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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
A–588–046
Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan:
Final Changed Circumstances Review
and Determination to Revoke Finding
in Part
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 2006.
SUMMARY: On August 11, 2006, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published a notice of
initiation and preliminary results of a
changed circumstances review with
intent to revoke, in part, the
antidumping duty (AD) finding on
polychloroprene rubber from Japan. See
Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan:
Notice of Initiation and Preliminary
Results of Changed Circumstances
Review, and Intent to Revoke Finding in
Part, 71 FR 46189 (August 11, 2006)
(Initiation and Preliminary Results). We
are now revoking this finding in part,
with regard to certain polychloroprene
rubber products from Japan, as
described in the ‘‘Scope of Changed
Circumstances Review’’ section of this
notice, based on the fact that domestic
parties have expressed no further
interest in the relief provided by the
finding with respect to the imports of
such products.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maisha Cryor or Mark Manning, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 4, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230;
telephone (202) 482–5831 and (202)
482–5253, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On June 30, 2006, the Department
received a request on behalf of the
petitioner, DuPont Performance
Elastomers L.L.C. (DuPont), for
revocation in part of the AD finding on
polychloroprene rubber from Japan
pursuant to sections 751(b)(1) and
782(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). DuPont requested
partial revocation of the finding with
respect to certain polychloroprene
rubber products, listed below in the
section entitled ‘‘Scope of Changed
Circumstances Review.’’ In its June 30,
2006, submission, Dupont stated that it
no longer has any interest in
antidumping relief from imports of such
polychloroprene rubber from Japan. On
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August 11, 2006, the Department
published a notice of initiation and
preliminary results of a changed
circumstances review with intent to
revoke, in part, the AD finding on
polychloroprene rubber from Japan. See
Initiation and Preliminary Results. The
Department provided interested parties
with a deadline to submit written
comments no later than 14 days after the
date of publication of the Initiation and
Preliminary Results. Id., 71 FR at 46190.
No party commented on the
Department’s preliminary results of
changed circumstances review.
Scope of Changed Circumstances
Review
The merchandise subject to DuPont’s
request and covered by this changed
circumstances review is
polychloroprene rubber from Japan with
(1) aqueous dispersions of
polychloroprenes that are dipolymers of
chloroprene and methacrylic acid,
where the dispersion has a pH of 8 or
lower (this category is limited to
aqueous dispersions of these polymers
and does not include aqueous
dispersions of these polychloroprenes
that contain comonomers other than
methacrylic acid); (2) aqueous
dispersions of polychloroprenes that are
dipolymers of chloroprene and 2,3dichlorobutadiene-1,3 modified with
xanthogen disulfides, where the
dispersion has a solids content of
greater than 59 percent (this category is
limited to aqueous dispersions of these
polymers and does not include aqueous
dispersions of polychloroprenes that
contain comonomers other than 2,3dichlorobutadiene-1,3); and (3) solid
polychloroprenes that are dipolymers of
chloroprene and 2,3-dichlorobutadiene1,3 having a 2,3-dichlorobutadiene-1,3
content of 15 percent or greater (this
category is limited to polychloroprenes
in solid form and does not include
aqueous dispersions). This changed
circumstances administrative review
covers polychloroprene rubber from
Japan meeting the specifications as
described above. Effective upon
publication of this final results of
changed circumstances review in the
Federal Register, the amended scope of
the finding will read as identified in the
following section of this notice:
Scope of the Finding (As Amended By
These Final Results of Changed
Circumstances)
Imports covered by this finding are
shipments of polychloroprene rubber,
an oil resistant synthetic rubber also
known as polymerized chlorobutadiene
or neoprene, currently classifiable under
items 4002.41.00, 4002.49.00,
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4003.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
HTSUS item numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purpose. The
Department’s written description of the
scope remains dispositive.
In addition, the following types of
polychloroprene rubber from Japan are
excluded from the scope of the finding:
(1) aqueous dispersions of
polychloroprenes that are dipolymers of
chloroprene and methacrylic acid,
where the dispersion has a pH of 8 or
lower (this category is limited to
aqueous dispersions of these polymers
and does not include aqueous
dispersions of these polychloroprenes
that contain comonomers other than
methacrylic acid); (2) aqueous
dispersions of polychloroprenes that are
dipolymers of chloroprene and 2,3dichlorobutadiene-1,3 modified with
xanthogen disulfides, where the
dispersion has a solids content of
greater than 59 percent (this category is
limited to aqueous dispersions of these
polymers and does not include aqueous
dispersions of polychloroprenes that
contain comonomers other than 2,3dichlorobutadiene-1,3); and (3) solid
polychloroprenes that are dipolymers of
chloroprene and 2,3-dichlorobutadiene1,3 having a 2,3-dichlorobutadiene-1,3
content of 15 percent or greater (this
category is limited to polychloroprenes
in solid form and does not include
aqueous dispersions).
Final Results of Review; Partial
Revocation of Antidumping Duty
Finding
The affirmative statement of no
interest by the petitioner concerning
certain polychloroprene rubber from
Japan, as described herein, constitutes
changed circumstances sufficient to
warrant revocation of this finding in
part. The Department received no
comments contesting the petitioner’s
statement of no interest. Therefore, the
Department is partially revoking the
finding with respect to certain
polychloroprene rubber from Japan with
regard to products which meet the
specifications detailed above, in
accordance with sections 751(b) and (d)
and 782(h) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.216(d) 351.222(g). We will instruct
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
to liquidate without regard to
antidumping duties, as applicable, and
to refund any estimated antidumping
duties collected for all unliquidated
entries of certain polychloroprene
rubber, meeting the specifications
indicated above, as of the date of
publication in the Federal Register of
the final results of this changed
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circumstances review in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.222(g)(4).
This notice serves as a reminder to
parties subject to administrative
protective orders (APOs) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.306. Timely written
notification of the return/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 sanctionable
violation.
This changed circumstances review,
partial revocation of the AD duty
finding and notice are in accordance
with sections 751(b) and (d) and 782(h)
of the Act and sections 351.216(e) and
351.222(g) of the Department’s
regulations.
Dated: September 22, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
A–570–894
Certain Tissue Paper Products from
the People’s Republic of China: Notice
of Partial Rescission of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On April 28, 2006, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published in the Federal
Register (71 FR 25145) a notice
announcing the initiation of the
antidumping duty administrative review
on certain tissue paper products (tissue
paper) from the People’s Republic of
China (PRC). The period of review
(POR) is September 21, 2004, through
February 28, 2006. This review is now
being rescinded for Fujian Naoshan
Paper Industry Group Co., Ltd.
(Naoshan), Fuzhou Magicpro Gifts Co.,
Ltd. (Magicpro), Guilin Qifeng Paper
Co., Ltd. (Guilin Qifeng), Goldwing Co.,
Ltd. (Goldwing), and AR Printing and
Packaging (AR P&P), because the only
requesting party withdrew its request in
a timely manner.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristina Boughton or Bobby Wong, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 9, Import
Administration, International Trade
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AGENCY:
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Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–8173 or (202) 482–
0409, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 30, 2005, the Department
published in the Federal Register an
antidumping duty order covering tissue
paper from the PRC. See Notice of
Amended Final Determination of Sales
at Less than Fair Value and
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain
Tissue Paper Products from the People’s
Republic of China, 70 FR 16223 (March
30, 2005) (Tissue Paper Order). On
March 2, 2006, the Department
published a Notice of Opportunity to
Request Administrative Review of
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty
Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation, 71 FR 10642.
On March 30, 2006, interested party
Cleo Inc., an importer of subject
merchandise, requested, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.213(b), an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on tissue paper
from the PRC for China National Aero–
Technology Import & Export Xiamen
Corp. (China National), Putian City
Hong Ye Paper Products Co., Ltd., and
Putian City Chengxiang Qu Li Feng
covering the POR. On March 31, 2006,
Seaman Paper Company of
Massachusetts, Inc., petitioner,
requested, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(b), an administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on tissue
paper from the PRC for 16 companies
covering the POR. The companies are
AR P&P, China National, Foshan
Sansico Co., Ltd., Naoshan, Magicpro,
Gifiworld Enterprise Co., Ltd., Guilin
Qifeng, Goldwing, Kepsco, Inc., Max
Fortune Industrial Limited, PT
Grafitecindo Ciptaprima, PT Printec
Perkasa, PT Printec Perkasa II, PT
Sansico Utama, Sansico Asia Pasific
Limited, and Vietnam Quijiang Paper
Co., Ltd.
On March 31, 2006, Samsam
Productions Ltd. requested, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on tissue paper
from the PRC for itself and its affiliated
Chinese supplier Guangzhou Baxi
Printing Products Co., Ltd. for the POR,
as did Max Fortune Industrial Limited
and Max Fortune Paper Products Co.,
Ltd. On April 28, 2006, the Department
initiated an administrative review of 20
companies. See Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 71 FR 25145
(April 28, 2006).
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On July 24, 2006, petitioner requested
that the Department extend the deadline
for withdrawing requests for specific
producers and exporters in the instant
administrative review. On July 26, 2006,
in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(i), the Department granted an
extension for withdrawing requests
until August 25, 2006. On August 25,
2006, petitioner filed a letter
withdrawing its request for review of
five companies, Naoshan, Magicpro,
Guilin Qifeng, Goldwing, and AR P&P.
Petitioner was the only party to request
a review of these five companies.
Rescission of Review
The applicable regulation, 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), states that if a party that
requested an administrative review
withdraws the request within 90 days of
the publication of the notice of
initiation of the requested review, the
Secretary will rescind the review. The
regulation also states that the Secretary
may extend this time limit if the
Secretary decides that it is reasonable to
do so. In this instance, petitioner
requested a 29-day extension of the
deadline to withdraw review requests.
The Department granted the extension
because the Department had not yet
committed substantial resources to
reviewing these companies. See, e.g.,
Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts
Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, From
Hungary: Recission of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 65 FR
35610 (June 5, 2000). Petitioner then
submitted a request withdrawing the
review with respect to the five
companies within the extended 119-day
deadline, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1). Because petitioner was
the only party to request an
administrative review of these five
companies, we are partially rescinding
this review of the antidumping duty
order on tissue paper from the PRC
covering the period September 21, 2004,
through February 28, 2006, with respect
to Naoshan, Magicpro, Guilin Qifeng,
Goldwing, and AR P&P.
Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries. For those
companies for which this review is
rescinded, antidumping duties shall be
assessed at rates equal to the cash
deposit of estimated antidumping duties
required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(c)(2). The Department will
issue appropriate assessment
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
A-588-046
Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan: Final Changed Circumstances
Review and Determination to Revoke Finding in Part
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 29, 2006.
SUMMARY: On August 11, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published a notice of initiation and preliminary results of
a changed circumstances review with intent to revoke, in part, the
antidumping duty (AD) finding on polychloroprene rubber from Japan. See
Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan: Notice of Initiation and Preliminary
Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and Intent to Revoke Finding
in Part, 71 FR 46189 (August 11, 2006) (Initiation and Preliminary
Results). We are now revoking this finding in part, with regard to
certain polychloroprene rubber products from Japan, as described in the
``Scope of Changed Circumstances Review'' section of this notice, based
on the fact that domestic parties have expressed no further interest in
the relief provided by the finding with respect to the imports of such
products.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maisha Cryor or Mark Manning, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14\th\ Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-5831
and (202) 482-5253, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 30, 2006, the Department received a request on behalf of
the petitioner, DuPont Performance Elastomers L.L.C. (DuPont), for
revocation in part of the AD finding on polychloroprene rubber from
Japan pursuant to sections 751(b)(1) and 782(h) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act). DuPont requested partial revocation of the
finding with respect to certain polychloroprene rubber products, listed
below in the section entitled ``Scope of Changed Circumstances
Review.'' In its June 30, 2006, submission, Dupont stated that it no
longer has any interest in antidumping relief from imports of such
polychloroprene rubber from Japan. On August 11, 2006, the Department
published a notice of initiation and preliminary results of a changed
circumstances review with intent to revoke, in part, the AD finding on
polychloroprene rubber from Japan. See Initiation and Preliminary
Results. The Department provided interested parties with a deadline to
submit written comments no later than 14 days after the date of
publication of the Initiation and Preliminary Results. Id., 71 FR at
46190. No party commented on the Department's preliminary results of
changed circumstances review.
Scope of Changed Circumstances Review
The merchandise subject to DuPont's request and covered by this
changed circumstances review is polychloroprene rubber from Japan with
(1) aqueous dispersions of polychloroprenes that are dipolymers of
chloroprene and methacrylic acid, where the dispersion has a pH of 8 or
lower (this category is limited to aqueous dispersions of these
polymers and does not include aqueous dispersions of these
polychloroprenes that contain comonomers other than methacrylic acid);
(2) aqueous dispersions of polychloroprenes that are dipolymers of
chloroprene and 2,3-dichlorobutadiene-1,3 modified with xanthogen
disulfides, where the dispersion has a solids content of greater than
59 percent (this category is limited to aqueous dispersions of these
polymers and does not include aqueous dispersions of polychloroprenes
that contain comonomers other than 2,3-dichlorobutadiene-1,3); and (3)
solid polychloroprenes that are dipolymers of chloroprene and 2,3-
dichlorobutadiene-1,3 having a 2,3-dichlorobutadiene-1,3 content of 15
percent or greater (this category is limited to polychloroprenes in
solid form and does not include aqueous dispersions). This changed
circumstances administrative review covers polychloroprene rubber from
Japan meeting the specifications as described above. Effective upon
publication of this final results of changed circumstances review in
the Federal Register, the amended scope of the finding will read as
identified in the following section of this notice:
Scope of the Finding (As Amended By These Final Results of Changed
Circumstances)
Imports covered by this finding are shipments of polychloroprene
rubber, an oil resistant synthetic rubber also known as polymerized
chlorobutadiene or neoprene, currently classifiable under items
4002.41.00, 4002.49.00, 4003.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS). HTSUS item numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purpose. The Department's written description
of the scope remains dispositive.
In addition, the following types of polychloroprene rubber from
Japan are excluded from the scope of the finding: (1) aqueous
dispersions of polychloroprenes that are dipolymers of chloroprene and
methacrylic acid, where the dispersion has a pH of 8 or lower (this
category is limited to aqueous dispersions of these polymers and does
not include aqueous dispersions of these polychloroprenes that contain
comonomers other than methacrylic acid); (2) aqueous dispersions of
polychloroprenes that are dipolymers of chloroprene and 2,3-
dichlorobutadiene-1,3 modified with xanthogen disulfides, where the
dispersion has a solids content of greater than 59 percent (this
category is limited to aqueous dispersions of these polymers and does
not include aqueous dispersions of polychloroprenes that contain
comonomers other than 2,3-dichlorobutadiene-1,3); and (3) solid
polychloroprenes that are dipolymers of chloroprene and 2,3-
dichlorobutadiene-1,3 having a 2,3-dichlorobutadiene-1,3 content of 15
percent or greater (this category is limited to polychloroprenes in
solid form and does not include aqueous dispersions).
Final Results of Review; Partial Revocation of Antidumping Duty Finding
The affirmative statement of no interest by the petitioner
concerning certain polychloroprene rubber from Japan, as described
herein, constitutes changed circumstances sufficient to warrant
revocation of this finding in part. The Department received no comments
contesting the petitioner's statement of no interest. Therefore, the
Department is partially revoking the finding with respect to certain
polychloroprene rubber from Japan with regard to products which meet
the specifications detailed above, in accordance with sections 751(b)
and (d) and 782(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(d) 351.222(g). We will
instruct the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate without
regard to antidumping duties, as applicable, and to refund any
estimated antidumping duties collected for all unliquidated entries of
certain polychloroprene rubber, meeting the specifications indicated
above, as of the date of publication in the Federal Register of the
final results of this changed
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circumstances review in accordance with 19 CFR 351.222(g)(4).
This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.306. Timely written notification of
the return/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 sanctionable violation.
This changed circumstances review, partial revocation of the AD
duty finding and notice are in accordance with sections 751(b) and (d)
and 782(h) of the Act and sections 351.216(e) and 351.222(g) of the
Department's regulations.
Dated: September 22, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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