[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56614-56615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27828]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-726, 727, and 729 (Final)]


Polyvinyl Alcohol From China, Japan, and Taiwan

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of final antidumping investigations.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of final 
antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-726, 727, and 729 (Final) under 
section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1673d(b)) (the 
Act) to determine whether an industry in the United States is 
materially injured, or is threatened with material injury, or the 
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially 
retarded, by reason of imports from China, Japan, and Taiwan of 
polyvinyl alcohol,1 provided for in subheading 3905.20.00 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

    \1\ Polyvinyl alcohol is a dry, white to cream-colored, water-
soluble synthetic polymer usually prepared by hydrolysis of 
polyvinyl acetate. This product includes polyvinyl alcohols 
hydrolyzed in excess of 85 percent, whether or not mixed or diluted 
with defoamer or boric acid, except for polyvinyl alcohols 
covalently bonded with acetoacetylate, carboxylic acid, or sulfonic 
acid uniformly present on all polymer chains in a concentration 
equal to or greater than two mole percent, or polyvinyl alcohols 
covalently bonded with silane uniformly present on all polymer 
chains in a concentration equal to or greater than one-tenth of one 
mole percent, which are excluded.
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    For further information concerning the conduct of these 
investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application, 
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, 
subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C 
(19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 5, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina E. Beck (202-205-3232), Office of 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information 
on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-
1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special 
assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the 
Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning 
the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server 
(http://www.usitc.gov or ftp://ftp.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    These investigations are being instituted as a result of 
affirmative preliminary determinations by the Department of Commerce 
that imports of polyvinyl alcohol from China, Japan, and Taiwan are 
being sold in the United States at less than fair value within the 
meaning of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1673b). The 
investigations were requested in a petition filed on March 9, 1995, by 
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA. 

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Participation in the Investigations and Public Service List

    Persons wishing to participate in the investigations as parties 
must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, 
as provided in section 201.11 of the Commission's rules, not later than 
twenty-one (21) days after publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register. The Secretary will prepare a public service list containing 
the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who 
are parties to these investigations upon the expiration of the period 
for filing entries of appearance.

Limited Disclosure of Business Proprietary Information (BPI) Under 
an Administrative Protective Order (APO) and BPI Service List

    Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the 
Secretary will make BPI gathered in these final investigations 
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the 
investigations, provided that the application is made not later than 
twenty-one (21) days after the publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register. A separate service list will be maintained by the 
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.

Staff Report

    The prehearing staff report in these investigations will be placed 
in the nonpublic record on February 13, 1996, and a public version will 
be issued thereafter, pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission's 
rules.

Hearing

    The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with these 
investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on February 27, 1996, at the U.S. 
International Trade Commission Building. Requests to appear at the 
hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission 
on or before February 20, 1996. A nonparty who has testimony that may 
aid the Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a 
short statement at the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to 
appear at the hearing and make oral presentations should attend a 
prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on February 22, 1996, at 
the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and 
written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by 
sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.23(b) of the Commission's 
rules. Parties are strongly encouraged to submit as early in the 
investigations as possible, but not later than February 20, 1996, any 
requests to present a portion of their hearing testimony in camera.

Written Submissions

    Each party is encouraged to submit a prehearing brief to the 
Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with the provisions of 
section 207.22 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is 
February 21, 1996. Parties may also file written testimony in 
connection with their presentation at the hearing, as provided in 
section 207.23(b) of the Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, 
which must conform with the provisions of section 207.24 of the 
Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is March 
4, 1996; witness testimony must be filed no later than three (3) days 
before the hearing. In addition, any person who has not entered an 
appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written 
statement of information pertinent to the subject of the investigations 
on or before March 4, 1996. On March 22, 1996, the Commission will make 
available to parties all information on which they have not had an 
opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on this 
information on or before March 27, 1996, but such final comments must 
not contain new factual information, or comment on information 
disclosed prior to the filing of posthearing briefs, and must otherwise 
comply with section 207.29 of the Commission's rules. All written 
submissions must conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the 
Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform 
with the requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the 
Commission's rules.
    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each 
document filed by a party to the investigations must be served on all 
other parties to the investigations (as identified by either the public 
or BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely 
filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a 
certificate of service.


    Authority: These investigations are being conducted under 
authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This notice is 
published pursuant to section 207.20 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: November 6, 1995.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-27828 Filed 11-8-95; 8:45 am]
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