[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16443-16444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7405]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-806]


Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide 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 January 10, 2001, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on electrolytic manganese dioxide from Japan. The review covers 
one producer/exporter, Tosoh Corporation, during the period of review 
April 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999.
    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
preliminary results. We did not receive any comments. The review 
indicates the existence of no dumping margins for Tosoh Corporation 
during this period.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 26, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karin Ryerson or Richard Rimlinger, 
Office of AD/CVD Enforcement 3, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-3174 or (202) 482-4477, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    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 (2000).

Background

    On January 10, 2001, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD) from 
Japan. See Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review: Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from Japan, 66 FR 1948 (January 
10, 2001) (Preliminary Results).

Scope of Review

    Imports covered by this review are shipments of EMD from Japan. EMD 
is manganese dioxide (MnO2) that has been refined in an 
electrolysis process. The subject merchandise is an intermediate 
product used in the production of dry-cell batteries. EMD is sold in 
three physical forms (powder, chip, or plate) and two grades (alkaline 
and zinc chloride). EMD in all three forms and both grades is included 
in the scope of the order. This merchandise is currently classifiable 
under item number 2820.10.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS number is provided for convenience and 
customs purposes. It is not determinative of the products subject to 
the order. The written product description remains dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    We received no comments from interested parties as a result of our 
preliminary results of review. Therefore, we are adopting those 
preliminary results as the final results of this review.

Sunset Revocation

    On April 20, 2000, the International Trade Commission (ITC), 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, determined that revocation of 
the antidumping duty

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order on EMD from Japan would not be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. 
Therefore, because the order was revoked on May 31, 2000, as a result 
of the ITC's determination, with an effective date of January 1, 2000, 
no deposit requirements are effective for shipments entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 2000.

Final Results of Review

    We have determined that a weighted-average margin of zero percent 
exists for Tosoh for the period April 1, 1999, through December 31, 
1999. The Department shall determine, and the U.S. Customs Service 
(Customs) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. 
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b), we have calculated exporter/
importer-specific assessment rates. We will direct Customs to liquidate 
affected entries during the review period at a rate of zero percent.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of return/
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order 
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the 
terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    We are issuing and publishing this determination in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 16, 2001.
Timothy J. Hauser,
Acting Under Secretary for International Trade.
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