[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 213 (Thursday, November 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57290-57291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26702]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-887]


Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order

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

SUMMARY: On July 1, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order on 
tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (``THFA'') from the People's Republic of 
China (``PRC'') pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (``Act''). See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Review, 
74 FR 31412 (July 1, 2009) (``Sunset Initiation''); see also Notice of 
Antidumping Duty Order: Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol from the People's 
Republic of China, 69 FR 47911 (August 6, 2004) (``Order''). On July14, 
2009, Penn A Kem LLC (formerly, Penn Specialty Chemicals) (``PAK''), 
the petitioner in the THFA investigation, notified the Department that 
it intended to participate in the sunset review. The Department did not 
receive a substantive response from any respondent party. Based on the 
notice of intent to participate and adequate response filed by the 
domestic interested party, and the lack of response from any respondent 
interested party, the Department conducted an expedited sunset review 
of the Order pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of this sunset review, the 
Department finds that revocation of the Order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice, infra.

DATES: Effective Date: November 5, 2009

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Veith; AD/CVD Operations, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-4295.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2009, the Department initiated a sunset review of the 
order on THFA pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Sunset 
Initiation, 74 FR 31412. On July 14, 2009, the Department received a 
timely notice of intent to participate in the sunset review from PAK, 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(ii)(A), PAK claimed interested party status under section 
771(9)(C) of the Act as a producer of the domestic like product.
    On July 29, 2009, PAK filed a substantive response in the sunset 
review, within the 30-day deadline as specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department did not receive a substantive response 
from any respondent interested party in the sunset review. As a result, 
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted an expedited sunset 
review of the Order.

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by this order is tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol 
(C5H10O2) (``THFA''). THFA, a primary alcohol, is a clear, water white 
to pale yellow liquid. THFA is a member of the heterocyclic compounds 
known as furans and is miscible with water and soluble in many common 
organic solvents. THFA is currently classifiable in the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedules of the United States (``HTSUS'') under subheading 
2932.13.00.00. Although the HTS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and for customs purposes, the Department's written 
description of the merchandise subject to the order is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review is 
addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is 
hereby adopted by this notice. See the Department's memorandum 
entitled, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results in the 
Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
October 29, 2009 (``I&D Memo''). The issues discussed in the 
accompanying I&D Memo include the likelihood of continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the dumping margin likely to 
prevail if the Order was revoked. Parties can obtain a public copy of 
the I&D Memo on file in the Central Records Unit, room 1117, of the 
main Commerce building. In addition, a complete public copy of the I&D 
Memo can be accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. 
The paper copy and electronic version of the I&D Memo are identical in 
content.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    The Department determines that revocation of the Order on THFA 
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The 
Department also determines that the dumping margins likely to prevail 
if the order was revoked are as follows:

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              Average
           Manufacturers/Exporters/ Producers                 margin
                                                             (Percent)
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Qingdao Wenken (F.T.Z.) Trading Co., Ltd................          136.86
PRC-Wide Entity.........................................          136.86
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials 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 these results and notice in 
accordance with

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sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 29, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
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