[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32302-32303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15221]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-791-802]
Notice of Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination and Order:
Furfuryl Alcohol From South Africa.
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 21, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Brinkmann or Donna Berg, Office
of Antidumping Investigations, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5288 or (202) 482-0114, respectively.
Amended Final Determination
We presented counsel for the respondent, Illovo Sugar Limited, and
counsel for the petitioner, QO Chemicals, with the calculations and
disclosure materials concerning the final determination on May 4, and
8, 1995, respectively.
The respondent and the petitioner filed timely submissions alleging
ministerial errors in the Department of Commerce's (Department) final
determination calculations. On May 5, [[Page 32303]] 1995, the
respondent alleged that the Department made an inadvertent spreadsheet
error which resulted in the revised figures for certain ESP
observations being moved to the wrong columns. On May 15, 1995, the
petitioner alleged that we departed from our established practice and,
for certain U.S. observations, applied a daily exchange rate instead of
the quarterly rate to convert South African Rand to U.S. dollars. (For
specific details of these allegations and our analysis thereof, see
Memorandum from Gary Taverman to Barbara R. Stafford dated May 25,
1995).
We have reviewed the respondent's allegation and agree that we
erred in moving the revised figures for certain variables to the
adjacent spreadsheet columns. In accordance with 19 CFR 353.28, we have
corrected the calculations for the final determination.
With respect to the petitioner's allegation, however, we disagree
that our reliance on the daily exchange rate constitutes a departure
from our established practice. It is the Department's practice to make
currency conversions at the Federal Reserve certified quarterly
exchange rate except where the daily exchange rate varies by five
percent or more from the quarterly rate.
Inasmuch as the variance between the daily and quarterly rates
equaled five percent, we followed our established practice and used the
daily rate in the final determination. Accordingly, we determined that
petitioner's allegation does not constitute a ministerial error.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 353.28, we have corrected the final dumping
margins. The final dumping margin for Illovo Sugar Limited and ``All
Others'' has been amended from 15.48 to 11.55 percent.
Scope of Order
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.
Antidumping Duty Order
On June 14, 1995, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, the
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) notified the Department that
imports of furfuryl alcohol from South Africa materially injure a U.S.
industry. Therefore, in accordance with section 736 of the Act, the
Department will direct United States Customs officers to assess, upon
further advice by the administering authority pursuant to section
736(a)(1) of the Act, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which
the foreign market value of the merchandise exceeds the United States
price for all entries of furfuryl alcohol from South Africa. These
antidumping duties will be assessed on all unliquidated entries of
furfuryl alcohol from South Africa entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after December 16, 1994, the date on
which the Department published its preliminary determination notice in
the Federal Register (59 FR 65012).
On or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, U.S. Customs officers must require, at the same time as
importers would normally deposit estimated duties, the following cash
deposits for the subject merchandise:
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Weighted-
average
Manufacturer/producer/exporter margin
percentage
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Illovo Sugar Company........................................ 11.55
All others.................................................. 11.55
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This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to
furfuryl alcohol from South Africa, pursuant to section 736(a) of the
Act. Interested parties may contact the Central Records Unit, Room B-
099 of the Main Commerce Building, for copies of an updated list of
antidumping duty orders currently in effect.
This order is published in accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 353.21.
Dated: June 14, 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-15221 Filed 6-20-95; 8:45 am]
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