[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 41359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20382]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-423-602]
Industrial Phosphoric Acid From Belgium; 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 June 6, 1997, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of review of the antidumping duty
order on industrial phosphoric acid (IPA) from Belgium (52 FR 31439;
August 20, 1987). The review covers one manufacturer, Societe Chimique
Prayon-Rupel (Prayon), and exports of the subject merchandise to the
United States during the period August 1, 1995, through July 31, 1996.
We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the
preliminary results of review. Since we did not receive any comments,
we have not changed our analysis for the final results from that
presented in the preliminary results of review.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Genovese, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230,
telephone: (202) 482-4697.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Applicable Statute
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 19 CFR
part 353 (1997).
Background
On August 30, 1996, FMC Corporation and Albright & Wilson Americas,
two domestic producers of IPA, requested an administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on IPA from Belgium with regard to Prayon.
The Department initiated the review on September 17, 1996 (61 FR
48882), covering the period August 1, 1995, through July 31, 1996. On
June 6, 1997, the Department published the preliminary results of
review (62 FR 31073). The Department has now completed this review in
accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).
Scope of the Review
The products covered by this review include shipments of IPA from
Belgium. This merchandise is currently classifiable under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) item number 2809.20. The HTS item
number is provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes. The
written description remains dispositive.
Final Results of Review
We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the
preliminary results. The Department received no comments. Accordingly,
we have determined that a margin of 8.54 percent exists for Prayon for
the period August 1, 1995, through July 31, 1996. The Department will
issue appraisement instructions directly to the U.S. Customs Service.
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 these
final results of administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Prayon will be 8.54
percent; (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not
covered in this review but covered in a previous review or the original
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the rate published in the most recent final results or
determination for which the manufacturer or exporter received a
company-specific rate; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in
this review, earlier reviews, or the original investigation, but the
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be that established for the
manufacturer of the merchandise in these final results of review,
earlier reviews, or the original investigation, whichever is the most
recent; and (4) the ``all others'' rate, as established in the original
investigation, will be 14.67 percent.
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 final 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
return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
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: July 25, 1997.
Jeffrey P. Bialos,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-20382 Filed 7-31-97; 8:45 am]
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