Certain Cased Pencils From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-827] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cased pencils (pencils) from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023. DATES: Applicable September 13, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Copyak, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3642. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 28, 1994, Commerce published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty order on pencils from China. [ 1 ] On December 1, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order. [ 2 ] Based on timely requests for review from Dixon Ticonderoga Company (the petitioner) and Aloha Pencil Co. (Aloha), in accordance with 351.221(c)(1)(i) and section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce published the initiation of this administrative review on February 8, 2024, with respect to 17 companies. [ 3 ] On February 14, 2024, Commerce released the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data to all interested parties under an adm…