[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44038-44039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21857]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-427-098]
Anhydrous Sodium Metasilicate From France; 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 18, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published the preliminary results of administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on anhydrous sodium metasilicate (ASM) from
France (61 FR 30853). The review covers Rhone Poulenc Chimie de Base
(Rhone Poulenc), a manufacturer/exporter of ASM, and shipments of this
merchandise to the United States during the period from January 1, 1995
through December 31, 1995. The Department gave interested parties an
opportunity to comment on our preliminary results. No comments were
received. Therefore, the final results are the same as the preliminary
results.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 27, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Ross or Richard Rimlinger, AD/CVD
Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue,
Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4733.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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).
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Background
The Department initiated the January 1, 1995 through December 31,
1995 administrative review for Rhone Poulenc on February 20, 1996 (61
FR 6347) at the request of the petitioner, the PQ Corporation. On June
18, 1996, the Department issued the preliminary results for this
administrative review (61 FR 30853).
Scope of Review
Imports covered by the review are shipments of ASM, a crystallized
silicate (Na2 SiO3) which is alkaline and readily soluble in
water. Applications include waste paper de-inking, ore-flotation,
bleach stabilization, clay processing, medium or heavy duty cleaning,
and compounding into other detergent formulations. This merchandise is
classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) item numbers
2839.11.00 and 2839.19.00. The HTS item numbers are provided for
convenience and Customs purposes. The written description remains
dispositive.
Final Results of Review
The Department gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on
its preliminary results. The Department did not receive any comments.
Accordingly, for reasons discussed in the preliminary results, the
Department has, pursuant to section 776 of the Act, used facts
available. As discussed in the preliminary results, the Department used
as facts available the 60-percent margin calculated in the original
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation using information provided by
Rhone Poulenc. For a discussion of the reasons for application of facts
available, see Anhydrous Sodium Metasilicate from France: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 61 FR 30853 (June
18, 1996).
The Department will determine, and the Customs Service will assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. 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 these final results of
this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for Rhone Poulenc will be 60 percent;
(2) for companies not covered in this review, but covered in previous
reviews or the original LTFV investigation, 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, a
prior review, or the original 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 or the original investigation, the cash deposit rate will be 60
percent, the ``All Others'' rate established in the LTFV investigation
(45 FR 77498, November 24, 1980).
These deposit requirements will 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 administrative review and notice are in accordance with
section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR
353.22.
Dated: August 20, 1996.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-21857 Filed 8-26-96; 8:45 am]
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