Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order: Potassium Permanganate From the People's Republic of China

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-001]

Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order: Potassium Permanganate

From the People's Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Potassium

Permanganate from the People's Republic of China.

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SUMMARY: On April 7, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the

Department''), pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (``the Act''), determined that revocation of the

antidumping duty order on potassium permanganate from the People's

Republic of China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence

of dumping (64 FR 16907 (April 7, 1999)). On November 4, 1999, the

International Trade Commission (``the Commission''), pursuant to

section 751(c) of the Act, determined that revocation of the

antidumping duty order on potassium permanganate from the People's

Republic of China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence

of material injury to an

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industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time (64

FR 60225 (November 4, 1999)). Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR

351.218(e)(4), the Department is publishing notice of the continuation

of the antidumping duty order on potassium permanganate from the

People's Republic of China.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott E. Smith or Melissa G. Skinner,

Office of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-

6397 or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 24, 1999.

Background

On November 2, 1998, the Department initiated, and the Commission

instituted, a sunset review (63 FR 58709 and 63 FR 58765, respectively)

of the antidumping duty order on potassium permanganate from the

People's Republic of China pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. As a

result of this review, the Department found that revocation of the

antidumping duty order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence

of dumping and notified the Commission of the magnitude of the margin

likely to prevail were the order to be revoked (see Final Results of

Expedited Sunset Reviews: Potassium Permanganate from the People's

Republic of China, 64 FR 16907 (April 7, 1999)).

On November 4, 1999, the Commission determined, pursuant to section

751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty order on

potassium permanganate from the People's Republic of China would be

likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an

industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time (see

Potassium Permanganate from China and Spain, 64 FR 60225 (November 4,

1999), and USITC Publication 3245, Inv. Nos. 731-TA-125-126 (October

1999)).

Scope

The merchandise subject to this antidumping order is potassium

permanganate from the People's Republic of China, an inorganic chemical

produced in free-flowing, technical, and pharmaceutical

grades.1 Potassium permanganate is classifiable under item

2841.61.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS). The HTSUS item number is provided for convenience and customs

purposes. The written description remains dispositive.

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\1\ On May 19, 1995, the Department determined that plastic

ignitor spheres containing potassium permanganate are not within the

scope of the order (60 FR 26871).

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Determination

As a result of the determinations by the Department and the

Commission that revocation of this antidumping duty order would be

likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material

injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section

751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of

the antidumping duty order on potassium permanganate from the People's

Republic of China. The Department will instruct the U.S. Customs

Service to continue to collect antidumping duty deposits at the rates

in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise.

The effective date of continuation of this antidumping duty order will

be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this Notice of

Continuation. Pursuant to sections 751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6) the

Department intends to initiate the next five-year review of this order

not later than October 2004.

Dated: November 18, 1999.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-30674 Filed 11-23-99; 8:45 am]

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