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Scope of Order

The merchandise covered by these

orders is polyvinyl alcohol. Polyvinyl

alcohol 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 investigation are polyvinyl alcohols

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 polyvinyl

alcohols covalently bonded with silane

uniformly present on all polymer chains

in a concentration equal to or greater

than one-tenth of one mole percent.

Polyvinyl alcohol in fiber form is not

included in the scope of these orders.

The merchandise under 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 merchandise

under these orders is dispositive.

Antidumping Duty Order

In accordance with section 735(a) of

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the

Act), the Department of Commerce (the

Department) made its final

determination that polyvinyl alcohol

from Japan, the People’s Republic of

China (PRC), and Taiwan is being sold

at less than fair value (61 FR 14057–

14063, March 29, 1996). On May 6,

1996, the International Trade

Commission (ITC) notified the

Department of its final determination,

pursuant to section 735(b)(1)(A)(ii) of

the Act, that an industry in the United

States is threatened with material injury

by reason of imports of the subject

merchandise from Japan, the PRC, and

Taiwan. The ITC did not determine,

pursuant to section 735(b)(4)(B) of the

Act, that, but for the suspension of

liquidation of entries of the subject

merchandise, the domestic industry

would have been materially injured.

When the ITC finds threat of material

injury, and makes a negative ‘‘but for’’

finding, the ‘‘Special Rule’’ provision of

section 736(b)(2) applies. Therefore,

only unliquidated entries of polyvinyl

alcohol from Japan, the PRC, and

Taiwan, except for imports from the

PRC manufactured and sold to the

United States by Sinopec Sichuan

Vinylon Works, entered or withdrawn

from warehouse, for consumption on or

after the date on which the ITC

published its notice of final

determination of threat of material

injury in the Federal Register are liable

for the assessment of antidumping

duties.

Accordingly, the Department will

direct the Customs Service to terminate

the suspension of liquidation for entries

of polyvinyl alcohol imported from

Japan, the PRC, and Taiwan, entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption before the date on which

the ITC published its notice of final

determination of threat of material

injury in the Federal Register, and to

release any bond or other security, and

refund any cash deposit, posted to

secure the payment of estimated

antidumping duties with respect to

these entries.

In accordance with section 736(a)(1)

of the Act, the Department will direct

Customs officers to assess, upon further

advice by the administering authority,

antidumping duties equal to the amount

by which the foreign market exceeds the

United States price for all relevant

entries of polyvinyl alcohol from Japan,

the PRC, and Taiwan, except for imports

from the PRC manufactured and sold to

the United States by Sinopec Sichuan

Vinylon Works. Customs officers must

require, at the same time as importers

would normally deposit estimated

duties on this merchandise, a cash

deposit equal to the estimated weightedaverage antidumping duty margins as

noted below. The ‘‘All Others’’ rate

listed for each country applies to all

exporters of polyvinyl alcohol not

specifically listed below.

The ad valorem weighted-average

dumping margins are as follows:

Manufacturer/producer/exporter

Weighted-average

margin

percentage

Japan:

Kuraray Co. Ltd. .......................... 77.49

Nippon Synthetic Chemical ......... 77.49

Industry Co. Ltd. .......................... 77.49

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. .............. 77.49

Unitika Ltd. .................................. 77.49

All Others .................................... 77.49

PRC:

Guangxi GITIC Import/Export ..... 116.75

Sinopec Sichuan Vinylon Works

(also known as Sichuan

Vinylon Works) ........................ 1 000.00

PRC-Wide rate ............................ 116.75

Taiwan:

Chang Chun Petrochemical ........ 19.21

All Others .................................... 19.21

1Excluded.

Allegations of ministerial errors were

made with respect to the Department’s

final determinations for polyvinyl

alcohol from the PRC and Taiwan. Upon

review, the Department determined that

certain corrections to these

determinations were appropriate.

However, these corrections did not alter

the margin percentages; therefore, no

amendments to the final determinations

were necessary.

This notice constitutes the

antidumping duty orders with respect to

polyvinyl alcohol from Japan, the PRC,

and Taiwan. The Department of

Commerce is excluding from the

application of the order products from

the PRC that are manufactured and sold

to the United States by Sinopec Sichuan

Vinylon Works. However, the ad

valorem weighted-average dumping

margin applicable to polyvinyl alcohol

manufactured by any other PRC

manufacturer and exported by Sinopec

Sichuan Vinylon Works is 116.75

percent (the PRC-wide rate).

Interested parties may contact the

Central Records Unit, Room B–099 of

the Main Commerce Building, for copies

of an updated list of antidumping duty

orders currently in effect.

These orders are published in

accordance with section 736(a) of the

Act.

Dated: May 9, 1996.

Paul L. Joffe,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–12098 Filed 5–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[C–122–815]

Pure and Alloy Magnesium from

Canada; Extension of Time Limit for

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit

for countervailing duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) is extending the time

limit for preliminary and final results of

the third administrative review of the

countervailing duty order on pure and

alloy magnesium from Canada. This

extension is made pursuant to the Tariff

Act of 1930, as amended by the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act (hereinafter,

‘‘the Act’’).

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 14, 1996

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Thirumalai or Kristie Strecker,

Office of Countervailing Investigations,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and
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Constitution Avenue NW. Washington,

D.C., 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4087

or 3174 respectively.

POSTPONEMENT: Under the Act, the

Department may extend the deadline for

completion of an administrative review

if it determines that it is not practicable

to complete the review within the

statutory time limit of 365 days. The

Department finds that it is not

practicable to complete the third

administrative review of pure and alloy

magnesium from Canada within this

time limit.

In accordance with section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department

will extend the time for completion of

the preliminary results of this review

from a 245-day period to no later than

a 365-day period and for completion of

the final results of this review from a

120-day period to no later than a 180-

day period.

Dated: May 6, 1996.

Barbara R. Stafford,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investigations.

[FR Doc. 96–11936 Filed 5–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

National Institute of Standards and

Technology Manufacturing Extension

Partnership (MEP) Program Evaluation

Survey

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 15, 1996.

ADDRESSEES: Direct written comments to

Linda Engelmeier, Acting Departmental

Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Elizabeth Bury,

Manufacturing Extensions Partnership,

Building 301, Room C–100, National

Institute of Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, 301–

975–3944 phone, and 301–926–3787

fax.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

This is a new submission by the U.S.

Department of Commerce’s National

Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST). Previously, the information

collection was administered by the U.S.

Department of Commerce’s Census

Bureau. This collection activity is being

conducted in partnership with the

Census Bureau.

The Manufacturing Extension

Partnership (MEP) is a growing

nationwide system of services and

support for smaller manufacturers

giving them unprecedented access to

new technologies, resources, and

expertise. Sponsored by NIST, the MEP

is comprised of a network of locally

based Manufacturing Extension Centers.

Obtaining specific information from

clients about the impact of MEP services

is essential for NIST MEP officials to

evaluate program strengths and

weaknesses and plan improvements in

program effectiveness and efficiency.

This information is not available from

existing programs or other sources.

II. Method of Collection

The survey will be administered using

Computer Assisted Telephone

Interviewing (CATI) technology.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0016 currently

approved for Census.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission

for a new submission from NIST. This

is a currently approved collection at

Census.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

8,460.

Estimated Time Per Response: 12.5

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,800.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

estimate of the total cost for this survey

for fiscal year 1997 and future years is

$228,500. The total cost is being paid by

NIST. The annual costs include

administration of the survey, and

updating of the CATI system, and

development of tabulations and

analyses of the data from the survey

results.

IV. Requests for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they will also become a matter of public

record.

Dated: May 8, 1996.

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 96–11943 Filed 5–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 050796C]

Caribbean Fishery Management

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery

Management Council’s Administrative

Committee will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May

29, 1996, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Travelodge Hotel, in San Juan, PR.

Council Address: Caribbean Fishery

Management Council, 8 Mun ̃oz

Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, PR

00918–2577.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Caribbean Fishery Management Council;

telephone: (809) 766–5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Administrative Committee will hold

this meeting to discuss adjustments to

the FY 96 budget and other

administrative matters.

The meeting is open to the public,

and will be conducted in English.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. For more

information or requests for sign