[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1356-1357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-530]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-570-847]


Persulfates From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 10, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sunkyu Kim or James Nunno, AD/CVD 
Enforcement Group I, Office II, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2613 or (202) 482-0783, respectively.

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 of Commerce's (the 
Department's) regulations are to the regulations at 19 CFR part 351 
(April 1998).

Amendment to Final Results

    In accordance with section 751(a) of the Act, on December 13, 1999, 
the Department published the final results of the 1996-1998 
administrative review of the antidumping order on persulfates from the 
People's Republic of China (PRC), in which we determined that sales of 
persulfates from the PRC were made at less than normal value. See 
Persulfates from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 64 FR 69494 (December 13, 
1999). On December 14, 1999, we received an allegation, timely filed 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(c)(2), from FMC Corporation (the petitioner) 
that the Department made a ministerial error in its final results. We 
did not receive comments from the respondents: Shanghai Ai Jian Import 
& Export Corporation (Ai Jian), and Sinochem Jiangsu Wuxi Import & 
Export Corporation (Wuxi).
    After analyzing the submission, we have determined, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.224, that a ministerial error was made in our final 
margin calculations for Ai Jian and Wuxi. Specifically, we found that 
in calculating the surrogate value ratios for factory overhead and 
selling, general, and administrative expenses, we incorrectly allocated 
certain depreciation expenses between the two cost categories. For a 
detailed discussion of the ministerial error allegation and the 
Department's analysis, see the memorandum to Louis Apple, Office 
Director, from the Team, dated December 27, 1999.
    Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(e), we are amending 
the final results of the 1996-1998 antidumping duty administrative 
review on persulfates from the PRC.
    The revised weight-averaged dumping margins are as follows:

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                                                  Original     Revised
                                                   final        final
             Manufacturer/exporter                 margin       margin
                                                 percentage   percentage
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Shanghai Ai Jian I/E Corp.                             5.41         5.54
Sinochem Jiangsu Wuxi I/E Corp.                        7.18         7.37
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Scope of Review

    The products covered by this review are persulfates, including 
ammonium, potassium, and sodium persulfates. The

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chemical formula for these persulfates are, respectively, (NH sub4) 
sub2 S sub2 O sub8, K sub2 S sub2 O sub8, and Na sub2 S sub2 O sub8. 
Ammonium and potassium persulfates are currently classified under 
subheading 2833.40.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS). Sodium persulfate is classified under HTSUS subheading 
2833.40.20. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this 
review is dispositive.
    This administrative review is issued and published in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: January 4, 2000.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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