[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 34422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16296]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-836]


Polyvinyl Alcohol From Taiwan: Final Results of the Fourth 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of fourth antidumping duty 
administrative review.

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SUMMARY: On February 22, 2001, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of the fourth antidumping duty administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on polyvinyl alcohol from Taiwan. 
The review covers Chang Chun Petrochemical Company 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. Therefore, we have made no changes to the margin calculation. 
Therefore, the final results do not differ from the preliminary 
results. The final weighted-average dumping margin for Chang Chun 
Petrochemical Company Ltd. is listed below in the section entitled 
``Final Results of the Review.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 28, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Ledgerwood or Brian Smith, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3836 
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, Chang Chun 
Petrochemical Company Ltd. (``Chang Chun''). The period of review 
(``POR'') is May 1, 1999, through April 30, 2000.
    On February 22, 2001, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary results of the fourth antidumping duty 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyvinyl 
alcohol (``PVA'') from Taiwan (66 FR 11137).
    We invited parties to comment on the preliminary results of the 
review. No interested party 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 order is PVA. PVA is a dry, white to 
cream-colored, 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 
order 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 order.
    The merchandise under order 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

    Since neither party submitted comments for consideration in the 
final results, our final results remain unchanged from the preliminary 
results. The following weighted-average margin percentage remains for 
Chang Chun for the period May 1, 1999, through April 30, 2000:

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                                                              Margin
                  Manufacturer/exporter                      (percent)
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Chang Chun..............................................            0.00
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    The Department shall determine, and Customs 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).
    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) 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.
    Cash deposits are no longer required on or after May 14, 2001, the 
effective date of revocation of the antidumping duty order on PVA as a 
result of the five-year sunset review (see 66 FR 22145, May 3, 2001).
    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``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 or 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.

    Dated: June 21, 2001.
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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