[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32302-32303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15221]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-791-802]


Notice of Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination and Order: 
Furfuryl Alcohol From South Africa.

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

ACTION: Notice.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 21, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Brinkmann or Donna Berg, Office 
of Antidumping Investigations, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5288 or (202) 482-0114, respectively.

Amended Final Determination

    We presented counsel for the respondent, Illovo Sugar Limited, and 
counsel for the petitioner, QO Chemicals, with the calculations and 
disclosure materials concerning the final determination on May 4, and 
8, 1995, respectively.
    The respondent and the petitioner filed timely submissions alleging 
ministerial errors in the Department of Commerce's (Department) final 
determination calculations. On May 5, [[Page 32303]] 1995, the 
respondent alleged that the Department made an inadvertent spreadsheet 
error which resulted in the revised figures for certain ESP 
observations being moved to the wrong columns. On May 15, 1995, the 
petitioner alleged that we departed from our established practice and, 
for certain U.S. observations, applied a daily exchange rate instead of 
the quarterly rate to convert South African Rand to U.S. dollars. (For 
specific details of these allegations and our analysis thereof, see 
Memorandum from Gary Taverman to Barbara R. Stafford dated May 25, 
1995).
    We have reviewed the respondent's allegation and agree that we 
erred in moving the revised figures for certain variables to the 
adjacent spreadsheet columns. In accordance with 19 CFR 353.28, we have 
corrected the calculations for the final determination.
    With respect to the petitioner's allegation, however, we disagree 
that our reliance on the daily exchange rate constitutes a departure 
from our established practice. It is the Department's practice to make 
currency conversions at the Federal Reserve certified quarterly 
exchange rate except where the daily exchange rate varies by five 
percent or more from the quarterly rate.
    Inasmuch as the variance between the daily and quarterly rates 
equaled five percent, we followed our established practice and used the 
daily rate in the final determination. Accordingly, we determined that 
petitioner's allegation does not constitute a ministerial error.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 353.28, we have corrected the final dumping 
margins. The final dumping margin for Illovo Sugar Limited and ``All 
Others'' has been amended from 15.48 to 11.55 percent.

Scope of Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is furfuryl alcohol 
(C4H3OCH2OH). Furfuryl alcohol is a primary alcohol, and 
is colorless or pale yellow in appearance. It is used in the 
manufacture of resins and as a wetting agent and solvent for coating 
resins, nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, and other soluble dyes.
    The product subject to this order is classifiable under subheading 
2932.13.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this 
proceeding is dispositive.

Antidumping Duty Order

    On June 14, 1995, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, the 
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) notified the Department that 
imports of furfuryl alcohol from South Africa materially injure a U.S. 
industry. Therefore, in accordance with section 736 of the Act, the 
Department will direct United States Customs officers to assess, upon 
further advice by the administering authority pursuant to section 
736(a)(1) of the Act, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which 
the foreign market value of the merchandise exceeds the United States 
price for all entries of furfuryl alcohol from South Africa. These 
antidumping duties will be assessed on all unliquidated entries of 
furfuryl alcohol from South Africa entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after December 16, 1994, the date on 
which the Department published its preliminary determination notice in 
the Federal Register (59 FR 65012).
    On or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, U.S. Customs officers must require, at the same time as 
importers would normally deposit estimated duties, the following cash 
deposits for the subject merchandise:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average 
               Manufacturer/producer/exporter                   margin  
                                                              percentage
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Illovo Sugar Company........................................       11.55
All others..................................................       11.55
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    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to 
furfuryl alcohol from South Africa, pursuant to section 736(a) of the 
Act. Interested parties may contact the Central Records Unit, Room B-
099 of the Main Commerce Building, for copies of an updated list of 
antidumping duty orders currently in effect.
    This order is published in accordance with section 736(a) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 353.21.

    Dated: June 14, 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-15221 Filed 6-20-95; 8:45 am]
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