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1See Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review:

Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide From Greece, 64 FR

67861(December 3, 1999); and Final Results of

Expedited Sunset Review: Electrolytic Manganese

Dioxide From Japan, 64 FR 67858 (December 3,

1999).

2There has been one scope clarification with

regard to EMD from Japan. On January 6, 1992, the

Department ruled that high-grade chemical

manganese dioxide (CMD–U) is within the scope of

the order. See Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from

Japan; Final Scope Ruling, 57 FR 395 (January 6,

1992).

threaten material injury to, the U.S.

industry. If the ITC determines that

material injury, or threat of material

injury does not exist, the proceeding

will be terminated and all securities

posted will be refunded or canceled. If

the ITC determines that such injury

does exist, the Department will issue an

antidumping duty order directing

Customs officials to assess antidumping

duties on all imports of the subject

merchandise entered for consumption

on or after the effective date of the

suspension of liquidation.

This determination is issued and

published in accordance with sections

735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

Dated: May 22, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

Appendix I—Issues in Decision Memo

Comments and Responses

1. Adverse Facts Available.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–484–801] [A–588–806]

Revocation of Antidumping Duty

Orders: Electrolytic Manganese

Dioxide From Greece and Japan

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of revocation of

Antidumping Duty Orders: Electrolytic

manganese dioxide from Greece and

Japan.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 751(c) of

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the

Act’’), the United States International

Trade Commission (‘‘the Commission’’)

determined that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders on electrolytic

manganese dioxide from Greece and

Japan are not likely to lead to

continuation or recurrence of material

injury to an industry in the United

States within a reasonably foreseeable

time (65 FR 31348 (May 17, 2000)).

Therefore, pursuant to section 751(d)(2)

of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1), the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) is revoking the

antidumping duty orders on electrolytic

manganese dioxide from Greece and

Japan. Pursuant to section

751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR

351.222(i)(2)(ii), the effective date of

revocation is January 1, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eun

W. Cho or Carole Showers, Office of

Policy for Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Ave., NW,

Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone:

(202) 482–1698 or (202) 482–3217,

respectively.

Background

On May 3, 1999, the Department

initiated, and the Commission

instituted, sunset reviews (64 FR 23596

and 64 FR 23675, respectively) of the

antidumping duty orders on electrolytic

manganese dioxide from Greece and

Japan, pursuant to section 751(c) of the

Act. As a result of the reviews, the

Department found that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders would be

likely to lead to continuation or

recurrence of dumping and notified the

Commission of the magnitude of the

margins likely to prevail were the

antidumping orders revoked.1

On May 17, 2000, the Commission

determined, pursuant to section 751(c)

of the Act, that revocation of the

antidumping duty orders on electrolytic

manganese dioxide from Greece and

Japan would not likely lead to

continuation or recurrence of material

injury to an industry in the United

States within a reasonably foreseeable

time. (See Electrolytic Manganese

Dioxide from Greece and Japan, 65 FR

31348 (May 17, 2000) and USITC

Publication 3296, Investigations Nos.

731–TA–406 and 408 (Review) (May

2000).)

Scope

Imports covered by these orders are

electrolytic manganese dioxide (‘‘EMD’’)

from Greece and Japan. EMD is

manganese dioxide (MnO sub2) that has

been refined in an electrolysis process.

The subject merchandiseis 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.2 This merchandise is

currently classifiable under the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule (‘‘HTS’’)

item number 2820.10.0000. The HTS

item number is provided for

convenience and customs purposes. The

written description remains dispositive.

Determination

As a result of the determination by the

Commission that revocation of these

antidumping duty orders is not likely to

lead to continuation or recurrence of

material injury to an industry in the

United States, the Department, pursuant

to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19

CFR 351.222(i)(1), is revoking the

antidumping duty orders on electrolytic

manganese dioxide from Greece and

Japan. Pursuant to section

751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR

351.222(i)(2)(ii), this revocation is

effective on January 1, 2000.

The Department will instruct the U.S.

Customs Service to discontinue the

suspension of liquidation and collection

of cash deposits rate and to refund with

interest any cash deposits on entries of

the subject merchandise entered or

withdrawn from warehouse on or after

January 1, 2000 (the effective date). The

Department will complete any pending

administrative reviews of these orders

and will conduct administrative reviews

of subject merchandise entered prior to

the effective date of revocation in

response to appropriately filed requests

for review.

Dated: May 24, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–580–807]

Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet

and Strip From the Republic of Korea,

Final Results of Changed

Circumstances Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of

changed circumstances antidumping

duty administrative review.

SUMMARY: On March 7, 2000, the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) published the notice of

initiation and preliminary results of its

changed circumstances administrative

review concerning whether Toray

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Saehan, Inc. (TSI) is the successor firm

to Saehan Industries, Inc. (Saehan) and

whether the revocation issued for Cheil

Synthetics, Inc. (Cheil), and applied to

Saehan, applies to TSI. We have now

completed that review. We have

determined that TSI is the successor-ininterest to Saehan, and that the

revocation issued for Cheil, and applied

to Saehan, also applies to TSI.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 31, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael J. Heaney at (202) 482–4475 or

Robert James at (202) 482–0649, AD/

CVD Enforcement Office Eight, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the statute are references to

the provisions effective January 1, 1995,

the effective date of the amendments

made to the Tariff Act by the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act. In addition,

unless otherwise indicated, all citations

to the Department’s regulations are to

the regulations codified at 19 CFR 351

(1999).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On July 5, 1996, the Department

issued a partial revocation with respect

to Cheil after finding zero or de minimis

margins in three consecutive

administrative reviews. (See

Polyethtylene Terephthalate Film,

Sheet, and Strip from the Republic of

Korea; Final Results of Antidumping

Duty Administrative Reviews and

Notice of Revocation in Part, (61 FR

35177, July 5, 1996).) On January 26,

1998, the Department determined that

Saehan was the successor-in-interest to

Cheil, and that the partial revocation

issued for Cheil applied to Saehan. (See

Polyethtylene Terephthalate Film,

Sheet, and Strip from the Republic of

Korea; Final Results of Changed

Circumstances Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review, (63 FR 3703,

January 26, 1998).) On March 7, 2000,

the Department published the

preliminary results of this case. (See

Polyethtylene Terephthalate Film,

Sheet, and Strip from the Republic of

Korea; Initiation and Preliminary

Results of Changed Circumstances

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review (65 FR 11982, March 7, 2000).)

The Department preliminarily

determined that TSI is the successor

company to Saehan, and that the partial

revocation issued to Cheil, and applied

to Saehan, also applies to TSI. We

received no comments on those

preliminary results. The Department has

conducted this administrative review in

accordance with Section 751(b) of the

Act.

Scope of the Review

The merchandise subject to this

antidumping duty order are shipments

of all gauges of raw, pretreated, or

primed polyethylene terephthalate, film,

sheet, and strip, whether extruded or

coextruded. The films excluded from

this review are metallized films, and

other finished films that have had at

least one of their surfaces modified by

the application of a performanceenhancing resinous or inorganic layer of

more than 0.00001 inches (0.254

micrometers) thick. Roller transport

cleaning film which has at least one of

its surfaces modified by the application

of SBR latex has also been ruled as not

within the scope of the order.

PET film is currently classifiable

under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States subheading

3920.62.00.00. The HTS subheading is

provided for convenience and customs

purposes. The written description of the

scope of this order is dispositive.

This changed circumstances

administrative review covers TSI.

Final Results of Changed

Circumstances Review

We determine that the July 5, 1996

partial revocation issued with respect to

Cheil, and applied to Saehan as Cheil’s

successor company, also applies to TSI.

We will notify the U.S. Customs Service

of our decision and instruct Customs to

liquidate without regard to antidumping

duties, merchandise produced by TSI on

or after October 15, 1999, the date on

which TSI was established.

This changed circumstances review

and notice are in accordance with

section 751(b) of the Act, as amended

(19 U.S.C. 1675(b)), and 19 CFR

351.216.

Dated: May 17, 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

South East Asia Telecommunications

Matchmaker; Recruitment and

Selection of Private Sector

Participants; Overseas Trade Missions

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

invites U.S. companies to participate in

the following overseas trade missions

that they also explain at the following

website: http://www.ita.doc.gov/doctm.

For a comprehensive description of the

trade mission, obtain a copy of the

mission statement from the project

officer listed below. The recruitment

and selection of private sector

participants will be conducted

according to the Statement of Policy

Governing Department of Commerce

Overseas Trade Missions announced by

Secretary Daley on March 3, 1997.

Telecommunications Matchmaker

South East Asia

November 13–17, 2000

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Molly Costa at the Department of

Commerce in Washington, DC,

Telephone number: (202) 482–0692 or

Fax: (202) 482–0178.

John Klingelhut,

Director, Office of Public and Private

Initiatives.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Availability of Seats for the Hawaiian

Islands Humpback Whale National

Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary

Program (NMSP), National Ocean

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration,

Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice and request for

applications.

SUMMARY: The Hawaiian Islands

Humpback Whale National Marine

Sanctuary (HIHWNMS or Sanctuary) is

seeking applicants for the following

vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory

Council (Council): Business/Commerce,

Citizen-At-Large, Commercial Shipping,

Conservation, Fishing, Native Hawaiian,