Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 237 / Wednesday, December 10, 1997 / Notices 65063

Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of

December 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32355 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 937]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status

Fossil Partners, L.P.; (Watches,

Sunglasses, Accessories) Richardson,

Texas

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, by an Act of Congress

approved June 18, 1934, an Act ‘‘To

provide for the establishment . . . of

foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of

the United States, to expedite and

encourage foreign commerce, and for

other purposes,’’ as amended (19 U.S.C.

81a-81u) (the Act), the Foreign-Trade

Zones Board (the Board) is authorized to

grant to qualified corporations the

privilege of establishing foreign-trade

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs

ports of entry;

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15

CFR part 400) provide for the

establishment of special-purpose

subzones when existing zone facilities

cannot serve the specific use involved;

Whereas, an application from the

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

Board, grantee of FTZ 39, for authority

to establish special-purpose subzone

status at the warehousing/distribution

facility (watches, sunglasses and

accessories) of Fossil Partners, L.P., in

Richardson, Texas, was filed by the

Board on March 12, 1997, and notice

inviting public comment was given in

the Federal Register (FTZ Docket 15–97,

62 FR 13595, 3–2–97); and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and

that approval of the application is in the

public interest;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby

authorizes the establishment of a

subzone (Subzone 39E) at the Fossil

Partners, L.P. facility in Richardson,

Texas, at the location described in the

application, subject to the FTZ Act and

the Board’s regulations, including

§ 400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of

December 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32354 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–405–071]

Notice of Preliminary Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review: Viscose Rayon Staple Fiber

From Finland

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of preliminary results of

antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: In response to a request by the

petitioners, the Department of

Commerce is conducting an

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on viscose

rayon staple fiber from Finland. The

review covers one manufacturer/

exporter, Kemira Fibres Oy, during the

review period, March 1, 1996, through

February 28, 1997.

We invite interested parties to

comment on these preliminary results of

review. Parties who submit comments

in this proceeding are requested to

submit with each argument (1) a

statement of the issue and (2) a brief

summary of the argument.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 10, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, please contact

Laurel LaCivita or Alexander Amdur at

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–4740 or (202) 482–

5346, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (the Act), are references to the

provisions effective January 1, 1995, the

effective date of the amendments made

to the Act by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (URAA). In addition,

unless otherwise indicated, all citations

to the Department’s regulations are to 19

CFR Part 353 (April 1997).

Background

On March 21, 1979, the Treasury

Department published in the Federal

Register (44 FR 17156) the antidumping

duty finding on viscose rayon staple

fiber from Finland. This finding was

revoked on November 7, 1994 (59 FR

55441), effective as of April 1, 1993. The

revocation was rescinded on February

22, 1997 (61 FR 6814). On March 28,

1997, the petitioners, Courtalds Fibers

Inc. (‘‘Courtalds’’) and Lenzing Fibers

Corporation (‘‘Lenzing’’), requested that

the Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) conduct an antidumping

administrative review of Kemira Fibres

Oy (‘‘Kemira’’), the only known

producer of viscose rayon fiber in

Finland, and any related, affiliated, or

successor company or companies. On

April 24, 1997, we published a notice of

initiation of this administrative review

covering the period March 1, 1996,

through February 28, 1997, (62 FR

19988) for Kemira. We issued a

questionnaire on May 20, 1997. We

received section A, B and C

questionnaire responses from Kemira on

July 3, 1997. We issued a supplemental

questionnaire on August 15, 1997. We

received a supplemental response from

Kemira on September 10, 1997. We

issued a second supplemental

questionnaire on September 22, 1997.

Kemira responded to this letter on

October 6, 1997. On October 27, 1997,

Kemira submitted information

concerning sales of VISIL fiber, which it

maintains are outside of the scope of the

finding.

On August 28, 1997, the Department

solicited comments from all interested

parties concerning the model match

criteria and methodology to be used in

this review. It received comments from

the petitioners on September 11, 1997

and October 24, 1997, and from the

respondent on September 16, 1997 and

November 4, 1997.

We conducted a verification of home

market and United States sales at

Kemira’s headquarters in Valkeakoski,

Finland from November 3, 1997 to

November 7, 1997.

The Department is conducting this

administrative review in accordance

with section 751(a) of the Act.

Scope of Review

The product covered by this review is

viscose rayon staple fiber, except

solution dyed, in noncontinuous form,

not carded, not combed and not

otherwise processed, wholly of

filaments (except laminated filaments