[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30473-30474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14874]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-791-802]
Furfuryl Alcohol from the Republic of South Africa; 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 March 6, 1998, the Department of Commerce published the
preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on furfuryl alcohol from the Republic of South Africa. This
review covers one manufacturer/exporter and the period June 1, 1996-May
31, 1997. We received no comments regarding the preliminary results,
and therefore these final results are unchanged.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 4, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Frederick or Kris Campbell,
AD/CVD Enforcement Group I, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0186
or 482-3813, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The 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 (URAA). In addition, unless
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the
Department's) regulations are to the regulations last codified at 19
CFR Part 353 (April 1, 1997).
Background
This administrative review covers the period June 1, 1996-May 31,
1997 (the POR). On March 6, 1998, we published the preliminary results
of this review. See Furfuryl Alcohol from the Republic of South Africa;
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 63 FR
11209. In the preliminary results, we found that sales made by the one
respondent in this review, Illovo Sugar Ltd. (ISL), had not been made
below normal value. We gave interested parties an opportunity to
comment on the preliminary results. We received no comments, and have
made no changes for these final results of review.
Scope of Review
The merchandise covered by this order is furfuryl alcohol
(C4H3OCH2OH). Furfuryl alcohol is a
primary alcohol and is colorless or pale yellow in appearance. It is
used in the manufacture of resins and as a wetting agent and solvent
for coating resins, nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, and other
soluble dyes. The product subject to this order is classifiable under
subheading 2932.13.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope
of this proceeding is dispositive.
Final Results of Review
As a result of this review, we determine that the following margin
exists for the period June 1, 1996-May 31, 1997:
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Margin
Manufacturer/exporter (percent)
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Illovo Sugar Ltd............................................ 0.00
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Parties to the proceeding may request disclosure of the
Department's calculation methodology within five days of the date of
publication of this notice.
The Department shall determine, and the Customs Service shall
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. We will instruct
the Customs Service not to assess antidumping duties on the merchandise
subject to review.
Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective
for all shipments of furfuryl alcohol from the Republic of South Africa
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
publication date of the final results of this administrative review, as
provided by section 751(a)(2)(c) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate
for ISL is zero; (2) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, the previous review, or the original less-than-fair-value
(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; and (3) 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 11.55
percent, the ``All Others'' rate established in the LTFV investigation.
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until publication of the final results of the next
administrative review.
This notice serves as a 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 orders (APOs) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d). Timely written notification of
the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1)and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
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Dated: May 29, 1998.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-14874 Filed 6-3-98; 8:45 am]
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