[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8631-8632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3778]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[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 October 20, 1994, 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. This review covers Rhone Poulenc Chime de Base (Rhone 
Poulenc), a manufacturer/exporter of this merchandise to the United 
States, and the period January 1, 1993, through December 31, 1993. The 
firm failed to submit a timely response to our questionnaire. As a 
result, we have used best information available (BIA) for cash deposit 
and appraisement purposes. We did not receive any comments on our 
preliminary results of review. Therefore, the final results are 
unchanged from those presented in the preliminary results of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 15, 1995.

    The review covers Rhone Poulenc and the period January 1, 1993 
through December 31, 1993.

Use of Best Information Available

    We mailed the antidumping questionnaire to Rhone Poulenc, a 
manufacturer/exporter of this merchandise to the United States. Rhone 
Poulenc failed to submit a timely response to our questionnaire. The 
Department has therefore decided to use BIA in determining the rate for 
this firm.
    When a company fails to provide the information requested in a 
timely manner, or otherwise significantly impedes the Department's 
review, the Department considers the company uncooperative and 
generally assigns to that company the higher of: (a) The highest rate 
assigned to any company in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation or in prior administrative reviews, or (b) the highest 
rate found in the current review for any firm. See 19 CFR 353.37(b) and 
Final Results of Administrative Review, Antifriction Bearings (other 
than Tapered Roller Bearings) from France (58 FR 39729, 39739, July 26, 
1993). In this case, as BIA, we used 60 percent, the highest rate from 
a prior review. See Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, Anhydrous Sodium Metasilicate from France (52 FR 33856, 
September 8, 1987).

Final Results of the Review

    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
preliminary results. We received no comments. Therefore, the final 
results are unchanged from those presented in the preliminary results 
of review. We determine that a margin of 60.00 percent exists for Rhone 
Poulenc during the period January 1, 1993, through December 31, 1993.
    Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective 
upon publication of these final results of this administrative review, 
for all shipments of ASM from France, entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act: (1) The cash deposit 
rate for the reviewed company will be 60 percent; (2) for exporters 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, previous reviews, or the 
original LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit 
rate will be that established for the most recent period for the 
manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all 
other manufacturers and exporters will be 60 percent.
    These deposit requirements 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 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.

     [[Page 8632]] Dated: January 30, 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-3778 Filed 2-14-95; 8:45 am]
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