Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 69 / Monday, April 13, 2009 / Notices 16835 

1See Initiation of Five–year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 

73 FR 31974 (June 5, 2008); and Institution of Five– 

year Reviews Concerning the Antidumping Duty 

Orders on Polyvinyl Alcohol from China, Japan, 

and Korea, 73 FR 31507 (June 2, 2008). 

2See 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, 73 FR 57596 (October 3, 

2008). 

3See Polyvinyl Alcohol from China, Japan, and 

Korea; Determination, 74 FR 14999 (April 2, 2009). 

pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).1

As a result of its reviews, the 

Department found that revocation of the 

antidumping duty orders would likely 

lead to continuation or recurrence of 

dumping, and it notified the ITC of the 

magnitude of the margins likely to 

prevail were the orders to be revoked.2

On April 2, 2009, the ITC published its 

determination, pursuant to section 

751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the 

antidumping duty orders on PVA from 

Japan, Korea, and the PRC would likely 

lead to continuation or recurrence of 

material injury to an industry in the 

United States within a reasonably 

foreseeable time.3

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. 

Determination 

As a result of the determinations by 

the Department and the ITC that 

revocation of these antidumping duty 

orders would likely lead to continuation 

or recurrence of dumping and material 

injury to an industry in the United 

States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of 

the Act, the Department hereby orders 

the continuation of the antidumping 

duty orders on PVA from Japan, Korea, 

and the PRC. Therefore, U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection will continue to 

collect antidumping duty cash deposits 

at the rates in effect at the time of entry 

for all imports of subject merchandise. 

The effective date of continuation of 

these orders will be the date of 

publication in the Federal Register of 

this Notice of Continuation. Pursuant to 

sections 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6)(A) of 

the Act, the Department intends to 

initiate the next five-year review of 

these orders not later than March 2014. 

This five–year (sunset) review and 

this notice are in accordance with 

section 751(c) of the Act and published 

pursuant to section 777(i) of the Act. 

Dated: April 6, 2009. 

John M. Andersen, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. E9–8384 Filed 4–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of 

Scientific Instruments 

Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the 

Educational, Scientific and Cultural 

Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. 

L. 89–651, as amended by Pub. L. 106– 

36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301), we 

invite comments on the question of 

whether instruments of equivalent 

scientific value, for the purposes for 

which the instruments shown below are 

intended to be used, are being 

manufactured in the United States. 

Comments must comply with 15 CFR 

301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and 

be postmarked on or before May 4, 2009. 

Address written comments to Statutory 

Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Washington, 

D.C. 20230. Applications may be 

examined between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 

P.M. at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce in Room 3720. 

Docket Number: 09–008. Applicant: 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Instrument: 

Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI 

Company, the Netherlands. Intended 

Use: The instrument will be used to 

study the compositional 

characterization of complex, 

compositionally heterogeneous 

materials at the sub–nanometer scale. 

This includes materials such as 

advanced on–chip interconnects, 

semiconductor nanowires and thin film 

and other nano–structured materials. 

Justification for Duty–Free Entry: No 

instruments of the same general 

category as the foreign instrument begin 

manufactured in the United States. 

Application accepted by Commissioner 

of Customs: March 17, 2009. 

16836 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 69 / Monday, April 13, 2009 / Notices 

Dated: April 6, 2009. 

Christopher Cassel, 

Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement 

Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–8396 Filed 4–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE: 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

California Association for Research in 

Astronomy dba W.M. Keck 

Observatory, Notice of Decision on 

Applications for Duty–Free Entry of 

Scientific Instruments 

This is a decision pursuant to Section 

6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and 

Cultural Materials Importation Act of 

1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, as amended by 

Pub. .106–36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 

301). Related records can be viewed 

between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in 

Room 3705, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave, 

NW, Washington, D.C. 

Comments: None received. Decision: 

Approved. We know of no instruments 

of equivalent scientific value to the 

foreign instruments described below, for 

such purposes as this is intended to be 

used, that was being manufactured in 

the United States at the time of its order. 

Docket Number: 08–061. Applicant: 

California Association for Research in 

Astronomy dba W.M. Keck Observatory, 

Kamuela, HI 96743. Instrument: Laser 

Launch Telescope Assembly (LTA). 

Manufacturer: Galileo Avionica, Italy. 

Intended Use: See notice at 74 FR 9219, 

March 3, 2009. 

Reasons: This laser launch telescope 

assembly (LTA) has stringent technical 

requirements in regard to optical 

qualities, size, weight, and laser power 

capabilities than standard telescope 

designs that are used for viewing versus 

projection of a laser beam. Unique 

features of this LTA include: 1)it is able 

to handle the laser power of 20 watts of 

589 nanometer light and throughput 

requirements, 2) it has a temperature 

range of -10 degrees C to 10 degrees C, 

and 3) it is able to meet those 

requirements while the unit is moved 

from 0 to 70 degrees zenith angle. 

Dated: April 7, 2009. 

Christopher Cassel, 

Acting Director, Subsidies Enforcement 

Office, Import Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–8389 Filed 4–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE: 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

(C–570–938) 

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(‘‘Department’’) has determined that 

countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

citric acid and certain citrate salts 

(‘‘citric acid’’) from the People’s 

Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). For 

information on the estimated 

countervailing duty rates, please see the 

‘‘Suspension of Liquidation’’ section, 

below. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 13, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Neubacher, Shelly Atkinson or 

Damian Felton, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 1, Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–5823, (202) 482–0116 or (202) 482– 

0133, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Petitioners 

The petitioners in this investigation 

are Archer Daniels Midland Company, 

Cargill, Incorporated, and Tate & Lyle 

America, Inc. (collectively, 

‘‘Petitioners’’). 

Period of Investigation 

The period for which we are 

measuring subsidies, or period of 

investigation, is January 1, 2007, 

through December 31, 2007. 

Case History 

The following events have occurred 

since the announcement of the 

preliminary determination, which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 19, 2008. See Citric Acid and 

Certain Citrate Salts From the People’s 

Republic of China: Preliminary 

Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination and Alignment of Final 

Countervailing Duty Determination With 

Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 

73 FR 54367 (September 19, 2008) 

(‘‘Preliminary Determination’’). 

The Department issued several 

supplemental questionnaires to the 

Government of the People’s Republic of 

China (‘‘GOC’’), TTCA Co., Ltd. 

(formerly Shandong TTCA Biochemical 

Co., Ltd.) (‘‘TTCA’’) and Yixing Union 

Biochemical Co. Ltd. (‘‘Yixing Union’’) 

and its cross–owned affiliate Yixing 

Union Cogeneration Co., Ltd., and 

received responses in September and 

October 2008. 

Public versions of the questionnaires 

and responses, as well as the various 

memoranda cited below are available at 

the Department’s Central Records Unit 

(Room 1117 in the HCHB Building) 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘CRU’’). 

On September 12, 2008, the 

Department determined to investigate 

certain subsidies alleged by Petitioners 

in their submission of August 8, 2008. 

See Memorandum to Susan Kuhbach, 

Senior Director, Office 1, entitled 

‘‘Analysis of Petitioners’ New Subsidy 

Allegations’’ (September 12, 2008). On 

October 1, 2008, the Department issued 

questionnaires to the GOC, TTCA and 

Yixing Union regarding these new 

subsidy allegations. We received 

responses to these questionnaires as 

well as to supplemental questionnaires 

regarding the newly alleged submissions 

in October 2008. 

On October 20, 2008, the Department 

initiated an investigation of TTCA’s 

creditworthiness for the years 2004, 

2006 and 2007, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.505(a)(6). See Memorandum to 

Susan H. Kuhbach, Senior Director, 

Office 1, entitled ‘‘Uncreditworthy 

Allegation for TTCA’’ (October 20, 

2008). On February 25, 2009, we issued 

our preliminary determination that 

TTCA was uncreditworthy for the years 

investigated. See Memorandum to 

Susan H. Kuhbach, Senior Office 

Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, 

entitled ‘‘Preliminary Creditworthiness 

Determination for TTCA Co., Ltd.’’ 

(February 25, 2009). 

From November 1 through November 

20, 2008, we conducted verification of 

the questionnaire responses submitted 

by the GOC, TTCA and Yixing Union. 

On March 4, 2009, we issued our 

post–preliminary determination 

regarding the new subsidy allegations 

and certain other programs discovered 

in the course of the investigation. See 

Memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, entitled ‘‘Post– 

Preliminary Findings for the New 

Subsidy Allegations’’ (March 4, 2009). 

We received case briefs from the GOC 

and Yixing Union on March 12, 2009, 

and from Petitioners and TTCA on 

March 13, 2009. The same parties 

submitted rebuttal briefs on March 18 

and 19, 2009, respectively.