[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42828-42829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15282]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-879, A-588-861]


Polyvinyl Alcohol From the People's Republic of China and Japan: 
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty 
Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) from the People's Republic of China 
(China) and Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence 
of dumping as indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of 
this notice.

DATES: Applicable July 15, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482-4243, AD/

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CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 1, 2020, Commerce published the Notice of Initiation of 
the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on PVA from China and 
Japan pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\1\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85 FR 18189 
(April 1, 2020) (Notice of Initiation).
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    Commerce received notices of intent to participate from Sekisui 
Specialty Chemical America, LLC (Sekisui Specialty Chemical) and 
Kuraray America, Inc. (Kuraray) (collectively, domestic interested 
parties) within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The 
companies claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of 
the Act as producers of a domestic like product in the United States.
    Commerce received complete substantive responses to the Notice of 
Initiation from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no 
substantive responses from any other interested parties with respect to 
any of the orders covered by these sunset reviews, nor was a hearing 
requested. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted expedited (120-day) 
sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders for China and Japan.

Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these orders is PVA. This product 
consists of all PVA hydrolyzed in excess of 80 percent, whether or not 
mixed or diluted with commercial levels of defoamer or boric acid, 
except as noted below.\2\
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    \2\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see 
Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews 
of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Polyvinyl Alcohol from China and 
Japan,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Decision Memorandum).
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    The merchandise subject to 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 scope 
of these orders is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the Decision 
Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice. The issues 
discussed in the Decision Memorandum include the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins 
of dumping likely to prevail if the orders were revoked. The Decision 
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 
version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and electronic 
versions of the Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
PVA from China and Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping, and that the margins of dumping likely to 
prevail would be weighted-average margins of up to 97.86 percent for 
China and 144.16 percent for Japan.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely notification of the 
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective 
orders is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and 
terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Notifications to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: July 9, 2020.
Joseph A. Laroski Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.

Appendix

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Proceedings
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation

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