[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53443-53444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21537]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1014, 1016, and 1017 (Review)]


Polyvinyl Alcohol From China, Japan, and Korea

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Commission determinations to conduct full five-year 
reviews concerning the antidumping duty orders on polyvinyl alcohol 
from China, Japan, and Korea.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with 
full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on polyvinyl alcohol from China, Japan, and 
Korea would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the reviews 
will be established and announced at a later date. For further 
information concerning the conduct of these reviews and rules of 
general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 
207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).

DATES: Effective Date: September 5, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information 
on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-
1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special 
assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the 
Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning 
the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server 
(http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these reviews may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 5, 2008, the Commission 
determined that it should proceed to full reviews in the subject five-
year reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act. The Commission 
found that the domestic interested party group response to its notice 
of institution (72 FR 31507, June 2, 2008) was adequate and that the 
respondent interested party group response with respect to Korea was 
adequate and decided to conduct a full review with respect to the 
antidumping duty order concerning polyvinyl alcohol from Korea. The 
Commission found that the respondent interested party group responses 
with respect to China and Japan were inadequate.\1\ However, the 
Commission determined to conduct full reviews concerning the 
antidumping duty orders on polyvinyl alcohol from China and Japan to 
promote administrative efficiency in light of its decision to conduct a 
full review with respect to the order concerning polyvinyl alcohol from 
Korea. A record of the Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement 
on adequacy, and any individual Commissioner's statements will be 
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's Web 
site.
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    \1\ Commissioner Lane dissenting with respect to China and 
Japan. Commissioner Pinkert dissenting with respect to Japan.

    Authority: These reviews are being conducted under authority of 
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

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pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.
    Issued: September 10, 2008.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-21537 Filed 9-15-08; 8:45 am]
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