[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 160 (Thursday, August 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50182-50183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20981]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-836]


Polyvinyl Alcohol From Japan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty administrative 
review.

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SUMMARY: On June 7, 2000, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on polyvinyl alcohol from Japan. The review covers Kuraray 
Co., Ltd., a manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchandise. The 
period of review is May 1, 1998, through April 30, 1999.
    We received no comments from interested parties on our preliminary 
results. As a result, we have made no changes to the margin 
calculation. Accordingly, the final results of this administrative 
review do not differ from the preliminary results. The final weighted-
average dumping margin for Kuraray Co., Ltd. is listed below in the 
section entitled ``Final Results of Review.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 17, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Wojcik-Betancourt or Brian 
Smith, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0629 
or (202) 482-1766, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions effective 
January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act 
by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the 
Department's) regulations are to 19 CFR Part 351 (April 2000).

Background

    The review covers one manufacturer/exporter, Kuraray Co., Ltd. 
(Kuraray). The period of review (POR) is May 1, 1998, through April 30, 
1999.
    On June 7, 2000, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the preliminary results of the first antidumping duty administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) from 
Japan (65 FR 36112).
    We invited parties to comment on the preliminary results of the 
review. Neither the petitioner nor Kuraray submitted comments. The 
Department has conducted this administrative review in accordance with 
section 751 of the Act.

Scope of Review

    The product covered by this review is PVA. PVA 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 
review are PVAs 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 PVAs 
covalently bonded with silane uniformly present on all polymer chains 
in a concentration equal to or greater than one-tenth of one mole 
percent. PVA in fiber form is not included in the scope of this review.
    The merchandise under review 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, our written description of the scope 
is dispositive.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Since neither party submitted comments for consideration in the 
final results, our final results remain unchanged from the preliminary 
results.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that the following weighted-average margin percentage 
exists for Kuraray for the period May 1, 1998, through April 30, 1999:

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                                                                Margin
                   Manufacturer/exporter                      (percent)
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Kuraray....................................................         2.07
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    The Department shall determine, and Customs shall assess, 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. In accordance with with 
19 C.F.R. 351.106(c)(2), we will instruct the Customs Service to assess 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review if 
any importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the final results 
of this review is above de minimis (i.e., at or above 0.50 percent).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of this notice of final results of the administrative 
review for all shipments of PVA from Japan entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as 
provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for 
Kuraray will be the rate shown above; (2) for previously reviewed or 
investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will 
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent 
period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a 
prior review, or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be 
the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of 
the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other 
manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 77.49 percent. This rate 
is the ``All Others'' rate from the LTFV investigation.
    These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until publication 
of the final results of the next administrative review.
    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to 
sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in 
accordance with sections section 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: August 11, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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