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53643FederalRegister/Vol.75,No.169/Wednesday,September1,2010/Notices1NarrowWovenRibbonsWithWovenSelvedgeFromthePeople’sRepublicofChina:PreliminaryAffirmativeCountervailingDutyDeterminationandAlignmentofFinalCountervailingDutyDeterminationWithFinalAntidumpingDutyDetermination,74FR66090(December14,2009).2TheDepartmentinstructedCBPtodiscontinuethesuspensionofliquidationonApril13,2010,inaccordancewithsection703(d)oftheAct.Section703(d)statesthatthesuspensionofliquidationpursuanttoapreliminarydeterminationmaynotremainineffectformorethanfourmonths.(8)Narrowwovenribbonscomprisedatleast85percentbyweightofthreadshavingadenierof225orhigher;(9)Narrowwovenribbonsconstructedfrompilefabrics(i.e.,fabricswithasurfaceeffectformedbytuftsorloopsofyarnthatstandupfromthebodyofthefabric);(10)Narrowwovenribbonaffixed(includingbytying)asadecorativedetailtonon-subjectmerchandise,suchasagiftbag,giftbox,gifttin,greetingcardorplushtoy,oraffixed(includingbytying)asadecorativedetailtopackagingcontainingnon-subjectmerchandise;(11)Narrowwovenribbonthatis(a)affixedtonon-subjectmerchandiseasaworkingcomponentofsuchnon-subjectmerchandise,suchaswherenarrowwovenribboncomprisesanappareltrimming,bookmarker,bagcinch,orpartofanidentitycardholder,or(b)affixed(includingbytying)tonon-subjectmerchandiseasaworkingcomponentthatholdsorpackagessuchnon-subjectmerchandiseorattachespackagingorlabelingtosuchnon-subjectmerchandise,suchasa‘‘bellyband’’aroundapairofpajamas,apairofsocksorablanket;(12)Narrowwovenribbon(s)comprisingabeltattachedtoandimportedwithanitemofwearingapparel,whetherornotsuchbeltisremovablefromsuchitemofwearingapparel;and(13)Narrowwovenribbon(s)includedwithnon-subjectmerchandiseinkits,suchasaholidayornamentcraftkitorascrapbookkit,inwhichtheindividuallengthsofnarrowwovenribbon(s)includedinthekitareeachnogreaterthaneightinches,theaggregateamountofnarrowwovenribbon(s)includedinthekitdoesnotexceed48linearinches,noneofthenarrowwovenribbon(s)includedinthekitisonaspool,andthenarrowwovenribbon(s)isonlyoneofmultipleitemsincludedinthekit.ThemerchandisesubjecttothisorderisclassifiableundertheHTSUSstatisticalcategories5806.32.1020;5806.32.1030;5806.32.1050and5806.32.1060.Subjectmerchandisealsomayenterundersubheadings5806.31.00;5806.32.20;5806.39.20;5806.39.30;5808.90.00;5810.91.00;5810.99.90;5903.90.10;5903.90.25;5907.00.60;and5907.00.80andunderstatisticalcategories5806.32.1080;5810.92.9080;5903.90.3090;and6307.90.9889.TheHTSUSstatisticalcategoriesandsubheadingsareprovidedforconvenienceandcustomspurposes;however,thewrittendescriptionofthemerchandiseundertheorderisdispositive.CountervailingDutyOrderAccordingtosection706(b)(2)oftheAct,dutiesshallbeassessedonsubjectmerchandiseentered,orwithdrawnfromwarehouse,forconsumptiononorafterthedateofpublicationoftheITC’snoticeoffinaldeterminationifthatdeterminationisbaseduponthethreatofmaterialinjury.Section706(b)(1)oftheActstates,‘‘IftheCommission,initsfinaldeterminationundersection705(b),findsmaterialinjuryorthreatofmaterialinjurywhich,butforthesuspensionofliquidationundersection703(d)(2),wouldhaveledtoafindingofmaterialinjury,thenentriesofthemerchandisesubjecttothecountervailingdutyorder,theliquidationofwhichhasbeensuspendedundersection703(d)(2),shallbesubjecttotheimpositionofcountervailingdutiesundersection701(a).’’Inaddition,section706(b)(2)oftheActrequiresCBPtorefundanycashdepositsorbondsofestimatedcountervailingdutiespostedsincetheDepartment’spreliminarycountervailingdutydetermination,iftheITC’sfinaldeterminationisthreat-based.BecausetheITC’sfinaldeterminationinthiscaseisbasedonthethreatofmaterialinjuryandisnotaccompaniedbyafindingthatinjurywouldhaveresultedbutfortheimpositionofsuspensionofliquidationofentriessincetheDepartment’sPreliminaryDetermination1waspublishedintheFederalRegister,section706(b)(2)oftheActisapplicable.AsaresultoftheITC’sdetermination,andinaccordancewithsection706(a)(1)oftheAct,theDepartmentwilldirectU.S.CustomsandBorderProtection(‘‘CBP’’)toassess,uponfurtherinstructionbytheDepartment,countervailingdutiesequaltotheamountofthenetcountervailablesubsidyforallrelevantentriesofnarrowwovenribbonsfromthePRC.Inaccordancewithsection706oftheAct,theDepartmentwilldirectCBPtoreinstitutesuspensionofliquidation2effectiveonthedateofpublicationoftheITC’snoticeoffinaldeterminationintheFederalRegister,andtorequireacashdepositforeachentryofsubjectmerchandiseinanamountequaltothenetcountervailablesubsidyratesnotedbelow.Exporter/manufacturerNetsubsidyrateYamaRibbonsandBowsCo.,Ltd.........................................1.56ChangtaiRongshuTextileCo.,Ltd.........................................117.95AllOthers..................................1.56TerminationoftheSuspensionofLiquidationTheDepartmentwillalsoinstructCBPtoterminatethesuspensionofliquidationforentriesofnarrowwovenribbonsfromthePRCentered,orwithdrawnfromwarehouse,forconsumptionpriortothepublicationoftheITC’snoticeoffinaldetermination,andrefundanycashdepositsmadeandreleaseanybondspostedbetweenDecember14,2009(i.e.,thedateofpublicationoftheDepartment’sPreli