[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17685-17688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9756]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-301-602]


Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From Colombia; Initiation of 
Administrative Review and Request for Revocation in Part of the 
Antidumping Duty Order

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

ACTION: Notice of initiation of administrative review and request for 
revocation in part of the antidumping duty order.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received 
requests to conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on certain fresh cut flowers from Colombia. Requests for 
revocation from the antidumping order were also received from specific 
exporters/growers. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we 
are initiating this administrative review for the period March 1, 1995 
through February 29, 1996, for those named exporters/growers for whom a 
request for review was received. The Department is also noting those 
exporters/growers who have requested revocation from the antidumping 
duty order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 22, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Ross or Richard Rimlinger, Office 
of Antidumping Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department has received timely requests in accordance with 
Sec. 353.22 (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) of the Department's regulations 
for an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain 
fresh cut flowers from Colombia (19 CFR 353.22(a) (1), (2), and (3)). 
The Department has also received requests for revocation from the 
exporters/growers noted.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions effective 
January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act 
by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. 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).

Initiation of Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(c)(1), we are initiating an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain fresh 
cut flowers from Colombia. We intend to issue the final results of this 
review no later than March 31, 1997.
    We received requests for review of the following specifically-named 
exporters/growers who shipped subject merchandise during the period:

Abaco Tulipanex de Colombia
Achalay
Aga Group
    Agricola la Celestina
    Agricola la Maria
    Agricola Benilda Ltda.
Agrex de Oriente
Agricola Acevedo Ltda.
Agricola Altiplano
Agricola Arenales Ltda.
Agricola Benilda Ltda.
Agricola Bonanza Ltda.
Agricola Circasia Ltda.
Agricola de Occident
Agricola del Monte
Agricola el Cactus S.A.
Agricola el Redil Ltda.
Agricola Guali S.A.

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Agricola la Corsaria Ltda.
Agricola la Montana
Agricola la Siberia
Agricola Las Cuadras Group
    Agricola las Cuadras Ltda.
    Flores de Hacaritama
Agricola Megaflor Ltda.
Agricola Yuldama
Agrocaribu Ltda.
Agro de Narino
Agrodex Group
    Agricola el Retiro Ltda.
    Agricola los Gaques Ltda.
    Agrodex Ltda.
    Degaflores Ltda.
    Flores Camino Real Ltda.
    Flores de la Comuna Ltda.
    Flores de la 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 Ltda. Group
    Agroindustrial Don Eusebio Ltda.
    Celia Flowers
    Passion Flowers
    Primo Flowers
    Temptation Flowers
Agroindustrial Madonna S.A.
Agroindustrias de Narino Ltda.
Agromonte Ltda.
Agropecuria Cuernavaca Ltda.
Agropecuaria la Marcela
Agropecuria Mauricio
Agrorosas
Agrotabio Kent
Aguacarga
Alcala
Alstroflores Ltda.
Amoret
Ancas Ltda.
Andes Group
    Cultivos Buenavista Ltda.
    Flores de los Andes Ltda.
    Flores Horizonte Ltda.
    Inversiones Penas Blancas Ltda.
A.Q.
Arboles Azules Ltda.
Aspen Gardens Ltda.
Astro Ltda.
Becerra Castellanos y Cia.
Bojaca Group
    Agricola Bojaca
    Universal Flowers
    Flores y Plantas Tropicales
Caicedo Group
    Agro Bosque S.A.
    Aranjuez S.A.
    Exportaciones Bochica S.A.
    Floral Ltda.
    Flores del Cauca
    Inversiones Targa Ltda.
    Productos el Zorro
Caico Group
    Andalucia S.A.
    Via el Rosal
Cantarrana Group
    Cantarrana Ltda.
    Agricola los Venados Ltda.
Carcol Ltda.
Cienfuegos Group
    Cienfuegos Ltda.
    Flores la Conchita
Cigarral Group
    Flores Cigarral
    Flores Tayrona
Classic
Clavelez
Claveles Colombianos Group
    Claveles Colombianos Ltda.
    Elegant Flowers Ltda.
    Fantasia Flowers Ltda.
    Splendid Flowers Ltda.
    Sun Flowers Ltda.
Claveles de los Alpes Ltda.
Coexflor
Colibri Flowers Ltda.
Color Explosion
Columbiano S.A. ``CAICO''
Combiflor
Consorcio Agroindustrial
Cota
Crest D'or
Crop S.A.
Cultiflores Ltda.
Cultivos Guameru
Cultivos Medellin Ltda.
Cultivos Miramonte Group
    Cultivos Miramonte S.A.
    Flores Mocari S.A.
Cultivos Tahami Ltda.
Cypress Valley
Daflor Ltda.
Degaflor
De La Pava Guevara E Hijos Ltda.
Del Monte
Del Tropico Ltda.
Dianticola Colombiana Ltda.
Disagro
Diveragricola
Dynasty Roses Ltda.
El Antelio S.A.
El Dorado
Elite Flowers (The Elite Flower/Rosen Tantau)
El Milaro
El Tambo
El Timbul Ltda.
Envy Farms Group
    Envy Farms
    Flores Marandua Ltda.
Euroflora
Exoticas
Exotic Flowers
Exotico
Expoflora Ltda.
Exporosas
Exportadora
Falcon Farms de Colombia S.A. (formerly Flores de Cajibio Ltda.)
Farm Fresh Flowers Group
    Agricola de la Fontana
    Flores de Hunza
    Flores Tibati
    Inversiones Cubivan
Ferson Trading
Flamingo Flowers
Flor Colombiana S.A.
Flora Intercontinental
Floralex Ltda.
Florandia Herrera Camacho & Cia.
Floraterra Group
    Flores Casablanca S.A.
    Flores San Mateo S.A.
    Siete Flores S.A.
Floreales Group
    Floreales Ltda.
    Kimbaya
Florenal (Flores el Arenal) Ltda.
Flores Abaco S.A.
Flores Acuarela S.A.
Flores Agromonte
Flores Aguila
Flores Ainsuca Ltda.
Flores Ainsus
Flores Alcala Ltda.
Flores Andinas Ltda.
Flores Aurora Ltda.
Flores Bachue Ltda.
Flores Calichana
Flores Calima S.A.
Flores Carmel S.A.
Flores Cerezangos
Flores Colon Ltda.
Flores Comercial Bellavista Ltda.
Flores Corola
Flores de Aposentos Ltda.
Flores de Bojaca
Flores de Guasca
Flores de Iztari
Flores de Memecon/Corinto
Flores de la Cuesta
Flores de la Hacienda
Flores de la Maria
Flores de la Montana
Flores de la Parcelita
Flores de la Sabana S.A.
Flores de la Vega Ltda.
Flores de la Vereda
Flores de Serrezuela S.A.
Flores de Suba Ltda.
Flores de Tenjo Ltda.
Flores del Cacique
Flores del Campo Ltda.
Flores del Cielo Ltda.
Flores del Cortijo
Flores del Lago Ltda.
Flores del Rio Group
    Agricola Cardenal S.A.
    Flores del Rio S.A.
    Indigo S.A.
Flores del Tambo
Flores de Oriente
Flores Depina S.A.
Flores el Aljibe Ltda.
Flores el Cipres

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Flores el Lobo
Flores el Molino S.A.
Flores el Rosal Ltda.
Flores el Salitre Ltda.
Flores el Talle Ltda.
Flores el Tandil
Flores el Zorro Ltda.
Flores Flamingo Ltda.
Flores Fusu
Flores Galia Ltda.
Flores Gicro Group
    Flores Gicro Ltda.
    Flores de Colombia
Flores Gioconda
Flores Gloria
Flores Hacienda Bejucol
Flores Jayvana
Flores Juanambu Ltda.
Flores Juncalito Ltda.
Flores la Cabanuela
Flores la Fragrancia
Flores la Lucerna
Flores la Macarena
Flores la Mana
Flores la Pampa
Flores las Caicas
Flores las Mesitas
Flores los Sauces
Flores la Union/Gomez Arango & Cia.
Flores la Union/Santana
Flores Monserrate Ltda.
Flores Montecarlo
Flores Monteverde
Flores Palimana
Flores Pueblo Viejo Ltda.
Flores Ramo Ltda.
Flores S.A.
Flores Sagaro
Flores Saint Valentine
Flores Sairam Ltda.
Flores San Andres
Flores San Carlos
Flores San Juan S.A.
Flores Santa Fe Ltda.
Flores Santana
Flores Sausalito
Flores Selectas
Flores Silvestres
Flores Sindamanoi
Flores Suasuque
Flores Tenerife Ltda.
Flores Tiba S.A.
Flores Tocarinda
Flores Tomine Ltda.
Flores Tropicales (Happy Candy) Group
    Flores Tropicales Ltda.
    Happy Candy Ltda.
    Mercedes Ltda.
    Rosas Colombianos Ltda.
Flores Urimaco
Flores Violette
Florex Group
    Agricola Guacari S.A.
    Agricola el Castillo
    Flores San Joaquin
    Flores Altamira S.A.
    Flores de Exportacion S.A.
    Santa Helena S.A.
    Flores del Salitre Ltda.
    S.B. Talee de Colombia
Florexpo
Floricola
Floricola la Gaitana S.A.
Floricola la Ramada Ltda.
Florimex Colombia Ltda.
Florisol
Florpacifico
Flor y Color
Florval S.A.
Floval
Flower Factory
Flowers of the World/Rosa
Four Seasons
Fracolsa
Fresh Flowers
F. Salazar
Funza Group
    Flores Alborada
    Flores de Funza S.A.
    Flores del Bosque Ltda.
Garden and Flowers Ltda.
German Ocampo
Granja
Green Flowers
Grupo el Jardin
    Agricola el Jardin Ltda.
    La Marotte S.A.
    Orquideas Acatayma Ltda.
Guacatay Group
    Agricola Cunday
    Agricola Guacatay S.A
    Jardines Bacata Ltda.
Gypso Flowers
Hacienda la Embarrada
Hacienda Matute
Hana/Hisa Group
    Flores Hana Ichi de Colombia Ltda.
    Flores Tokai Hisa
Hernando Monroy
Hill Crest Gardens
Horticultura de la Sasan
Horticultura el Molino
Horticultura Montecarlo
Hosa Group
    Horticultura de la Sabana S.A.
    HOSA Ltda.
    Innovacion Andina S.A.
    Minispray S.A.
    Prohosa Ltda.
Illusion Flowers
Indigo S.A.
Industrial Agricola
Industrial Terwengel Ltda.
Industria Santa Clara
Ingro Ltda.
Innovacion Andina S.A.
Inverpalmas
Inversiones Almer Ltda.
Inversiones Bucarelia
Inversiones Cota
Inversiones el Bambu Ltda.
Inversiones Flores del Alto
Inversiones Maya, Ltda.
Inversiones Morcote
Inversiones Morrosquillo
Inversiones Playa
Inversiones and Producciones Tecnicas
Inversiones Santa Rita Ltda.
Inversiones Silma
Inversiones Sima
Inversiones Supala S.A.
Inversiones Valley Flowers Ltda.
Iturrama S.A.
Jardin de Carolina
Jardines de America
Jardines Choconta
Jardines Darpu
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
La Plazoleta Ltda.
Las Amalias Group
    Las Amalias S.A.
    Pompones Ltda.
    La Fleurette de Colombia Ltda.
    Ramiflora Ltda.
Las Flores
Laura Flowers
L.H.
Linda Colombiana Ltda.
Loma Linda
Loreana Flowers
Los Geranios Ltda.
Luisa Flowers
Luisiana Farms
M. Alejandra
Manjui Ltda.
Mauricio Uribe
Maxima Farms Group
    Agricola los Arboles S.A.
    Colombian D.C. Flowers
    Polo Flowers
    Rainbow Flowers
    Maxima Farms Inc.
Merastec
Monteverde Ltda.
Morcoto
My Flowers Inc.
Nasino
Natuflora Ltda./San Martin Bloque B
Olga Rincon
Oro Verde Group
    Inversiones Miraflores S.A.
    Inversiones Oro Verde S.A.
Otono
Papagayo Group
    Agricola Papagayo Ltda.
    Inversiones Calypso S.A.
Petalos de Colombia Ltda.
Pinar Guameru
Piracania
Pisochago Ltda.
Plantaciones Delta Ltda.
Planatas S.A.
Prismaflor
Propagar Plantas S.A.
Queens Flowers Group
    Queens Flowers de Colombia Ltda.
    Jardines de Chia Ltda.
    Jardines Fredonia Ltda.

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    Agroindustrial del Rio Frio
    Flores Canelon
    Flores del Hato
    Flores la Valvanera Ltda.
    M.G. Consultores Ltda.
Reme Salamanca
Rosa Bella
Rosaflor
Rosales de Colombia Ltda.
Rosales de Suba Ltda.
Rosas Sabanilla Group
    Flores la Colmena Ltda.
    Rosas Sabanilla Ltda.
    Inversiones la Serena
    Agricola la Capilla
Rosas y Jardines
Rose
Roselandia
Rosex Ltda.
San Ernesto
Sansa Flowers
Santa Rosa Group
    Flores Santa Rosa Ltda.
    Floricola la Ramada Ltda.
    Agropecuaria Sierra Loma
Santana Flowers Group
    Santana Flowers Ltda.
    Hacienda Curibital Ltda.
    Inversiones Istra Ltda.
San Valentine
Sarena
Select Pro
Senda Brava Ltda.
Shasta Flowers y Compania Ltda.
Shila
Siempreviva
Soagro Group
    Agricola el Mortino Ltda.
    Flores Aguaclara Ltda.
    Flores del Monte Ltda.
    Flores la Estancia
    Jaramillo y Daza
Solor Flores Ltda.
Starlight
Sunbelt Florals
Susca
Superflora Ltda.
Sweet Farms
Tag Ltda.
The Beall Company
The Rose
Tinzuque Group
    Tinzuque Ltda.
    Catu S.A.
Tomino
Toto Flowers Group
    Flores de Suesca S.A.
    Toto Flowers
The Tuchany Group
    Tuchany S.A.
    Flores Sibate
    Flores Tikaya
    Flores Munya
Tropical Garden
Uniflor Ltda.
Velez de Monchaux Group
    Velez De Monchaux e Hijos y Cia S. en C.
    Agroteusa
Victoria Flowers
Villa Cultivos Ltda.
Villa Diana
Vuelven Ltda.
Zipa Flowers

    We have also received a request to review and determine whether 
there has been duty absorption within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. 
1675(a)(4) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
    Finally, we have received requests for revocation from the 
antidumping duty order for the following exporters/growers:

Agrodex Group
    Agricola el Retiro Ltda.
    Agricola los Gaques Ltda.
    Agrodex Ltda.
    Degaflores Ltda.
    Flores Camino Real Ltda.
    Flores de la Comuna Ltda.
    Flores de la 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.
Caicedo Group
    Agro Bosque S.A.
    Aranjuez S.A.
    Exportaciones Bochica S.A.
    Floral Ltda.
    Flores del Cauca
    Inversiones Targa Ltda.
    Productos el Zorro
Claveles Colombianos Group
    Claveles Colombianos Ltda.
    Elegant Flowers Ltda.
    Fantasia Flowers Ltda.
    Splendid Flowers Ltda.
    Sun Flowers Ltda.
Cultivos Miramonte Group
    Cultivos Miramonte S.A.
    Flores Mocari S.A.
Flores Sagaro
Hosa Group
    Horticultura de la Sabana S.A.
    HOSA Ltda.
    Innovacion Andina S.A.
    Minispray S.A.
    Prohosa Ltda.
Manjui Ltda.
Maxima Farms Group
    Agricola los Arboles S.A.
    Polo Flowers
    Rainbow Flowers
    Maxima Farms Inc.
Santana Flowers Group
    Santana Flowers Ltda.
    Hacienda Curibital Ltda.
    Inversiones Istra Ltda.
Tinzuque Group
    Tinzuque Ltda.
    Catu S.A.Santana Flowers Ltda.

    Interested parties must submit applications for administrative 
protective orders in accordance with section 353.34(b) of the 
Department's regulations. 19 CFR 353.34(b).
    This initiation and notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 
353.22(c).

    Dated: April 9, 1996.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.
[FR Doc. 96-9756 Filed 4-19-96; 8:45 am]
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