29286 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 104 / Wednesday, May 30, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–588–836]

Polyvinyl Alcohol From Japan: Final

Results of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of

antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: On February 22, 2001, the

Department of Commerce published the

preliminary results of the administrative

review of the antidumping duty order

on polyvinyl alcohol from Japan. The

review covers Kuraray Co., Ltd., a

manufacturer/exporter of the subject

merchandise. The period of review is

May 1, 1999, through April 30, 2000.

We received no comments from

interested parties on our preliminary

results. We have made no changes to the

margin calculation. Therefore, the final

results do not differ from the

preliminary results. The final weightedaverage dumping margin for Kuraray

Co., Ltd. is listed below in the section

entitled ‘‘Final Results of Review.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 30, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Wojcik-Betancourt or Brian

Smith, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce,

Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone:

(202) 482–0629 or (202) 482–1766,

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 of Commerce’s (the

Department’s) regulations are to 19 CFR

part 351 (April 2000).

Background

The review covers one manufacturer/

exporter, Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Kuraray).

The period of review (POR) is May 1,

1999, through April 30, 2000.

On January 30, 2001, the Department

published in the Federal Register the

preliminary results of the first

antidumping duty administrative review

of the antidumping duty order on

polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) from Japan (65

FR 11140).

We invited parties to comment on the

preliminary results of the review.

Neither the petitioner nor Kuraray

submitted comments. The Department

has conducted this administrative

review in accordance with section 751

of the Act.

Scope of the Order

The product covered by this review is

PVA. PVA is a dry, white to creamcolored, water-soluble synthetic

polymer. This product consists of

polyvinyl alcohols hydrolyzed in excess

of 85 percent, whether or not mixed or

diluted with defoamer or boric acid.

Excluded from this review are PVAs

covalently bonded with acetoacetylate,

carboxylic acid, or sulfonic acid

uniformly present on all polymer chains

in a concentration equal to or greater

than two mole percent, and PVAs

covalently bonded with silane

uniformly present on all polymer chains

in a concentration equal to or greater

than one-tenth of one mole percent.

PVA in fiber form is not included in the

scope of this review.

The merchandise under review 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, our written description of the

scope is dispositive.

Final Results of the Review

Neither party submitted comments or

additional information for consideration

in the final results. Our final results

remain unchanged from the preliminary

results. The following weighted-average

margin percentage remains for Kuraray

for the period May 1, 1999, through

April 30, 2000, is 4.87 percent.

The Department shall determine, and

the Customs Service shall assess,

antidumping duties on all appropriate

entries. In accordance with 19 CFR

351.106(c)(2), we will instruct the

Customs Service to assess antidumping

duties on all appropriate entries covered

by this review if any importer-specific

assessment rate calculated in the final

results of this review is above de

minimis (i.e., at or above 0.50 percent).

Cash Deposit Requirements

The following deposit requirements

will be effective upon publication of

this notice of final results of

administrative review for all shipments

of PVA from Japan entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the date of

publication, as provided by section

751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit

rate for Kuraray will be the rate shown

above;(2) for previously reviewed or

investigated companies not listed above,

the cash deposit rate will continue to be

the company-specific rate published for

the most recent period; (3) if the

exporter is not a firm covered in this

review, a prior review, or the original

less-than-fair-value (LTFV)

investigation, but the manufacturer is,

the cash deposit rate will be the rate

established for the most recent period

for the manufacturer of the

merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit

rate for all other manufacturers or

exporters will continue to be 77.49

percent. This rate is the ‘‘All Others’’

rate from the LTFV investigation.

These deposit requirements shall

remain in effect until publication of the

final results of the next administrative

review.

This notice also serves as a final

reminder to importers of their

responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)

to file a certificate regarding the

reimbursement of antidumping duties

prior to liquidation of the relevant

entries during this review period.

Failure to comply with this requirement

could result in the Secretary’s

presumption that reimbursement of

antidumping duties occurred and the

subsequent assessment of doubled

antidumping duties.

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 (a)(3).

Timely written notification of 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 violation which is subject to

sanction.

We are issuing and publishing this

determination and notice in accordance

with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the

Act and 19 CFR 351.221.

Dated: May 21, 2001.

Faryar Shirzad,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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