of 
these final results in the Federal Register. The Department will 
further instruct CBP to refund with interest any estimated duties 
collected with respect to unliquidated entries of natural bristle paint 
brushes and brush heads from the PRC, entered or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication of these final 
results in the Federal Register, in accordance with section 778 of the 
Act.
    This notice is in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.216(e) and 351.222(g)(3)(vii).

    Dated: July 26, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-18787 Filed 7-29-10; 8:45 am]
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