[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38035-38036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18263]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-549-812]


Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination and Order; Furfuryl 
Alcohol From Thailand

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

ACTION: Notice.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 25, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Brinkmann or Greg Thompson, 
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) 482-3003, respectively.

Amended Final Determination

    We presented counsel for the respondent, Indo-Rama Chemicals Ltd. 
(Thailand) (IRCT), 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 petitioner filed a timely submission alleging a ministerial 
error in the Department of Commerce's (Department) final determination 
calculations. On May 12, 1995, the petitioner alleged that the 
Department incorrectly calculated the number of credit days in the home 
market by taking the difference from the sale date to the payment date. 
(For specific details of these allegations and our analysis thereof, 
see Memorandum from the Easton Team to Barbara R. Stafford dated May 
25, 1995).
    We have reviewed the petitioner's allegation and agree that we 
erred in calculating the number of days for the home-market credit 
expense. In accordance with 19 CFR 353.28, we have corrected the 
calculations for the final determination. The final dumping margin for 
IRCT and ``All Others'' has been amended from 5.49 to 7.82 percent. 

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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 July 18, 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 Thailand 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 Thailand. These 
antidumping duties will be assessed on all unliquidated entries of 
furfuryl alcohol from Thailand entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after May 8, 1995, the date on which the 
Department published its final determination notice in the Federal 
Register (60 FR 22557).
    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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Indo-Rama Chemicals Ltd. (Thailand)........................         7.82
All Others.................................................         7.82
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    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to 
furfuryl alcohol from Thailand, 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: July 19, 1995.
Paul L. Joffe,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-18263 Filed 7-24-95; 8:45 am]
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