[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 34146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16681]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-489-602]
Acetylsalicylic Acid From Turkey; 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 April 30, 1998, the Department of Commerce published the
preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on acetylsalicylic acid from Turkey. This review covers one
manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchandise during the period of
review August 1, 1996, through July 31, 1997.
We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our
preliminary results; however, we received no comments. Therefore, these
final results of review are the same as those presented in the
preliminary results of review. The review indicates the existence of no
dumping margin for the manufacturer/exporter during this period.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 23, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Tomlinson, David Dirstine, or
Richard Rimlinger, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202)
482-4733.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Applicable Statute
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 Rounds Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise
indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the
Department's) regulations are to the regulations published on May 19,
1997 (62 FR 27296).
Background
On April 30, 1997, the Department published in the Federal Register
(63 FR 23720) the preliminary results of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on acetylsalicylic acid from Turkey (52 FR
32030, August 25, 1987). The review covers one company, Atabay Kimya
Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (AKS), a Turkish manufacturer/exporter of the
subject merchandise. The Department has now completed the
administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Act.
Scope of Review
The product covered by this review is acetylsalicylic acid
(aspirin) containing no additives, other than inactive substances (such
as starch, lactose, cellulose, or coloring material), and/or active
substances in concentrations less than that specified for particular
non-prescription drug combinations of aspirin and active substances as
published in the Handbook of Non-Prescription Drugs, eighth edition,
American Pharmaceutical Association, and is not in tablet, capsule or
similar forms for direct human consumption. This product is currently
classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheading
2918.22.10. The HTS item number is provided for convenience and customs
purposes. The written descriptions of the scope of this proceeding
remains dispositive.
Final Results of Review
We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the
preliminary results of review, but we received no comments. Therefore,
the final results of review are the same as those presented in our
preliminary results. As a result of the review, we determine that the
weighted-average dumping margin is as follows:
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Margin
Manufacturer/exporter (percent)
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Atabay Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S......................... 0.00
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The Department will issue appraisement instructions directly to the
Customs Service. 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 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)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for AKS will be zero
percent; (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 this review, any prior 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 (4) if neither the
exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in this or any previous
review, the cash deposit rate will be 32.98 percent. This is the ``All
Others'' rate from the LTFV investigation. (See Antidumping Duty Order;
Acetylsalicylic Acid from Turkey, 52 FR 32030 (August 25, 1987).) These
deposit rates shall remain in effect until publication of the final
results of the next administrative review.
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under section 351.402(f)(2) of the Department's
regulations 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 Department's presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
This administrative review and notice are in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: June 11, 1998.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-16681 Filed 6-22-98; 8:45 am]
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