[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4766-4767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2691]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-508-604]
Industrial Phosphoric Acid From Israel; Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of preliminary results of antidumping duty
administrative review.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: On September 15, 1995, the Department of Commerce initiated an
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on industrial
phosphoric acid from Israel. The review covers one exporter, Haifa
Chemicals, Ltd. (Haifa), and the period August 1, 1994 through July 31,
1995. Since there were no shipments of the subject merchandise during
the period of review, we preliminarily determine that the dumping
margin for Haifa is 6.82 percent, the rate Haifa received in its most
recent review. Interested parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 8, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy S. Wei or Zev Primor, Office of
Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
[[Page 4767]]
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-5253.
The Applicable Statute and Regulations
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act), by the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). 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).
Background
On September 15, 1995, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the initiation of its administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on industrial phosphoric acid from Israel (60 FR
47930). The Department is now conducting this administrative review in
accordance with section 751 of the Act.
Scope of the Review
Imports covered by the review are shipments of industrial
phosphoric acid, classifiable under item number 2809.20.00 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). HTS item numbers are provided for
convenience and for Customs purposes. The written description remains
dispositive.
Preliminary Results of Review
On September 21, 1995, a questionnaire was sent to Haifa. On
October 18, 1995, Haifa responded that there were no shipments of
covered merchandise by Haifa during the period August 1, 1994 through
July 31, 1995. The Department verified this information with the U.S.
Customs Service. Therefore, we have preliminarily assigned Haifa the
rate applicable to it from its most recent administrative review. This
rate is 6.82 percent. See Industrial Phosphoric Acid From Israel; Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, 59 FR 32184, June
22, 1994.
Furthermore, the following deposit requirement will be effective
for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided for by section
751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for Haifa will be
Haifa's rate established in the final results of this administrative
review; (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 any 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; (4) for all other producers and/or
exporters of this merchandise, the cash deposit rate shall be 1.77
percent, the ``all others'' rate from the LTFV investigation. These
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
publication of the final results of the next administrative review.
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 353.26(b) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during these review periods. 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 administrative review and notice are in accordance with
section 751(a)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675 (a)(1)) and 19 CFR 353.22.
Dated: January 31, 1996.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-2691 Filed 2-7-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
