[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30270-30280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14074]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-301-602]


Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From Colombia; Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial Termination of 
Administrative Reviews, and Notice of Intent To Revoke Order (In Part)

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of preliminary results of antidumping duty 
administrative reviews, partial termination of administrative reviews, 
and notice of intent to revoke in part the antidumping duty order.

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SUMMARY: In response to requests from interested parties, the 
Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting three concurrent 
administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on certain fresh 
cut flowers from Colombia. These reviews cover a total of 336 producers 
and/or exporters of this merchandise to the United States for at least 
one of the following periods: March 1, 1991 through February 29, 1992; 
March 1, 1992 through February 28, 1993; and March 1, 1993 through 
February 28, 1994. The reviews indicate the existence of dumping 
margins for certain firms during the relevant periods.
    We are terminating the administrative reviews with respect to 18 
producers/exporters, because the Department either received timely 
withdrawal of review requests from these firms, or the firms were no 
longer subject to the order due to exclusion or revocation actions 
taken by the Department. We are also announcing our intent to revoke 
the antidumping duty order for the following exporters/growers: 
Cultivos Miramonte, Flores Aurora, the Funza Group, and Industrial 
Agricola. We determined that these firms have not sold the subject 
merchandise at less than foreign market value (FMV) in these reviews 
and for at least three consecutive administrative review periods, and 
these firms have submitted certifications that they will not sell at 
less than FMV in the future.
    We have preliminarily determined that sales have been made below 
the FMV. If these preliminary results are adopted in our final results 
of administrative review, we will instruct U.S. Customs to assess 
antidumping duties equal to the difference between the United States 
price (USP) and the FMV.
    We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary 
results and intent to revoke.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 8, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. David Dirstine or Richard 
Rimlinger, Office of Antidumping Compliance, 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:

Background

    On March 5, 1992, March 12, 1993, and March 4, 1994, the Department 
published notices in the Federal Register of ``Opportunity to Request 
Administrative Review'' (57 FR 7910, 58 FR 13583, and 59 FR 10368, 
respectively) of the antidumping duty order on certain fresh cut 
flowers from Colombia. On May 21, 1992, May 28, 1993, and May 2, 1994, 
in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(c), we initiated administrative 
reviews of this order for over 500 Colombian firms covering the periods 
March 1, 1991 through February 29, 1992 (the 5th review), March 1, 1992 
through February 28, 1993 (the 6th review), and March 1, 1993 through 
February 28, 1994 (the 7th review), respectively (see 57 FR 21643, 58 
FR 31010, and 59 FR 22579, respectively).
    On May 9, 1994, the Department notified interested parties of its 
decision to collapse these three reviews for the record, and to conduct 
the three reviews concurrently. See Memorandum To File dated May 9, 
1994.
    We have preliminarily determined to revoke the antidumping duty 
order for the following exporters/growers: Cultivos Miramonte, Flores 
Aurora, the Funza Group, and Industrial Agricola. These firms have 
submitted requests in accordance with 19 CFR 353.25(b) to revoke the 
order with respect to their sales of flowers to the United States. 
Their requests were accompanied by certifications that they have not 
sold flowers to the United States at less than FMV for at least a 
three-year period, including the subject review periods, and will not 
do so in the future. Since we preliminarily determine that these firms 
have not sold the subject merchandise at less than FMV in these 
reviews, and have not sold the subject merchandise at less than FMV for 
at least the required three-year period, we intend to revoke the order 
with respect to these companies.
    The Department has now conducted the administrative reviews in 
accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Tariff Act).

Scope of Review

    Imports covered by these reviews are shipments of certain fresh cut 
flowers from Colombia (standard carnations, miniature (spray) 
carnations, standard chrysanthemums and pompon chrysanthemums). These 
products are currently classifiable under item numbers 0603.10.30.00, 
0603.10.70.10, 0603.10.70.20, and 0603.10.70.30 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule (HTS). The HTS item numbers are provided for 
convenience and Customs purposes. The written description remains 
dispositive.
    Although we initiated reviews on over 500 firms, we have actually 
reviewed a total of 336 firms for at least one of the three review 
periods.
    There was one firm, Agroteusa, which was not included in our 
initiation notices but was included in these reviews because of its 
close relationship to another firm for which reviews were initiated.
    Subsequent to the publication of our initiation notices, we 
received timely withdrawals of requests for Agricola Sagasuca (6th and 
7th reviews), Daflor Ltda. (7th review), Flores el Tandil Ltda. (7th 
review), Industrial Agricola (7th review), the Santana Flowers Group 
[[Page 30271]] (consisting of Hacienda Curubital, Inversiones Istra, 
and Santana Flowers) (7th review), and Velez de Monchaux e Hijos y Cia 
(6th review). Because there were no other requests for review for the 
companies and administrative review periods indicated above from any 
other interested parties, we are terminating these particular reviews 
with respect to these companies in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5).
    We are also terminating the 5th and 6th administrative reviews 
initiated for the Flores Colombianas Group (including Agrosuba Ltda., 
Flores Colombianas, Jardines de los Andes S.A., and Productos de 
Cartucho S.A.) and Flores Condor, because these firms were subsequently 
revoked from the antidumping order in an earlier review. Moreover, we 
are terminating the 5th and 6th administrative reviews with respect to 
Flores Timana Ltda., because this firm was originally excluded from the 
order, and these reviews should not have been initiated.
    In addition, at the request of the petitioner, we initiated reviews 
for Agriflora (5th, 6th, and 7th reviews), Elite Farms (7th review), 
Emerald Farms (7th review), and Comercializadora Caribbean (7th 
review). The first three firms have informed us that they are flower 
importers, and the last firm informed us that it is a freight 
facilitator. Consequently, we are preliminarily terminating the reviews 
with respect to these four firms.
    During the course of these reviews, we learned that several 
respondents were sufficiently related for us to collapse these firms, 
or group of firms, into one entity for purposes of calculating a 
dumping rate. The firms we considered one entity are: (1) Agricola las 
Cuadras and Flores de Hacaritama; (2) Agricola de la Fontana, Flores de 
Hunza, Flores Tibati, and Inversiones Cubivan; (3) Cultivos Miramonte 
S.A. and Flores Mocari S.A.; (4) Agricola Guacari S.A., Flores Altamira 
S.A., Flores de Exportacion S.A., Flores de Salitre, Four Farmers Inc, 
S.B. Talee, and Santa Helena S.A.; (5) MG Consultores, Flores Canelon, 
Flores la Valvanera, Flores del Hato, Agroindustrial del Riofrio, 
Jardines de Chia, Queen's Flowers de Colombia, and Jardines Fredonia 
(this group is hereinafter referred to as the ``Queen's Flowers 
Group''). See Memorandum to File ``Collapsing Related Parties'': Farm 
Fresh Flowers Group, dated November 14, 1994; Florex Group, dated 
November 15, 1994, and November 21, 1994; Miramonte Group, dated 
November 15, 1994; and Queen's Flowers Group, dated November 17, 1994, 
and January 10, 1995 1. In the previous review covering the period 
March 1, 1990 through February 28, 1991, we also collapsed (1) Agricola 
Las Cuadras and Flores Hacaritama (2) Agricola Guacari S.A., Flores 
Altamira S.A., Flores de Exportacion S.A., Four Farmers Inc, and Santa 
Helena S.A., and (3) Jardines de Chia, Queen's Flowers de Colombia, and 
Jardines Fredonia.

    \1\ In these memos, we collapsed an additional 12 companies into 
the Queen's Flowers Group. However, for purposes of these 
preliminary results, we are considering only these eight companies 
as one entity.
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    Finally, we initiated reviews for a large number of firms which 
could not be located in spite of our requests for assistance from such 
diverse sources as the Floral Trade Council (the FTC), Asocolflores, 
the American Embassy in Bogota, and the U.S. Customs Service. 
Therefore, we were unable to conduct administrative reviews for these 
firms, and any entries into the United States on the part of these 
firms will continue to be assessed duties equal to the ``all others'' 
rate of 3.10 percent from the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation. The firms in question are:

Achalay
Agricola Altiplano
Agricola de Los Alisos Ltda.
Agricola de Occidente
Agricola del Monte
Agricola Megaflor Ltda.
Agrocaribu Ltd.
Agro de Narino
Agroindustrial Madonna, S.A.
Agroindustrias de Narino Ltda.
Agropecuaria la Marcela
Agropecuaria Mauricio
Agrocosas
Agrotabio Kent
Aguacarga
Alcala
Alstroflores Ltda.
Amoret
Andalucia
Ancas Ltda.
A.Q.
Arboles Azules Ltda.
Caico
Carcol Ltda.
Classic
Clavelez
Coexflor
Color Explosion
Consorcio Agroindustrial
Columbiano S.A. ``CAICO''
Cota
Crest D'or
Crop S.A.
Cultivos Guameru
Cypress Valley
Degaflor
Del Monte
Del Tropico Ltda.
Disagro Ltda.
Diveragricola
El Dorado
Elite Flowers
El Milaro
El Tambo
El Timbul Ltda.
Euroflora
Exoticas
Exotic Flowers
Exotico
Exportadora
F. Salazar
Ferson Trading
Flamingo Flowers
Flor y Color
Flores Abaco, S.A.
Flores Agromonte
Flores Ainsus
Flores Alcala Ltda.
Flores Calichana
Flores Cerezangos
Flores Corola
Flores de Guasca
Flores de Iztari
Flores de Memecon/Corinto
Flores de la Cuesta
Flores de la Hacienda
Flores de la Maria
Flores del Cielo Ltda.
Flores del Cortijo
Flores del Tambo
Flores el Talle Ltda.
Flores Flamingo Ltda.
Flores Fusu
Flores Gloria
Flores la Cabanuela
Flores la Pampa
Flores la Union/Santana
Flores Montecarlo
Flores Palimana
Flores Saint Valentine
Flores San Andres
Flores Santana
Flores Sausalito
Flores Sindamanoi
Flores Suasuque
Flores Tenerife Ltda.
Flores Urimaco
Flores Violette
Florexpo
Floricola
Floricola la Ramada Ltda.
Florisol
Florpacifico
Flower Factory
Flowers of the World/Rosa
Four Seasons
Fracolsa
Fresh Flowers
Garden and Flowers, Ltda.
German Ocampo
Granja
Gypso Flowers
Hacienda La Embarrada
Hacienda Matute
Hana/Hisa Group
    Flores Hana Ichi de Colombia Ltda.
    Flores Tokai Hisa [[Page 30272]] 
Hernando Monroy
Hill Crest Gardens
Horticultura de la Sasan
Horticultura Montecarlo
Illusion Flowers
Indigo S.A.
Industria Santa Clara
Industrial Terwengel, Ltda.
Innovacion Andina, S.A.
Inversiones Bucarelia
Inversiones Maya, Ltda.
Inversiones Playa
Inversiones & Producciones Tecnicas
Inversiones Silma
Inversiones Sima
Jardin de Carolina
Jardines Choconta
Jardines Darpu
Jardines de Los Andes
Jardines de Timana
Jardines Natalia Ltda.
Jardines Tocarema
J.M. Torres
Karla Flowers
Kingdom S.A.
La Colina
La Embairada
La Flores Ltda.
La Floresta
Laura Flowers
L.H.
Loma Linda
Loreana Flowers
M. Alejandra
Mauricio Uribe
Merastec
Morcoto
Nasino
Olga Rincon
Otono
Pinar Guameru
Piracania
Prismaflor
Reme Salamanca
Rosa Bella
Rosales de Suba Ltda.
Rosas y Jardines
Rose
San Ernesto
San Valentine
Sarena
Select Pro
Shila
Solor Flores Ltda.
Starlight
Sunbelt Florals
Susca
The Rose
Tomino
Tropical Garden
Villa Diana
Zipa Flowers

Best Information Available

    In accordance with section 776(c) of the Tariff Act, we have 
preliminarily determined that the use of best information otherwise 
available (BIA) is appropriate for certain firms. In determining what 
is BIA, our regulations provide that we may take into account whether a 
party refuses to provide information (19 CFR 353.37(b)). For purposes 
of these reviews, we have used the most adverse BIA--generally, the 
highest rate for any company for this same class or kind of merchandise 
from this or any prior segment of the proceeding--whenever a company 
refused to cooperate with the Department or otherwise significantly 
impeded the proceeding. When a company substantially cooperated with 
our requests for information, but failed to provide all the information 
requested in a timely manner or in the form requested, we used as BIA 
the higher of (1) the highest rate (including the ``all others'' rate) 
ever applicable to the firm for the same class or kind of merchandise 
from the same country from either the LTFV investigation or a prior 
administrative review; or (2) the highest calculated rate in this 
review for any firm for the same class or kind of merchandise from the 
same country. See Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller 
Bearings) and Parts Thereof From the Federal Republic of Germany, et 
al.; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 56 FR 
31692, 31704 (July 11, 1991); see also Allied-Signal Aerospace Co. v. 
United States, 996 F.2d 1185 (Fed. Cir. 1993).
    Because a number of firms failed to respond to our requests for 
information, we have used the highest rate ever found in this 
proceeding to establish their margins. This rate is 75.92 percent for 
the 5th administrative review and 83.61 percent for the 6th and 7th 
administrative reviews. The firms that have received adverse BIA rates 
and the review periods for which these firms are receiving a BIA rate 
(as indicated in parentheses) are:

Agricola Jicabal (5,6,7)
Agricola Malqui (5,6,7)
Agricola Monteflor Ltda. (7)
Agrobloom Ltda. (7)
Agrokoralia (5,6,7)
Bali Flowers (7)
Bloomshares (7)
Bogota Flowers (5,6,7)
Ciba Geigy (5,6,7)
Claveles Tropicales (7)
Colony International Farm (5,6,7)
Conflores Ltda. (5,6,7)
Cultivos el Lago (5,6,7)
Fernando de Mier (7)
Flora Bellisima (5,6,7)
Flores Alfaya (5,6,7)
Flores Arco Iris (5,6,7)
Flores Balu (7)
Flores Catalina (7)
Flores de Fragua (7)
Flores de la Pradera Ltda. (5,6,7)
Flores del Pradro (7)
Flores el Majui (7)
Flores Guaicata Ltda. (5,6,7)
Flores Magara
Flores Naturales (7)
Flores Petaluma Ltda.(5,6,7)
Flores Rio Grande (7)
Flores Santa Lucia (5,6,7)
Flores Suesca (5,6)
Flores Tejas Verdes (5,6,7)
Fribir Ltda. (7)
Groex S.A. (5,6)
Hacienda Susata (7)
Inpar (5,6,7)
Inter Flores (7)
Interflora Ltda. (5,6,7)
Internacional Flowers (7)
Invernavas (5,6,7)
Inversiones del Alto (7)
Inversiones Nativa Ltda. (5,6,7)
Jardin (5,6,7)
Jardines del Muna (5,6,7)
La Florida (5,6,7)
My Flowers Ltda. (7)
Naranjo Exportaciones e Importaciones (7)
Plantas Ornamentales de Colombia S.A. (7)
Rosas y Flores (5,6,7)
Rosicler Ltda. (5,6,7)
Sabana Flowers (5,6,7)
Sunset Farms (5,6,7)
Tempest Flowers (5,6,7)
    As previously discussed under the Scope of Review section of this 
notice, we have preliminarily determined that eight flower companies 
are significantly related to each other to warrant collapsing their 
sales and production information into the Queen's Flowers Group. 
Although these companies provided responses to our questionnaire and 
supplemental questionnaires, we did not receive complete information 
regarding the interrelationships between these companies. In addition, 
one firm had purchased major inputs from other members of the group but 
failed to provide requested information establishing the arm's-length 
nature of these transactions. Other members of the group failed to 
identify their suppliers of inputs when requested to do so. Another 
firm claimed it had no transactions with two particular customers, both 
members of the group; however, there is information on the record from 
these customers indicating that they had purchased subject merchandise 
from this firm during the POR. Moreover, several companies failed to 
notify the Department that they had included shared administrative 
expenses in their constructed value response. Finally, one company 
improperly amortized certain production expenses in an optional crop 
adjustment methodology and failed to [[Page 30273]] correct the problem 
in response to a supplemental questionnaire. These problems precluded 
the Department from merging sales and constructed value data to form 
one consolidated response for these related entities. Therefore, we 
preliminarily determine that the members of the Queen's Flowers Group 
have significantly impeded our reviews and we have used as 
uncooperative, or first-tier, BIA, the highest rate for any company for 
this same class or kind of merchandise from this or any prior segment 
of the proceeding.
    Based on the responses provided by these eight respondents, we 
believe that there are an additional 12 companies with strong ties to 
the Queen's Flowers Group. We are giving these 12 companies an 
opportunity to respond to our questionnaire. Since these companies were 
not included in our ``Notice of Initiation,'' there will not be a 
preliminary margin applicable to these companies. If, however, in our 
final results of review, we conclude that any or all of these companies 
are significantly related to the Queen's Flowers Group to be considered 
to be one entity, the rates for the group will apply to these companies 
as well.
    Two firms, Agricola Uzatama and Proflores Ltda., responded to our 
original questionnaire, but failed to respond to our requests for 
supplemental information. We preliminarily determine that these 
companies have not cooperated with our requests for information. 
Therefore, we have preliminarily applied a first-tier BIA rate to these 
firms for the seventh review, which is 83.61 percent, the highest rate 
for any firm in any segment of this proceeding.
    Although Iturrama and Santa Helena submitted responses to our 
supplemental questionnaires, these firms failed to provide information 
allowing us to correct serious deficiencies in their cost responses. 
Therefore we were unable to use their cost data for comparison 
purposes. However, because these firms substantially cooperated with 
our requests for information, we have preliminarily applied a 
cooperative, or second-tier, BIA rates to sales made by these 
companies.
    Flores el Zorro, Ltda., substantially cooperated with our requests 
for information and provided complete sales and cost data for its U.S. 
sales. However, the data provided by Flores el Zorro contained numerous 
problems and deficiencies (specifically in the areas of indirect 
selling expenses incurred in the United States, indirect selling 
expenses incurred in the home market, financial expenses, and financial 
income). Since insufficient information was placed on the record by 
Flores el Zorro to correct these problems and we were unable to use the 
firm's response to make comparisons because of the existing 
deficiencies, we have preliminarily applied second-tier BIA rates to 
sales made by Flores el Zorro for all three reviews.
    We conducted verification of responses submitted by the Agrodex 
Group, Cultivos Miramonte, Floralex, Flores Aurora, Flores Depina, the 
Funza Group, Flores de la Vereda, Flores Juanambu, the Florex Group, 
the Guacatay Group, the HOSA Group, Industrial Agricola, the Santana 
Group, Senda Brava, and the Tinzuque Group. We encountered serious 
verification problems with respect to Flores de la Vereda and Floralex. 
During the verification of Flores de la Vereda, we could not 
successfully verify completeness and accuracy of the company's sales 
data. Also, during the verification of Floralex, we were unable to 
verify the accuracy of the constructed value information submitted by 
this firm. Because Flores de la Vereda and Floralex have substantially 
cooperated with our requests for information, we have preliminarily 
applied a second-tier BIA rate to these firms for all three reviews.
    Also, we are applying a second-tier BIA rate to sales made by 
Colflores, Flores Estrella, Flores Mountgar, and Flor Colombia S.A. 
These firms are no longer in business, and we have preliminarily 
determined, in accordance with the standards enunciated in Certain 
Fresh Cut Flowers From Colombia; Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, and Notice of Revocation of Order (in Part), 59 
FR 15159 (March 31, 1994), that they are unable to respond to the 
Department's questionnaire.
    In certain situations, we found it necessary to use partial BIA for 
a number of firms to correct for more limited response deficiencies. In 
a supplemental questionnaire, Flores de Aposentos reported aggregate 
carnation sales totals made through resellers which it knew were 
destined for sale in the United States. Since these sales were not 
broken down in the company's response as required by the Department's 
questionnaire, we applied the BIA rate for cooperative firms and 
limited its application to the particular sales involved.
    In the case of Las Amalias, we found that the firm had reported its 
sales prices to a related importer for certain U.S. sales transactions 
instead of its sales prices to the first unrelated U.S. customer as 
required by our questionnaire. We applied the BIA rate for cooperative 
firms to these particular transactions.

United States Price

    Pursuant to section 777A of the Tariff Act, we determined that it 
was appropriate to average U.S. prices on a monthly basis in order (1) 
to use actual price information that is often available only on a 
monthly basis, (2) to account for large sales volumes, and (3) to 
account for perishable product pricing practices (see Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Certain Fresh Cut Flowers from 
Colombia (56 FR 50554, October 7, 1991)).
    In calculating USP, we used purchase price when sales were made to 
unrelated purchasers in the United States prior to the date of 
importation, or exporter's sales price (ESP) when sales were made to 
unrelated purchasers in the United States after the date of 
importation, both pursuant to section 772 of the Tariff Act.
    We calculated purchase price based on the packed price to the first 
unrelated purchaser in the United States. The terms of purchase price 
sales were either f.o.b. Bogota or c.i.f. Miami. We made deductions, 
where appropriate, for foreign inland freight, air freight, brokerage 
and handling, U.S. customs duties, and return credits.
    ESP, for sales made on consignment or through a related affiliate, 
was calculated based on the packed price to the first unrelated 
customer in the United States. We made adjustments, where appropriate, 
for foreign inland freight, brokerage and handling, air freight, box 
charges, credit expenses, returned merchandise credits, royalties, U.S. 
duty, and either commissions paid to unrelated U.S. consignees or 
indirect U.S. selling expenses of related consignees.

Foreign Market Value

    Section 733(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act requires the Department to 
compare sales in the United States with viable home market sales of 
such or similar merchandise sold in the home market or a third-country 
market in the ordinary course of trade. Although some companies 
reported either viable home or third-country markets for sales of 
particular flower types, consistent with our discussion in Certain 
Fresh Cut Flowers from Colombia; Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Review, and Notice of Revocation of Order (in Part) (59 FR 15159, March 
31, 1994), we have concluded that home market and third- 
[[Page 30274]] country sales are not an appropriate basis for FMV.
    The FTC, representing domestic parties in this proceeding, argues 
that most of the conditions on which the above decision was based have 
changed with respect to third-country sales for these reviews. The FTC 
claims that sales by Colombian growers to third countries have 
increased, and the FTC argues that Colombian growers now have greater, 
unrestricted access to third-country markets, resulting in more stable 
annual sales to those countries. Also, the FTC argues, this increase in 
third-country demand for Colombian-grown flowers has affected the 
production decisions of the Colombian growers and has helped to lessen 
the seasonal disparities in market demand.
    Based on our review of the questionnaire responses and other data 
on the record, we have preliminarily concluded that the conditions 
which governed sales in third countries have not changed significantly 
between our last review and the current reviews. While we have found 
that Colombian flower producers enjoy greater access and sales to 
third-country markets, we find that the other conditions on which we 
based our original decision to disregard third-country sales as a basis 
for FMV still apply.
    Although the petitioner argues that holidays in third countries 
coincide with holidays in the United States, we find that, with a few 
exceptions, such as Christmas, this is not the case. For example, there 
are no flower-giving holidays in third countries that coincide with 
Valentine's Day or Mother's Day, and there are no United States flower-
giving holidays that coincide with All Souls Day.
    We find that the market patterns differ greatly between third 
countries and the United States. The United States market is extremely 
volatile, and can experience great price swings depending on the season 
and whether there is a holiday. For example, flower prices on 
Valentine's Day can increase by more than one hundred percent. This is 
because United States consumers tend to purchase flowers only on 
special occasions. On the other hand, third-country customers, 
particularly those in Europe, tend to purchase flowers more for 
everyday use. Therefore, demand and prices are much more stable in 
Europe than in the United States. While price swings do exist, they do 
not occur on the same order of magnitude as in the United States.
    We find the FTC's argument that the correlation between flower 
prices in the United States and in Europe justify the use of third-
country prices as FMV to be unconvincing. While the charts submitted by 
the FTC in support of its argument indicate that there is a correlation 
between flower prices in Miami, Florida, and flower prices in Europe, 
we find the correlation to be weak, and we observed that prices in the 
two markets moved in the opposite direction in approximately half of 
the months of the year. The FTC also alleges that the prices of flowers 
in California more closely correlate with the prices in Europe. While 
the charts petitioner submitted indicate a moderate correlation, we 
again observed that Californian and European prices moved in opposite 
directions in nearly half of the months out of the year. Also, the vast 
majority of Colombian flowers enter the United States in Miami, 
Florida, and are sold there. In addition, we noted that the information 
submitted by the FTC is for only one flower type and only covered part 
of the 5th review period.
    For these reasons, we have not used third-country sales as the 
basis for FMV. Instead, we used constructed value as defined in section 
773(e) of the Tariff Act for all companies. The constructed value 
represents the average per-flower cost for each type of flower, based 
on the costs incurred to produce that type of flower over each review 
period.
    The Department used the materials, fabrication, and general 
expenses reported by respondents. The per-unit average constructed 
value was based on the quantity of export quality flowers sold by the 
grower/exporter to the United States. We consider non-export quality 
flowers (culls) which are produced in conjunction with export quality 
flowers to be by-products. Therefore, revenue from the sales of culls 
was used as an offset against the cost of producing the export quality 
flowers.
    For cases in which actual general expenses exceeded the statutory 
minimum of 10 percent of the cost of materials and fabrication, we used 
the actual general expenses to calculate constructed value. For cases 
in which actual general expenses were less than the statutory minimum 
of 10 percent of the cost of materials and fabrication, we used the 
statutory minimum of 10 percent. Because imputed credit was included in 
constructed value, we reduced the actual interest expense reported in 
the companies' financial statements to prevent double-counting.
    When respondents indicated that the actual profit for merchandise 
of the same general class or kind could not be calculated or was less 
than eight percent of the sum of the cost of production and general 
expenses, the Department used the eight percent statutory minimum for 
profit. We added U.S. packing to constructed value. Adjustments to 
constructed value were made for credit and indirect selling expenses.
    Finally, according to the 1993 edition of Doing Business in 
Colombia, published by Price Waterhouse, there has been a change in the 
Colombian generally accepted accounting practices effective January 1, 
1992. Firms are now required to revalue certain financial statement 
accounts in order to reflect the effects of inflation experienced 
during each financial reporting period. As part of this revaluation, 
firms must restate their fixed asset accounts and their corresponding 
depreciation expense. Respondents' restated depreciation expenses are 
not reflected in the constructed value calculations used in our 
preliminary results. We intend, however, to ask respondents to provide 
additional data to allow us to make this adjustment for our final 
results. We invite comments from interested parties on this matter.
Preliminary Results of Review

    As a result of our comparison of USP with FMV, we preliminarily 
determine the margins for the 5th, 6th, and 7th administrative reviews 
to be:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Producer/exporter                  5th      6th      7th  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abaco Tulipanex de Colombia..................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Agrex de Oriente.............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
AGA Group....................................    (\2\)    (\2\)     9.03
    Agricola la Celestina                                               
    Agricola la Maria                                                   
    Agricola Benilda Ltda                                               
Agricola Acevedo Ltda........................     0.96     4.38     1.89
Agricola Arenales Ltda.......................     2.98     2.67     2.10
Agricola Benilda.............................    (\1\)    (\1\)     8.78
Agricola Bonanza Ltda........................    (\1\)    (\1\)   (\1\) 
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Agricola Circasia Ltda.......................    14.21     0.41     1.29
Agricola el Cactus...........................     2.21     1.70     1.16
Agricola el Redil............................     0.46     0.37     0.42
Agricola Guali S.A...........................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Agricola Jicabal.............................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Agricola la Corsaria.........................     4.85     2.89     1.78
Agricola las Cuadras Group...................     1.71     3.87     1.44
    Agricola Las Cuadras Ltda                                           
    Flores de Hacaritama                                                
Agricola La Siberia..........................    (\2\)    (\2\)    26.94
Agricola Malqui..............................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Agricola Monteflor Ltda......................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Agricola Uzatama.............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Agricola Yuldama.............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
Agrobloom Ltda...............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Agrodex Group................................     0.90     0.17     1.00
    Agricola El Retiro Ltda                                             
    Agricola Los Gaques Ltda                                            
    Agrodex Ltda                                                        
    Degaflores Ltda                                                     
    Flores Camino Real Ltda                                             
    Flores de la Comuna Ltda                                            
    Flores De Las Mercedes Ltda                                         
    Flores De Los Amigos Ltda                                           
    Flores De Los Arrayanes Ltda                                        
    Flores De Mayo Ltda                                                 
    Flores Del Gallinero Ltda                                           
    Flores Del Potrero Ltda                                             
    Flores Dos Hectareas Ltda                                           
    Flores De Pueblo Viejo Ltda                                         
    Flores El Puente Ltda                                               
    Flores El Trentino Ltda                                             
    Flores La Conejera Ltda                                             
    Flores Manare Ltda                                                  
    Florlinda Ltda                                                      
    Inversiones Santa Rosa ARW Ltda                                     
    Horticola El Triunfo                                                
    Horticola Montecarlo Ltda                                           
Agroindustrial Don Eusebio Group.............     4.03     1.68     1.30
    Agroindustrial Don Eusebio Ltda                                     
    Celia Flowers                                                       
    Passion Flowers                                                     
    Primo Flowers                                                       
    Temptation Flowers                                                  
Agrokoralia..................................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Agromonte Ltda...............................     7.51     1.40     2.10
Agropecuria Cuernavaca Ltda..................     2.59     4.59     1.70
Aspen Gardens Ltda...........................    (\2\)    (\2\)    12.28
Astro Ltda...................................    (\1\)    20.25    20.59
Bali Flowers.................................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Becerra Castellanos y Cia....................     2.86     0.29    64.05
Bloomshare...................................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Bogota Flowers...............................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Bojaca Group.................................    75.92    19.96     0.21
    Agricola Bojaca                                                     
    Universal Flowers                                                   
    Flores Y Plantas Tropicales                                         
Caicedo Group................................     0.19     2.53     8.64
    Agro Bosque, S.A                                                    
    Aranjuez S.A                                                        
    Exportaciones Bochica S.A                                           
    Floral Ltda                                                         
    Flores Del Cauca                                                    
    Inversiones Targa Ltda                                              
    Productos El Zorro                                                  
Cantarrana Group.............................     1.74     4.89     1.07
    Cantarrana Ltda                                                     
    Agricola Los Venados Ltda                                           
Ciba Geigy...................................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Cienfuegos Group.............................     5.14     2.75     6.15
    Cienfuegos Ltda                                                     
    Flores La Conchita                                                  
Cigarral Group...............................     4.97    36.16   45.90 
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    Flores Cigarral                                                     
    Flores Tayrona                                                      
Claveles Colombianas Group...................     5.74     3.80     4.42
    Claveles Colombianos Ltda                                           
    Fantasia Flowers Ltda                                               
    Splendid Flowers Ltda                                               
    Sun Flowers Ltda                                                    
Claveles De Los Alpes Ltda...................     0.96     6.38     3.77
Claveles Tropicales de Colombia..............    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Colflores....................................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Colibri Flowers Ltda.........................     3.19     2.05     2.93
Colony International Farm....................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Combiflor....................................    (\2\)    (\2\)     0.37
Conflores Ltda...............................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Cultiflores Ltda.............................    (\2\)     0.00     5.51
Cultivos el Lago.............................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Cultivos Medellin Ltda.......................     4.51     0.02     3.47
Cultivos Miramonte Group.....................     0.27     0.10     0.11
    Cultivos Miramonte S.A                                              
    Flores Mocari S.A                                                   
Cultivos Tahami Ltda.........................     3.90     0.06     1.08
Daflor Ltda..................................     0.16     0.31    (\2\)
De la Pava Guevara e Hijos Ltda..............    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Dianticola Colombiana Ltda...................     2.59    22.23     8.16
Dynastry Roses Ltda..........................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
El Antelio S.A...............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
Envy Farms Group.............................    (\2\)    (\2\)     0.00
    Envy Farms                                                          
    Flores Marandua Ltda                                                
Expoflora Ltda...............................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Exporosas....................................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
Falcon Farms De Colombia S.A.................     0.00     0.00     0.13
(formerly Flores de Cajibio Ltda.)...........                           
Farm Fresh Flowers Group.....................     1.30     0.72     1.49
    Agricola de la Fontana                                              
    Flores de Hunza                                                     
    Flores Tibati                                                       
    Inversiones Cubivan                                                 
Fernando de Mier.............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Flor Colombiana S.A..........................    (\2\)    (\2\)    64.05
Flora Bellisima Ltda.........................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Flora Intercontinental.......................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Floralex Ltda................................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Florandia Herrera Camacho y Cia..............    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Floraterra Group.............................    17.31     5.37     9.04
    Flores Casablanca S.A                                               
    Flores San Mateo S.A                                                
    Siete Flores S.A                                                    
Floreales Group..............................    (\1\)     8.93     4.56
    Floreales                                                           
    Kimbaya                                                             
Florenal (Flores el Arenal) Ltda.............     0.62    13.89     7.70
Flores Acuarela S.A..........................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Flores Aguila................................     0.02    (\1\)    (\1\)
Flores Ainsuca Ltda..........................    (\2\)    (\2\)     2.74
Flores Alfaya Ltda...........................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Flores Andinas...............................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Flores Arco Iris.............................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Flores Aurora Ltda...........................     0.03     0.31     0.01
Flores Bachue................................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Flores Balu..................................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Flores Carmel S.A............................    (\2\)    (\2\)     2.24
Flores Catalina..............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Flores Colon Ltda............................     0.90     1.96     1.08
Flores Comercial Bellavista Ltda.............     2.40     0.20     1.75
Flores de Aposentos Ltda.....................    (\2\)    (\2\)     2.83
Flores de Fragua.............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Flores de la Montana.........................     6.27     0.14     4.51
Flores de la Parcelita.......................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Flores de la Pradera.........................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Flores de la Sabana S.A......................     7.43     1.10     1.54
Flores de la Vega Ltda.......................     3.09     0.18     1.50
Flores de la Vereda..........................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Flores del Campo Ltda........................     4.95     3.85    4.51 
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Flores del Lago Ltda.........................     3.74     0.14     1.55
Flores del Pradro............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Flores del Rio Group.........................     0.15     5.03     4.16
    Agricola Cardenal S.A                                               
    Flores Del Rio S.A                                                  
    Indigo S.A                                                          
Flores de Oriente............................    (\2\)    (\2\)     3.31
Flores Depina Ltda...........................     8.95     0.00     7.65
Flores de Serrezuela Ltda....................     1.23     0.26     0.13
Flores de Suba...............................     8.63     3.10     5.37
Flores de Tenjo Ltda.........................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Flores el Lobo...............................    (\2\)    14.75     1.59
Flores el Majui..............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Flores el Molino S.A.........................     0.26     0.94     4.66
Flores el Rosal Ltda.........................    23.77     6.51     2.24
Flores el Zorro Ltda.........................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Flores Estrella..............................    75.92    83.61    (\2\)
Flores Galia Ltda............................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Flores Gicro Group...........................     5.82     5.78     5.09
    Flores Gicro Ltda                                                   
    Flores de Colombia                                                  
Flores Guaicata Ltda.........................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Flores Hacienda Bejucol......................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
Flores Juanambu Ltda.........................     0.69     1.08     1.62
Flores Juncalito Ltda........................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Flores la Fragrancia.........................    11.03    23.93    11.05
Flores la Gioconda...........................    (\2\)    (\2\)     1.99
Flores la Lucerna............................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Flores la Macarena...........................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Flores la Union/Gomez Arango & Cia...........     0.37     0.00     0.00
Flores las Caicas............................    34.46    83.61    42.77
Flores las Mesitas...........................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
Flores los Sauces............................    (\2\)    (\2\)     1.35
Flores Magara................................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Flores Monserrate Ltda.......................     1.49     3.32     1.09
Flores Monteverde Ltda.......................     5.03     3.20     3.42
Flores Mountgar..............................    43.02    83.61    (\2\)
Flores Naturales.............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Flores Petaluma Ltda.........................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Flores Ramo Ltda.............................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Flores Rio Grande............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Flores S.A...................................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Flores Sagaro................................     0.17     1.12     2.59
Flores Sairam Ltda...........................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
Flores San Carlos............................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Flores San Juan S.A..........................    (\2\)    (\2\)     3.50
Flores Santa Fe Ltda.........................     2.50     3.78     4.07
Flores Santa Lucia...........................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Flores Selectas..............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
Flores Silvestres............................     2.10     0.09     1.57
Flores (de) Suesca...........................    75.92    83.61    (\2\)
Flores Tejas Verdes Ltda.....................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Flores Tiba S.A..............................     1.06     2.20     0.09
Flores Tocarinda.............................     0.00     0.25     0.52
Flores Tomine Ltda...........................     1.17     0.00     1.17
Flores Tropicales (Happy Candy) Group........     1.25     4.77     6.14
    Flores Tropicales Ltda                                              
    Happy Candy Ltda                                                    
    Mercedes Ltda                                                       
    Rosas Colombianas Ltda                                              
Florex Group.................................     6.47     6.85     5.47
    Agricola Guacari                                                    
    Flores Altamira S.A                                                 
    Flores de Exportacion S.A                                           
    Santa Helena S.A                                                    
    Flores del Salitre Ltda                                             
    S.B. Talee de Colombia                                              
Floricola La Gaitana S.A.....................     0.02     0.17     0.01
Florimex Colombia Ltda.......................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
Floval.......................................    (\2\)    (\2\)     7.22
Fribir Ltda..................................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Funza Group..................................     0.04     0.25    0.47 
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    Flores Alborada                                                     
    Flores de Funza S.A                                                 
    Flores del Bosque Ltda                                              
Green Flowers................................    (\2\)    (\2\)    12.57
Groex S.A....................................    75.92    83.61    (\1\)
Grupo Andes..................................     3.43     0.35     0.22
    Cultivos Buenavista Ltda                                            
    Flores De Los Andes Ltda                                            
    Flores Horizante Ltda                                               
    Inversiones Penas Blancas Ltda                                      
Grupo el Jardin..............................    (\2\)    (\2\)     0.40
    Agricola el Jardin Ltda                                             
    La Marotte S.A                                                      
    Orquideas Acatayma Ltda                                             
Guacatay Group...............................     3.00     2.70     3.32
    Agricola Guacatay S.A                                               
    Jardines Bacata Ltda                                                
Hacienda Susata..............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Horticultura El Molino.......................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
Hosa Group...................................     0.65     0.18     1.26
    Horticultura De La Sabana S.A                                       
    Innovacion Andina S.A                                               
    Minispray S.A                                                       
    HOSA Ltda                                                           
    Prohosa Ltda                                                        
Industrial Agricola Ltda.....................     0.39     0.43    (\2\)
Ingro Ltda...................................     8.23     0.02     1.20
Inpar........................................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Interflora Ltda..............................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Inter Flores Ltda............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Internacional Flowers........................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Invernavas...................................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Inverpalmas..................................     0.90    10.93     3.78
Inversiones Almer Ltda.......................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Inversiones Cota.............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
Inversiones el Bambu Ltda....................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Inversiones Flores del Alto..................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Inversiones Morcote..........................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Inversiones Morrosquillo.....................    (\2\)    (\2\)     4.73
Inversiones Nativa Ltda......................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Inversiones Santa Rita Ltda..................    15.41    17.85    19.05
Inversiones Supala S.A.......................    (\2\)     3.36     3.23
Inversiones Valley Flowers Ltda..............    (\2\)    (\2\)    29.38
Iturrama S.A.................................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Las Amalias Group............................     8.89     4.05     2.80
    Las Amalias S.A                                                     
    Pompones Ltda                                                       
    La Fleurette de Colombia Ltda                                       
    Ramiflora Ltda                                                      
Jardin.......................................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Jardines de America..........................    (\2\)    (\2\)     0.85
Jardines del Muna............................    75.92    83.61    83.61
La Florida...................................    75.92    83.61    83.61
La Plazoleta Ltda............................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Linda Colombiana Ltda........................     1.11     2.11     1.32
Las Flores...................................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Los Geranios Ltda............................     6.69     0.29     1.19
Luisa Flowers................................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
Manjui Ltda..................................    (\2\)     0.01     0.06
Maxima Farms Group...........................     0.33     0.64     0.10
    Agricola los Arboles S.A                                            
    Polo Flowers                                                        
    Rainbow Flowers                                                     
    Maxima Farms Inc                                                    
Monteverde Ltda..............................     5.03     3.20     3.42
My Flowers Ltda..............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Naranjo Exportaciones e Importaciones........    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Natuflora Ltda./San Martin Bloque B..........     2.12     1.12     1.49
Oro Verde Group..............................     2.10     1.05     0.19
    Inversiones Miraflores S.A                                          
    Inversiones Oro Verde S.A                                           
Papagayo Group...............................     3.23     9.52     2.11
    Agricola Papagayo Ltda.                                             
    Inversiones Calypso S.A                                             
Petalos De Colombia Ltda.....................    13.63     3.28    2.82 
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Pisochago Ltda...............................    (\2\)    (\2\)     8.77
Plantaciones Delta Ltda......................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Plantas Ornamentales De Colombia S.A.........     0.02     3.85    83.61
Plantas S.A..................................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Proflores Ltda...............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    83.61
Propagar Plantas.............................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Queen's Flowers Group........................    75.92    83.61    83.61
    Queen's Flowers De Colombia Ltda                                    
    Jardines De Chia Ltda                                               
    Jardines Fredonia Ltda                                              
    Agrodindustrial del Rio Frio                                        
    Flores Canelon                                                      
    Flores del Hato                                                     
    Flores La Valvanera Ltda                                            
    M.G. Consultores Ltda                                               
Rosaflor.....................................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Rosales de Colombia Ltda.....................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Rosalinda Ltda...............................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
Rosas de Colombia............................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Rosas Sabanilla Group........................     0.22     0.49     0.17
    Flores La Colmena Ltda                                              
    Rosas Sabanilla Ltda                                                
    Inversiones La Serena                                               
    Agricola La Capilla                                                 
Rosas y Flores Ltda..........................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Roselandia...................................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Rosex Ltda...................................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Rosicler Ltda................................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Sabana Flowers...............................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Sansa Flowers................................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Santa Rosa Group.............................     9.27     7.53     2.38
    Flores Santa Rosa Ltda                                              
    Floricola la Ramada Ltda                                            
Santana Flowers Group........................     0.26     1.76    (\2\)
    Hacienda Curubital                                                  
    Inversiones Istra                                                   
    Santana Flowers                                                     
Senda Brava Ltda.............................    13.12     0.00     1.53
Shasta Flowers y Compania Ltda...............     3.61     0.19     0.00
Siempreviva..................................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Soagro Group.................................     8.66    10.01     3.71
    Agricola el Mortino Ltda                                            
    Flores Aguaclara Ltda                                               
    Flores del Monte Ltda                                               
    Flores la Estancia                                                  
    Jaramillo y Daza                                                    
Sunset Farms.................................    75.92    83.61    83.61
Superflora Ltda..............................    (\2\)    (\2\)     5.58
Sweet Farms..................................    (\2\)    (\2\)    (\1\)
Tag Ltda.....................................     0.20     0.56     2.68
Tempest Flowers..............................    75.92    83.61    83.61
The Beall Company............................    (\1\)    (\1\)    (\1\)
Tinzuque Group...............................     5.26     0.02     0.00
    Tinzuque Ltda                                                       
    Catu S.A                                                            
Toto Flowers Group...........................     1.19     1.93     0.06
    Flores De Suesca S.A                                                
    Toto Flowers                                                        
The Tuchany Group............................     0.52     0.43     0.55
    Tuchany S.A                                                         
    Flores Sibate S.A                                                   
    Flores Munya S.A                                                    
    Flores Tikaya Ltda                                                  
Uniflor Ltda.................................     5.54     0.68     2.75
Velez de Monchaux Group......................     3.78     4.76     4.51
    Velez De Monchaux e Hijos Y                                         
    Cia. S. en C                                                        
    Agroteusa                                                           
Victoria Flowers.............................     0.62     2.13     1.61
Villa Cultivos Ltda..........................    (\2\)    (\2\)     2.43
Vuelven Ltda.................................    (\2\)     3.16    2.33 
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\1\ No U.S. sales during this review period.                            
\2\ No review requested for this period.                                


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    Parties to the proceeding may request disclosure within 5 days and 
interested parties may request a hearing not later than 10 days after 
publication of this notice. Interested parties may submit written 
arguments in case briefs on these preliminary results within 30 days of 
the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to 
issues raised in case briefs, may be filed no later than 7 days after 
the time limit for filing case briefs. Any hearing, if requested, will 
be held 7 days after the scheduled date for submission of rebuttal 
briefs. Copies of case briefs and rebuttal briefs must be served on 
interested parties in accordance with 19 CFR 353.38(e). Representatives 
of parties to the proceeding may request disclosure of proprietary 
information under administrative protective order no later than 10 days 
after the representative's client or employer becomes a party to the 
proceeding, but in any event not later than the date the case briefs, 
under 19 CFR 353.38(c), are due. The Department will publish the final 
results of this administrative review including the results of its 
analysis of issues raised in any case or rebuttal brief or at a 
hearing.
    Upon completion of the final results in this review, the Department 
shall determine, and the Customs Service shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries. Individual differences between USP 
and FMV may vary from the percentages stated above. The Department will 
issue appraisement instructions on each exporter directly to the 
Customs Service.
    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)(1) of the Tariff Act: (1) The cash deposit rates for the 
reviewed companies will be those rates established for the last covered 
period in the final results of these reviews; (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, a prior review, or the original 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) 
for all other producers and/or exporters of this merchandise, the cash 
deposit rate shall be 3.10 percent, the adjusted ``all others'' rate 
from the fair value investigation. These deposit requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until publication of the final results 
of the next administrative reviews.
    This notice also serves as a preliminary 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 these review periods. 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.
    These administrative reviews and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and section 
353.22 of the Department's regulations (19 CFR 353.22(c)(5)).

    Dated: May 26, 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-14074 Filed 6-7-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P