[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30473-30474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14874]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-791-802]


Furfuryl Alcohol from the Republic of South Africa; 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 March 6, 1998, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on furfuryl alcohol from the Republic of South Africa. This 
review covers one manufacturer/exporter and the period June 1, 1996-May 
31, 1997. We received no comments regarding the preliminary results, 
and therefore these final results are unchanged.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 4, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Frederick or Kris Campbell, 
AD/CVD Enforcement Group I, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0186 
or 482-3813, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The 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 (URAA). In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the 
Department's) regulations are to the regulations last codified at 19 
CFR Part 353 (April 1, 1997).

Background

    This administrative review covers the period June 1, 1996-May 31, 
1997 (the POR). On March 6, 1998, we published the preliminary results 
of this review. See Furfuryl Alcohol from the Republic of South Africa; 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 63 FR 
11209. In the preliminary results, we found that sales made by the one 
respondent in this review, Illovo Sugar Ltd. (ISL), had not been made 
below normal value. We gave interested parties an opportunity to 
comment on the preliminary results. We received no comments, and have 
made no changes for these final results of review.

Scope of Review

    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.

Final Results of Review

    As a result of this review, we determine that the following margin 
exists for the period June 1, 1996-May 31, 1997:

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                                                                Margin  
                    Manufacturer/exporter                      (percent)
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Illovo Sugar Ltd............................................        0.00
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    Parties to the proceeding may request disclosure of the 
Department's calculation methodology within five days of the date of 
publication of this notice.
    The Department shall determine, and the Customs Service shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. We will instruct 
the Customs Service not to assess antidumping duties on the merchandise 
subject to review.
    Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective 
for all shipments of furfuryl alcohol from the Republic of South Africa 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
publication date of the final results of this administrative review, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(c) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate 
for ISL is zero; (2) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this 
review, the previous review, or the original less-than-fair-value 
(LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate 
will be the rate established for the most recent period for the 
manufacturer of the merchandise; and (3) if neither the exporter nor 
the manufacturer is a firm covered in this or any previous review 
conducted by the Department, the cash deposit rate will be 11.55 
percent, the ``All Others'' rate established in the LTFV investigation.
    These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in 
effect until publication of the final results of the next 
administrative review.
    This notice serves as a 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 
the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial 
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the 
regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1)and 777(i)(1) of the Act.


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    Dated: May 29, 1998.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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