[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 53593-53594] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-27294] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-301-602] Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From Colombia: Initiation of a Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is initiating a changed circumstance review to determine whether Flores El Talle Ltda. is covered under the revocation granted to the Flores Colombianas Group. EFFECTIVE DATE: October 15, 1997. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Yeske or Beth Graham, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-0189 or 482-4105, respectively. Applicable Statute and Regulations The Department is conducting this administrative review in accordance with section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 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 Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are those codified at 19 CFR Part 353 (April 1997). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 18, 1987, the Department published in the Federal Register (52 FR 8492) an antidumping duty order on certain fresh cut flowers from Colombia. On March 31, 1994, the antidumping order was revoked in the fourth administrative review as it applied to the Flores Colombianas Group. In a letter dated August 23, 1996, Flores El Talle Ltda. (Flores El Talle) notified the Department that the company shares the same ownership and management with the other Flores Colombianas Group companies, and that Flores El Talle should receive the same antidumping duty treatment that is accorded the Flores Colombianas Group. Initiation of Review The Department is initiating this review to determine whether Flores El Talle is a member of the Flores Colombianas Group and, if so, whether the revocation applicable to the Flores Colombianas Group also applies to Flores El Talle. If we determine that the revocation is applicable to Flores El Talle, we will instruct U.S. Customs officials to liquidate all entries of Colombian fresh flowers from Flores El Talle without regard to antidumping duties. We are hereby notifying the public that we are initiating a changed [[Page 53594]] circumstances antidumping duty administrative review on certain fresh cut flowers from Colombia. We are also inviting interested parties to comment on the above and on any other relevant issue(s) associated with the foregoing. This notice is published in accordance with section 751(b) of the Act and section 353.22(f)(1)(i) of the Department regulations. Dated: October 7, 1997. Robert S. LaRussa, Assistant Secretary, Import Administration. [FR Doc. 97-27294 Filed 10-14-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P