[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29344-29345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14622]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-588-046]


Polychloroprene Rubber 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

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SUMMARY: On April 5, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on polychloroprene rubber (rubber) from Japan. 
The review covers six manufacturers/exporters of the subject 
merchandise to the United States for the period December 1, 1993, 
through November 30, 1994. These manufacturers/exporters are Denki 
Kaguku, K.K. (Denki), Denki/Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd. (Denki/Hoei Sangyo), 
Mitsui Bussan K.K. (Mitsui Bussan), Suzugo Corporation (Suzugo), Tosoh 
Corporation (Tosoh) (formerly Toyo Soda), and Tosoh/Hoei Sangyo Co., 
Ltd. (Tosoh/Hoei Sangyo).
    We gave interested parties an opportunity to submit oral or written 
comments on the preliminary results of review. We received no comments. 
Based on our analysis, these final results of review are unchanged from 
those presented in our preliminary results of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy F. Unger, Jr. or Thomas Futtner, 
Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
0651 or 482-3814.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 5, 1996, the Department published in the Federal Register 
(61 FR 15222) the preliminary results of administrative review of the 
antidumping finding on rubber from Japan. The Department has now 
conducted that administrative review in accordance with section 751 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Tariff Act).

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute and to the 
Department's regulations refer to the provisions as they existed on 
December 31, 1994.

Scope of the Review

    Imports covered by the review are shipments of polychloroprene 
rubber, an oil resistant synthetic rubber also known as polymerized 
chlorobutadiene or neoprene, currently classifiable under items 
4002.42.00, 4002.49.00, 4003.00.00, 4462.15.21 and 4462.00.00. HTS item 
numbers are provided for convenience and for Customs purposes. The 
written descriptions remain dispositive.

Final Results of Review

    We were unable to locate the following companies, Denki/Hoei 
Sangyo, Suzugo, and Tosoh/Hoei Sangyo, in spite of requests for 
assistance from various sources including the American Embassy in 
Tokyo, the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Customs 
Service. Therefore, we were unable to conduct administrative reviews 
for these firms, and upon issuance of these final results we will 
instruct the U.S. Customs Service to continue to assess any entries by 
these firms at the rate determined by the last completed administrative 
review on November 26, 1984 (49 FR 46454). See Certain Fresh Cut 
Flowers from Colombia; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, Partial Termination of Administrative Reviews, 
and Notice of Intent to Revoke Order (In Part) (Flowers from Colombia), 
60 FR 30271 (June 8, 1995)).
    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
preliminary results of review. The Department received no written

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comments or requests for a hearing. Based on our analysis, these final 
results of review are the same as those presented in the preliminary 
results of review, and we determine that the following margins for the 
companies exist for the period December 1, 1993, through November 30, 
1994:

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                                                               Percent  
               Manufacturer/Producer/Exporter                   Margin  
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Denki......................................................      \1\0.00
Mitsui Bussan..............................................      \1\0.00
Tosoh......................................................     \1\0.00 
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\1\ No shipments during the POR. Rate is from the last administrative   
  review in which there were shipments.                                 

    The U.S. Customs Service shall assess antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries. Individual differences between United States Price 
(USP) and Foreign Market Value (FMV) may vary from the percentages 
stated above. The Department will issue appraisement instructions 
concerning each respondent directly to the U.S. Customs Service.
    Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective 
for all shipments of the subject merchandise, entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of 
these final results of administrative review, as provided for by 
section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for 
Denki, Mitsui Bussan, and Tosoh will be zero percent; (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 in the original 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; (4) the cash deposit rate for Denki/Hoei Sangyo, 
Suzugo, and Tosoh/Hoei Sangyo will be the rate determined by the last 
completed administrative review on November 26, 1984 (49 FR 46454); and 
(5) if neither the exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in 
this or any previous review conducted by the Department, the cash 
deposit rate will be the ``all others'' rate established in the LTFV 
investigation.
    These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until publication 
of the final results of the next administrative review.
    This notice serves as the final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 353.26 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 double antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d). Timely written notification or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and the terms of the APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    This administrative review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR 
353.22.

    Dated May 31, 1996.
Paul L. Joffe,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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