[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3614-3615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1164]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-707]


Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From Japan: Final Results 
of Sunset Review and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: On November 1, 2010, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated the sunset review of the antidumping duty order 
on granular polytetrafluoroethylene resin (``PTFE resin'') from Japan. 
See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 67082 (November 
1, 2010) (``Initiation Notice''). Because the domestic parties did not 
participate in this review, the Department is revoking this antidumping 
duty order.

DATES: Effective Date: December 22, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Shuler, AD/CVD Operations 
Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1293.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    On August 24, 1988, the Department published an antidumping duty 
order on imports of PTFE resin from Japan. See Antidumping Duty Order; 
Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From Japan, 53 FR 32267 (August 
24, 1988). On December 22, 2005, the Department published its most 
recent continuation of these orders. See Continuation of Antidumping 
Duty Orders on Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin from Italy and 
Japan, 70 FR 76026 (December 22, 2005). On November 1, 2010, the 
Department initiated the current sunset review of this order. See 
Initiation Notice.
    We did not receive a notice of intent to participate from domestic 
interested parties in this sunset review by the applicable deadline. As 
a result, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(A), the 
Department determined that no domestic interested party intends to 
participate in this sunset review, and on November 22, 2010, we 
notified the International Trade Commission, in writing, that we 
intended to issue a final determination revoking this antidumping duty 
order. See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii) and (B)(2).

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the antidumping duty order is PTFE 
resin, filled or unfilled. The order excludes PTFE dispersions in 
water, fine powders, and reprocessed PTFE powder. PTFE resin is 
currently classifiable under subheading 3904.61.00 of the HTSUS. The 
order covers all PTFE resin, regardless of its tariff classification. 
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of the order remains dispositive.

Determination To Revoke

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), and 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3), if no 
domestic interested party files a notice of intent to participate, the 
Department shall, within 90 days after the initiation of the review, 
issue a final determination revoking the order. Because the domestic 
interested parties did not file a notice of intent to participate in 
this sunset review, the Department finds that no domestic interested 
party is participating in this sunset review. Therefore, we are 
revoking this antidumping duty order.

Effective Date of Revocation

    The effective date of revocation is December 22, 2010, the fifth 
anniversary of the date of publication in the Federal Register of the 
most recent notice of continuation of this antidumping duty order. 
Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(2)(i), the Department intends to instruct U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, 15 days after publication of the notice, to 
terminate the suspension of liquidation of the merchandise subject to 
this order entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after December 
22, 2010. Entries of subject merchandise prior to the effective date of 
revocation will continue to be subject to suspension of liquidation and 
antidumping duty deposit requirements. The Department will complete any 
pending administrative review of this order and will conduct 
administrative reviews of subject merchandise entered prior to the 
effective date of revocation in response to appropriately filed 
requests for review.
    This five-year (``sunset'') review and notice are in accordance 
with sections 751(c) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: January 13, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-1164 Filed 1-19-11; 8:45 am]
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