Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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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