[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24286-24287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12098]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-588-836, A-570-842, A-583-824]
Notice of Antidumping Orders: Polyvinyl Alcohol From Japan, the
People's Republic of China, and Taiwan
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 14, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Goldberger or Erik Warga,
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4136 or (202) 482-0922,
respectively.
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Scope of Order
The merchandise covered by these orders is polyvinyl alcohol.
Polyvinyl alcohol is a dry, white to cream-colored, water-soluble
synthetic polymer. This product consists of polyvinyl alcohols
hydrolyzed in excess of 85 percent, whether or not mixed or diluted
with defoamer or boric acid. Excluded from this investigation are
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, and 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. Polyvinyl alcohol in fiber form is not included in the
scope of these orders.
The merchandise under these orders is currently classifiable under
subheading 3905.30.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
merchandise under these orders is dispositive.
Antidumping Duty Order
In accordance with section 735(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the Department of Commerce (the Department) made its
final determination that polyvinyl alcohol from Japan, the People's
Republic of China (PRC), and Taiwan is being sold at less than fair
value (61 FR 14057-14063, March 29, 1996). On May 6, 1996, the
International Trade Commission (ITC) notified the Department of its
final determination, pursuant to section 735(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act,
that an industry in the United States is threatened with material
injury by reason of imports of the subject merchandise from Japan, the
PRC, and Taiwan. The ITC did not determine, pursuant to section
735(b)(4)(B) of the Act, that, but for the suspension of liquidation of
entries of the subject merchandise, the domestic industry would have
been materially injured.
When the ITC finds threat of material injury, and makes a negative
``but for'' finding, the ``Special Rule'' provision of section
736(b)(2) applies. Therefore, only unliquidated entries of polyvinyl
alcohol from Japan, the PRC, and Taiwan, except for imports from the
PRC manufactured and sold to the United States by Sinopec Sichuan
Vinylon Works, entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on
or after the date on which the ITC published its notice of final
determination of threat of material injury in the Federal Register are
liable for the assessment of antidumping duties.
Accordingly, the Department will direct the Customs Service to
terminate the suspension of liquidation for entries of polyvinyl
alcohol imported from Japan, the PRC, and Taiwan, entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption before the date on which the ITC
published its notice of final determination of threat of material
injury in the Federal Register, and to release any bond or other
security, and refund any cash deposit, posted to secure the payment of
estimated antidumping duties with respect to these entries.
In accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, the Department
will direct Customs officers to assess, upon further advice by the
administering authority, antidumping duties equal to the amount by
which the foreign market exceeds the United States price for all
relevant entries of polyvinyl alcohol from Japan, the PRC, and Taiwan,
except for imports from the PRC manufactured and sold to the United
States by Sinopec Sichuan Vinylon Works. Customs officers must require,
at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties
on this merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-
average antidumping duty margins as noted below. The ``All Others''
rate listed for each country applies to all exporters of polyvinyl
alcohol not specifically listed below.
The ad valorem weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:
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Weighted-
average
Manufacturer/producer/exporter margin
percentage
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Japan:
Kuraray Co. Ltd........................................... 77.49
Nippon Synthetic Chemical................................. 77.49
Industry Co. Ltd.......................................... 77.49
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co..................................... 77.49
Unitika Ltd............................................... 77.49
All Others................................................ 77.49
PRC:
Guangxi GITIC Import/Export............................... 116.75
Sinopec Sichuan Vinylon Works (also known as Sichuan
Vinylon Works)........................................... \1\ 000.00
PRC-Wide rate............................................. 116.75
Taiwan:
Chang Chun Petrochemical.................................. 19.21
All Others................................................ 19.21
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\1\ Excluded.
Allegations of ministerial errors were made with respect to the
Department's final determinations for polyvinyl alcohol from the PRC
and Taiwan. Upon review, the Department determined that certain
corrections to these determinations were appropriate. However, these
corrections did not alter the margin percentages; therefore, no
amendments to the final determinations were necessary.
This notice constitutes the antidumping duty orders with respect to
polyvinyl alcohol from Japan, the PRC, and Taiwan. The Department of
Commerce is excluding from the application of the order products from
the PRC that are manufactured and sold to the United States by Sinopec
Sichuan Vinylon Works. However, the ad valorem weighted-average dumping
margin applicable to polyvinyl alcohol manufactured by any other PRC
manufacturer and exported by Sinopec Sichuan Vinylon Works is 116.75
percent (the PRC-wide rate).
Interested parties may contact the Central Records Unit, Room B-099
of the Main Commerce Building, for copies of an updated list of
antidumping duty orders currently in effect.
These orders are published in accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act.
Dated: May 9, 1996.
Paul L. Joffe,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-12098 Filed 5-13-96; 8:45 am]
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