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reviews of this order and will conduct
administrative reviews of subject
merchandise entered prior to the
effective date of revocation in response
to appropriately filed requests for
review.
The five-year (sunset) review and this
notice are in accordance with sections
751(c) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: September 29, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8–23394 Filed 10–2–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–588–861, A–580–850, A–570–879]
Polyvinyl Alcohol From Japan, the
Republic of Korea, and the People’s
Republic of China: Final Results of the
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 5, 2008, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated sunset reviews of
the antidumping duty orders on
polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) from Japan, the
Republic of Korea (Korea), and the
People’s Republic of China (PRC)
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The
Department has conducted expedited
(120-day) sunset reviews for these
orders pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of
these sunset reviews, the Department
finds that revocation of the antidumping
duty orders would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping.
DATES: Effective Date: October 3, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Eastwood or Miriam Eqab,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 2, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–3874 and (202)
482–3693, respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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Background
On June 5, 2008, the Department
published the notice of initiation of the
sunset reviews of the antidumping duty
orders on PVA from Japan, Korea, and
the PRC pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Act. See Initiation of Five-Year
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(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 73 FR 31974 (June
5, 2008) (Notice of Initiation).
The Department received notices of
intent to participate from Celanese
Chemicals, Ltd. and E.I. Dupont de
Nemours & Co. (collectively, ‘‘the
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 manufacturers of
a domestic like product in the United
States. The Department also received a
notice of intent to participate from two
Japanese respondent interested parties:
The Nippon Synthetic Chemical
Industry Co., Ltd. and Marubeni
Specialty Chemicals Inc. The companies
claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(A) of the Act as a foreign
producer and a U.S. importer,
respectively, of the subject merchandise.
The Department 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
respondent interested parties with
respect to any of the orders covered by
these sunset reviews, nor was a hearing
requested. As a result, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the
Department is conducting expedited
(120-day) sunset reviews of the
antidumping duty orders for Japan,
Korea, and the PRC.
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.
The following products are
specifically excluded from the scope of
these orders:
(1) PVA in fiber form.
(2) PVA with hydrolysis less than 83
mole percent and certified not for use in
the production of textiles.
(3) PVA with hydrolysis greater than
85 percent and viscosity greater than or
equal to 90 cps.
(4) PVA with a hydrolysis greater than
85 percent, viscosity greater than or
equal to 80 cps but less than 90 cps,
certified for use in an ink jet
application.
(5) PVA for use in the manufacture of
an excipient or as an excipient in the
manufacture of film coating systems
which are components of a drug or
dietary supplement, and accompanied
by an end-use certification.
(6) PVA covalently bonded with
cationic monomer uniformly present on
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all polymer chains in a concentration
equal to or greater than one mole
percent.
(7) PVA covalently bonded with
carboxylic acid uniformly present on all
polymer chains in a concentration equal
to or greater than two mole percent,
certified for use in a paper application.
(8) PVA covalently bonded with thiol
uniformly present on all polymer
chains, certified for use in emulsion
polymerization of non-vinyl acetic
material.
(9) PVA covalently bonded with
paraffin uniformly present on all
polymer chains in a concentration equal
to or greater than one mole percent.
(10) PVA covalently bonded with
silan uniformly present on all polymer
chains certified for use in paper coating
applications.
(11) PVA covalently bonded with
sulfonic acid uniformly present on all
polymer chains in a concentration level
equal to or greater than one mole
percent.
(12) PVA covalently bonded with
acetoacetylate uniformly present on all
polymer chains in a concentration level
equal to or greater than one mole
percent.
(13) PVA covalently bonded with
polyethylene oxide uniformly present
on all polymer chains in a concentration
level equal to or greater than one mole
percent.
(14) PVA covalently bonded with
quaternary amine uniformly present on
all polymer chains in a concentration
level equal to or greater than one mole
percent.
(15) PVA covalently bonded with
diacetoneacrylamide uniformly present
on all polymer chains in a concentration
level greater than three mole percent,
certified for use in a paper application.
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 ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty
Orders on Polyvinyl Alcohol from
Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the
People’s Republic of China’’ from
Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration, to
David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary
for Import Administration (September
29, 2008) (Decision Memo), which is
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hereby adopted by this notice. The
issues discussed in the Decision Memo
include the likelihood of continuation
or recurrence of dumping and the
magnitude of the margins likely to
prevail if the orders were revoked.
Parties can find a complete discussion
of all issues raised in these reviews and
the corresponding recommendations in
this public memorandum which is on
file in the Central Records Unit, room
1117 of the main Department building.
In addition, a complete version of the
Decision Memo can be accessed directly
on the Web at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn.
The paper copy and electronic version
of the Decision Memo are identical in
content.
Final Results of Reviews
We determine that revocation of the
antidumping duty orders on PVA from
Japan, Korea, and the PRC would be
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping at the following
weighted-average percentage margins:
Manufacturers/exporters/
producers
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Japan:
Denki Kagaku Kogyo
Kabushiki Kaisha ...............
Japan VAM & POVAL Co.,
Ltd ......................................
Kuraray Co., Ltd ....................
The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd .........
All-Others Rate .....................
Korea:
DC Chemical Company, Ltd
All-Others Rate .....................
PRC:
Sinopec Sichuan Vinylon
Works ................................
PRC-Wide Rate ....................
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margin
(percent)
144.16
144.16
144.16
144.16
76.78
38.74
32.08
5.51
97.86
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.
Timely notification of the return or
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.
We are issuing and publishing the
results and notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of
the Act.
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Dated: September 29, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–851]
Certain Preserved Mushrooms From
the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty New Shipper Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 3, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is currently
conducting a new shipper review of the
antidumping duty order on certain
preserved mushrooms from the People’s
Republic of China (PRC) covering the
period February 1, 2007, through
February 29, 2008. We preliminarily
determine that the sale made by
Zhangzhou Golden Banyan Foodstuffs
Industrial Co., Ltd. (Golden Banyan),
was not made below normal value (NV).
If these preliminary results are adopted
in our final results of this review, we
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping
duties on entries of subject merchandise
during the period of review (POR) for
any importer-specific assessment rates
that are above de minimis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Baker or Robert James, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–2924 or (202) 482–
0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On February 19, 1999, the Department
published in the Federal Register an
amended final determination and
antidumping duty order on certain
preserved mushrooms from the PRC.
See Notice of Amendment of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Antidumping Duty
Order: Certain Preserved Mushrooms
From the People’s Republic of China, 64
FR 8308 (February 19, 1999) (Order). On
February 29, 2008, we received a timely
new shipper review request in
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of
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the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Tariff Act), and 19 CFR 351.214(c), from
exporter and producer, Golden Banyan.1
On April 7, 2008, the Department
published a notice in the Federal
Register initiating a new shipper review
for Golden Banyan. See Certain
Preserved Mushrooms from the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of New
Shipper Review, 73 FR 18772 (April 7,
2008) (Initiation Notice).
We issued the standard antidumping
duty questionnaire, along with the
standard importer questionnaire for new
shipper reviews, on April 8, 2008, and
received responses in May and June
2008. We issued supplemental
questionnaires covering sections A, C,
and D of the original questionnaire on
July 8, 2008, August 7, 2008, and
August 22, 2008, respectively, and
received timely responses to those
questionnaires.
Period of Review
The POR covers February 1, 2007,
through February 29, 2008.2
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order
are certain preserved mushrooms,
whether imported whole, sliced, diced,
or as stems and pieces. The certain
preserved mushrooms covered under
this order are the species Agaricus
bisporus and Agaricus bitorquis.
‘‘Certain Preserved Mushrooms’’ refers
to mushrooms that have been prepared
or preserved by cleaning, blanching, and
sometimes slicing or cutting. These
mushrooms are then packed and heated
in containers including, but not limited
to, cans or glass jars in a suitable liquid
medium, including, but not limited to,
water, brine, butter or butter sauce.
Certain preserved mushrooms may be
imported whole, sliced, diced, or as
stems and pieces. Included within the
scope of this order are ‘‘brined’’
mushrooms, which are presalted and
packed in a heavy salt solution to
1 In its request for review, Golden Banyan
indicated that it had applied to the Zhangzhou
Municipal Industrial and Commercial
Administrative Bureau (Commercial Administrative
Bureau) to change its name to Fujian Golden
Banyan Foodstuffs Industrial Co., Ltd. On December
21, 2007, the Commercial Administrative Bureau
granted Golden Banyan advanced approval for the
company’s requested name change. At the time it
submitted the request for new shipper review,
however, Golden Banyan was still waiting for the
name change to apply to the company’s business
license and certificate of approval.
2 As we indicated in the initiation notice, Golden
Banyan’s shipment entered the United States
shortly after the anniversary month. Therefore, for
the reasons given in the initiation notice, we
extended the POR to include Golden Banyan’s
shipment. See Initiation Notice at 18772.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-861, A-580-850, A-570-879]
Polyvinyl Alcohol From Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the
People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On June 5, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA) from Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and the
People's Republic of China (PRC) pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The Department has conducted
expedited (120-day) sunset reviews for these orders pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of these sunset reviews, the
Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders would
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping.
DATES: Effective Date: October 3, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Eastwood or Miriam Eqab, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3874 and (202)
482-3693, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Background
On June 5, 2008, the Department published the notice of initiation
of the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on PVA from Japan,
Korea, and the PRC pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See
Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 73 FR 31974 (June 5,
2008) (Notice of Initiation).
The Department received notices of intent to participate from
Celanese Chemicals, Ltd. and E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co.
(collectively, ``the 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 manufacturers of a
domestic like product in the United States. The Department also
received a notice of intent to participate from two Japanese respondent
interested parties: The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
and Marubeni Specialty Chemicals Inc. The companies claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(A) of the Act as a foreign producer
and a U.S. importer, respectively, of the subject merchandise.
The Department 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 respondent interested parties with respect
to any of the orders covered by these sunset reviews, nor was a hearing
requested. As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the
Department is conducting expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the
antidumping duty orders for Japan, Korea, and the PRC.
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.
The following products are specifically excluded from the scope of
these orders:
(1) PVA in fiber form.
(2) PVA with hydrolysis less than 83 mole percent and certified not
for use in the production of textiles.
(3) PVA with hydrolysis greater than 85 percent and viscosity
greater than or equal to 90 cps.
(4) PVA with a hydrolysis greater than 85 percent, viscosity
greater than or equal to 80 cps but less than 90 cps, certified for use
in an ink jet application.
(5) PVA for use in the manufacture of an excipient or as an
excipient in the manufacture of film coating systems which are
components of a drug or dietary supplement, and accompanied by an end-
use certification.
(6) PVA covalently bonded with cationic monomer uniformly present
on all polymer chains in a concentration equal to or greater than one
mole percent.
(7) PVA covalently bonded with carboxylic acid uniformly present on
all polymer chains in a concentration equal to or greater than two mole
percent, certified for use in a paper application.
(8) PVA covalently bonded with thiol uniformly present on all
polymer chains, certified for use in emulsion polymerization of non-
vinyl acetic material.
(9) PVA covalently bonded with paraffin uniformly present on all
polymer chains in a concentration equal to or greater than one mole
percent.
(10) PVA covalently bonded with silan uniformly present on all
polymer chains certified for use in paper coating applications.
(11) PVA covalently bonded with sulfonic acid uniformly present on
all polymer chains in a concentration level equal to or greater than
one mole percent.
(12) PVA covalently bonded with acetoacetylate uniformly present on
all polymer chains in a concentration level equal to or greater than
one mole percent.
(13) PVA covalently bonded with polyethylene oxide uniformly
present on all polymer chains in a concentration level equal to or
greater than one mole percent.
(14) PVA covalently bonded with quaternary amine uniformly present
on all polymer chains in a concentration level equal to or greater than
one mole percent.
(15) PVA covalently bonded with diacetoneacrylamide uniformly
present on all polymer chains in a concentration level greater than
three mole percent, certified for use in a paper application.
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 ``Issues
and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders on Polyvinyl Alcohol from Japan, the Republic
of Korea, and the People's Republic of China'' from Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, to David M.
Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration (September 29,
2008) (Decision Memo), which is
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hereby adopted by this notice. The issues discussed in the Decision
Memo include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping
and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the orders were
revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in
these reviews and the corresponding recommendations in this public
memorandum which is on file in the Central Records Unit, room 1117 of
the main Department building.
In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be
accessed directly on the Web at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper
copy and electronic version of the Decision Memo are identical in
content.
Final Results of Reviews
We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on PVA
from Japan, Korea, and the PRC would be likely to lead to continuation
or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average percentage
margins:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weighted-
average
Manufacturers/exporters/ producers margin
(percent)
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Japan:
Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha...................... 144.16
Japan VAM & POVAL Co., Ltd............................... 144.16
Kuraray Co., Ltd......................................... 144.16
The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.......... 144.16
All-Others Rate.......................................... 76.78
Korea:
DC Chemical Company, Ltd................................. 38.74
All-Others Rate.......................................... 32.08
PRC:
Sinopec Sichuan Vinylon Works............................ 5.51
PRC-Wide Rate............................................ 97.86
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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. Timely
notification of the return or 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.
We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: September 29, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-23455 Filed 10-2-08; 8:45 am]
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