[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 41359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20382]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-423-602]


Industrial Phosphoric Acid From Belgium; 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 June 6, 1997, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of review of the antidumping duty 
order on industrial phosphoric acid (IPA) from Belgium (52 FR 31439; 
August 20, 1987). The review covers one manufacturer, Societe Chimique 
Prayon-Rupel (Prayon), and exports of the subject merchandise to the 
United States during the period August 1, 1995, through July 31, 1996.
    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
preliminary results of review. Since we did not receive any comments, 
we have not changed our analysis for the final results from that 
presented in the preliminary results of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Genovese, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, 
telephone: (202) 482-4697.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective 
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise 
indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to 19 CFR 
part 353 (1997).

Background

    On August 30, 1996, FMC Corporation and Albright & Wilson Americas, 
two domestic producers of IPA, requested an administrative review of 
the antidumping duty order on IPA from Belgium with regard to Prayon. 
The Department initiated the review on September 17, 1996 (61 FR 
48882), covering the period August 1, 1995, through July 31, 1996. On 
June 6, 1997, the Department published the preliminary results of 
review (62 FR 31073). The Department has now completed this review in 
accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).

Scope of the Review

    The products covered by this review include shipments of IPA from 
Belgium. This merchandise is currently classifiable under the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) item number 2809.20. The HTS item 
number is provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes. The 
written description remains dispositive.

Final Results of Review

    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
preliminary results. The Department received no comments. Accordingly, 
we have determined that a margin of 8.54 percent exists for Prayon for 
the period August 1, 1995, through July 31, 1996. The Department will 
issue appraisement instructions directly to the U.S. Customs Service.
    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 these 
final results of administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Prayon will be 8.54 
percent; (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not 
covered in this review but covered in a previous review or the original 
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, the cash deposit rate will 
continue to be the rate published in the most recent final results or 
determination for which the manufacturer or exporter received a 
company-specific rate; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in 
this review, earlier reviews, or the original investigation, but the 
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be that established for the 
manufacturer of the merchandise in these final results of review, 
earlier reviews, or the original investigation, whichever is the most 
recent; and (4) the ``all others'' rate, as established in the original 
investigation, will be 14.67 percent.
    These deposit requirements, when imposed, 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 notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d). Timely written notification of 
return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial 
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the 
regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This administrative review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR 353.22.

    Dated: July 25, 1997.
Jeffrey P. Bialos,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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