Polyvinyl Alcohol From Taiwan: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-583-824]

Polyvinyl Alcohol From Taiwan: Initiation of New Shipper

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received a

request to conduct a new shipper administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on polyvinyl alcohol from Taiwan. In accordance

with 19 CFR 353.22(h), we are initiating this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 27, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Everett Kelly or Dorothy Tomaszewski,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

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

Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-4194 or 482-0631,

respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

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. In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to the

current regulations, as amended by the interim regulations published in

the Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR 25130).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department has received a request, pursuant to section

751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, and in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(h), for a

new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on polyvinyl alcohol

from Taiwan, which has a March anniversary date.

Initiation of Review

In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR

353.22(h)(6), we are initiating a new shipper review of the antidumping

duty order on polyvinyl alcohol from Taiwan. We intend to issue the

final results of review not later than 270 days from the date of

publication of this notice.

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Antidumping duty proceeding Period to be reviewed

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Taiwan: Polyvinyl Alcohol, A-583-824:

Perry Chemical Corporation..................... 05/01/96-10/31/96

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We will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to allow, at the option

of the importer, the posting, until the completion of the review, of a

bond or security in lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the

merchandise exported by the above listed companies, in accordance with

19 CFR 353.22(h)(4).

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under

administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(b).

This initiation and this notice are in accordance with section

751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 353.22(h).

Dated: December 18, 1996.

Jeffrey P. Bialos,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 96-32870 Filed 12-26-96; 8:45 am]

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