[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45651-45655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15640]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-549-813]


Canned Pineapple Fruit From Thailand: Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: In response to requests by certain producers/exporters of the 
subject merchandise and the petitioners,\1\ the Department of Commerce 
(the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on canned pineapple fruit (CPF) from Thailand. 
This review covers two producers/exporters of the subject merchandise. 
The period of review (POR) is July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.
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    \1\ The petitioners are Maui Pineapple Company Ltd. and the 
International Longshoreman's and Warehouseman's Union.
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    The Department has preliminarily determined that the companies 
subject to this review made U.S. sales at prices less than normal value 
(NV). If these preliminary results are adopted in our final results of 
administrative review, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary 
results of review. We will issue the final results of review no later 
than 120 days from the date of publication of this notice.

DATES: Effective August 8, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Magd Zalok or Drew Jackson, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-
4162 or (202) 482-4406, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2004, the Department published in the Federal Register a 
notice of ``Opportunity to Request Administrative Review'' of the 
antidumping duty order on CPF from Thailand. See Antidumping or 
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; 
Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 69 FR 39903 (July 1, 
2004). In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(2), during July 2004, the 
following producers/exporters requested that the Department conduct an 
administrative review of their sales and entries of subject merchandise 
into the United Stated during the POR: Vita Food Factory (1989) Co., 
Ltd. (Vita); Thai Pineapple Canning Industry Corp., Ltd. (TPC); and the 
Dole Food Company, Inc., Dole Packaged Foods Company, and Dole 
Thailand, Ltd. (collectively, Dole). Additionally, in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), on July 29, 2004, the petitioners requested that 
the Department conduct a review of The Thai Pineapple Public Company 
(TIPCO); Vita; The Parchuab Fruit Canning Co., Ltd. (PRAFT); Dole; and 
Kuiburi Fruit Canning Co., Ltd. (KFC).

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On August 30, 2004, the Department initiated an administrative review 
of PRAFT, TPC, and Vita.\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation 
in Part, 69 FR 52857 (August 30, 2004).
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    \2\ The Department did not initiate an administrative review of 
Dole, KFC, and TIPCO because it revoked the order on CPF from 
Thailand with respect to these companies in the final results of the 
prior (July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003) administrative review. 
See Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review and Final Determination to Revoke Order in Part: Canned 
Pineapple Fruit from Thailand, 60 FR 50164 (August 13, 2004).
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    On August 20, 2004, the Department issued its antidumping 
questionnaire to PRAFT, TPC, and Vita. On September 1, 2004, PRAFT 
informed the Department that it had no sales or shipments of the 
subject merchandise during the POR. In September and October 2004, TPC 
and Vita responded to the Department's antidumping questionnaire. 
Subsequently, the Department issued supplemental questionnaires to TPC 
and Vita. Throughout this administrative review, the petitioners have 
submitted comments regarding the respondents' questionnaire responses.
    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the (Act), the Department may extend the deadline for 
completion of an administrative review if it determines that it is not 
practicable to complete the review within the statutory time limit of 
245 days. On February 28, 2005, the Department extended the time limits 
for the preliminary results of review until August 1, 2005 (see Canned 
Pineapple Fruit From Thailand: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 70 FR 
10952 (March 7, 2005).
    During March 2005, the Department conducted a verification of Vita. 
On June 3, 2005, TPC submitted a letter to the Department in which it 
stated it would not participate in the scheduled verifications of its 
sales and cost information and would no longer participate in the 
administrative review.
    The Department is conducting this administrative review in 
accordance with section 751 of the Act.

Period of Review

    The POR is July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the order is canned pineapple fruit, defined 
as pineapple processed and/or prepared into various product forms, 
including rings, pieces, chunks, tidbits and crushed pineapple, that is 
packed and cooked in metal cans with either pineapple juice or sugar 
syrup added. Imports of canned pineapple fruit are currently 
classifiable under subheadings 2008.20.0010 and 2008.20.0090 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). HTSUS 
2008.20.0010 covers canned pineapple fruit packed in a sugar-based 
syrup; HTSUS 2008.20.0090 covers CPF packed without added sugar (i.e., 
juice-packed). The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes. The written description of the merchandise covered 
buy this order is dispositive.

Partial Preliminary Rescission of Review

    As noted above, PRAFT informed the Department that it had no 
shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. 
The Department confirmed, through CBP data, that there were no entries 
of subject merchandise from PRAFT during the POR. Therefore, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), and consistent with the 
Department's practice, we are preliminarily rescinding our review of 
PRAFT. See, e.g., Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Turkey; 
Final Results, Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in 
Part, and Determination Not To Revoke in Part, 68 FR 53127, 53128 
(September 9, 2003).

Verification

    As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, during March 2005, the 
Department conducted a verification of the sales and cost information; 
provided by Vita. The Department conducted the verification using 
standard procedures, including on-site inspection of the manufacturer's 
facilities, examination of relevant sales, cost of production, and 
financial records, and selection of relevant source documentation as 
exhibits. The Department's verification findings may be found in the 
memorandum to the file dated July 21, 2005, the public version of which 
is on file in the Central Records Unit (CRU), Room B-099, of the 
Department's main building.

Use of Adverse Facts Available (AFA)

    Section 776(a)(2) of the Act provides that, if an interested party 
(A) withholds information requested by the Department, (B) fails to 
provide such information by the deadline, or in the form or manner 
requested, (C) significantly impedes a proceeding, or (D) provides 
information that cannot be verified, the Department shall use, subject 
to sections 782(d) and (e) of the Act, facts otherwise available in 
reaching the applicable determination.
    Pursuant to section 782(e) of the Act, the Department shall not 
decline to consider submitted information if all of the following 
requirements are met: (1) The information is submitted by the 
established deadline; (2) the information can be verified; (3) the 
information is not so incomplete that it cannot serve as a reliable 
basis for reaching the applicable determination; (4) the interested 
party has demonstrated that it acted to the best of its ability; and 
(5) the information can be used without undue difficulties.
    In a letter submitted to the Department on June 3, 2005, TPC 
declined to participate in the Department's scheduled verifications of 
its responses, and withdrew from further participation in the instant 
administrative review. Because TPC did not agree to the requested 
verification, the accuracy and completeness of its submitted 
information has not been established and such information cannot be 
relied upon. TPC's refusal to allow verification has hindered the 
calculation of an accurate dumping margin for the company and impeded 
the proceeding. Therefore, pursuant to sections 776(a)(2)(C) and (D) of 
the Act, we have based TPC's dumping margin on total facts available 
(FA).
    In selecting from among the facts otherwise available, section 
776(b) of the Act authorizes the Department to use an adverse inference 
if the Department finds that an interested party failed to cooperate by 
not acting to the best of its ability to comply with a request for 
information. See, e.g., Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes 
From Thailand: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 
62 FR 53808, 53819-20 (October 16, 1997). As a general matter, it is 
reasonable for the Department to assume that TPC possessed the records 
necessary for the Department to complete its verification of TPC's 
responses. Therefore, by declining to participate in verification, TPC 
failed to cooperate to the best of its ability. See Crawfish Processors 
Alliance v. United States, 343 F. Supp.2d 1242 (CIT 2004) (approving 
use of AFA when respondent refused to participate in verification). As 
TPC failed to cooperate to the best of its ability, we are applying an 
adverse inference pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act. Specifically, 
we have preliminarily assigned to TPC as AFA, a rate of 51.16 percent, 
the highest rate determined for any respondent during any segment of 
this proceeding. This rate was calculated for a respondent in the less 
than fair value investigation.

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See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order and Amended Final Determination: 
Canned Pineapple Fruit From Thailand, 60 FR 36775 (July 18, 1995).

A. Corroboration of Information

    Section 776(b) of the Act authorizes the Department to use as AFA 
information derived from the petition, the final determination from the 
LTFV investigation, a previous administrative review, or any other 
information placed on the record.
    Section 776(c) of the Act requires the Department to corroborate, 
to the extent practicable, secondary information used as FA. Secondary 
information is defined as ``{i{time} nformation derived from the 
petition that gave rise to the investigation or review, the final 
determination concerning the subject merchandise, or any previous 
review under section 751 concerning the subject merchandise.'' See 
Statement of Administrative Action (SAA) accompanying the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act (URAA), H.R. Doc. No. 103-316 at 870 (1994), and 19 CFR 
351.308(d).
    The SAA clarifies that ``corroborate'' means that the Department 
will satisfy itself that the secondary information to be used has 
probative value (see SAA at 870). The SAA also states that independent 
sources used to corroborate such evidence may include, for example, 
published price lists, official import statistics and customs data, and 
information obtained from interested parties during the particular 
investigation. Id. To corroborate secondary information, the Department 
will, to the extent practicable, examine the reliability and relevance 
of the information to be used. However, unlike other types of 
information, such as input costs or selling expenses, there are no 
independent sources for calculated dumping margins. This, in an 
administrative review, if the Department chooses as total AFA a 
calculated dumping margin from a prior segment of the proceeding, it is 
not necessary to question the reliability of the margin for that time 
period. With respect to the relevancy aspect of corroboration, however, 
the Department will consider information reasonably at its disposal as 
to whether there are circumstances that would render a margin 
inappropriate. Where circumstances indicate that the selected margin is 
not appropriate as AFA, the Department will disregard the margin and 
determine an appropriate margin. See, e.g., Fresh Cut Flowers From 
Mexico; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 61 FR 
6812, 6814 (February 22, 1996) (where the Department disregarded the 
highest margin as AFA because the margin was based on another company's 
uncharacteristic business expense resulting in an unusually high 
margin). We preliminarily determine that this rate is appropriate 
because it was calculated for another respondent in a prior segment of 
this proceeding, and it has been judicially invalidated. Thus, we 
consider the calculated rate of 51.16 to be corroborated.

Comparison Methodology

    In order to determine whether Vita sold CPF to the United States at 
prices less than NV, the Department compared the export price (EP) of 
individual U.S. sales to the monthly weighted-average NV of sales of 
the foreign like product made in the ordinary course of trade (see 
section 777A(d)(2) of the Act; see also section 773(a)(1)(B)(i) of the 
Act). In accordance with section 771(16) of the Act, the Department 
considered all products within the scope of the order under review that 
the respondent sold in the comparison market during the POR to be 
foreign like products for purposes of determining appropriate product 
comparisons to CPF sold in the United States. The Department compared 
U.S. sales to sales made in the comparison market within the 
contemporaneous window period, which extends from three months prior to 
the U.S. sale until two months after the sale. Where there were no 
sales of identical merchandise made in the comparison market in the 
ordinary course of trade, the Department compared U.S. sales to sales 
of the most similar foreign like product made in the ordinary course of 
trade. In making product comparisons, the Department selected identical 
and most similar foreign like product based on the physical 
characteristics reported by Vita in the following order of importance: 
weight, form, variety, and grade. Where there were no appropriate sales 
of foreign like product to compare to a U.S. sale, we compared the 
price of the U.S. sale to constructed value (CV), in accordance with 
section 773(a)(4) of the Act.

Export Price

    The Department based the price of each of Vita's U.S. sales of 
subject merchandise on EP, as defined in section 772(a) of the Act, 
because the merchandise was sold, prior to importation, to unaffiliated 
purchasers in the United States, or to unaffiliated purchasers for 
exportation to the United States. We calculated EP using the packed 
prices charged to unaffiliated customers in the United States or 
unaffiliated customers for exportation to the United States. In 
accordance with section 772(c)(2)(A) of the Act, in calculating EP, we 
made deductions from the starting price for movement expenses, 
including, where applicable, charges for transportation, handling, bill 
of lading preparation, containerization, exportation and port use, 
documentation, and haulage. See Analysis Memorandum for Vita Food 
Factory (1989) Co., Ltd., (Vita Analysis Memorandum) dated concurrently 
with this notice.

Normal Value

    After testing home market viability and whether home market sales 
were at below-cost prices, we calculated NV for Vita as noted in the 
``Price-to-Price Comparisons'' and ``Price-to-CV Comparisons'' sections 
of this notice.

A. Home Market Viability

    In accordance with section 773(a)(1)(B) of the Act, in order to 
determine whether there was a sufficient volume of sales in the home 
market to serve as a viable basis for calculating NV (i.e., the 
aggregate volume of home market sales of the foreign like product is 
greater than or equal to five percent of the aggregate volume of U.S. 
sales), we compared the aggregate volume of Vita's home market sales of 
the foreign like product to the aggregate volume of the U.S. sales of 
subject merchandise. Because the aggregate volume of Vita's home market 
sales of foreign like product is less than five percent of the 
aggregate volume of the U.S. sales of subject merchandise, we based NV 
on sales of the foreign like product in a country other than Vita's 
home market. See section 773(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act. Specifically, we 
based NV for Vita on sales of the foreign like product in Germany, and 
third-country market with the greatest volume of foreign like product 
sales.

B. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis

    In the most recently completed administrative review, the 
Department determined that Vita sold foreign like product at prices 
below the cost of producing the merchandise and excluded such sales 
from the calculation of NV. As a result, the Department determined that 
there are reasonable grounds to believe or suspect that during the 
instant POR, Vita sold the foreign like product at prices below the 
cost of producing the merchandise, see section 773(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Act, and the Department initiated a sales below cost inquiry for Vita.

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1. Calculation of COP
    In accordance with section 773(b)(3) of the Act, for each unique 
foreign like product sold by Vita during the POR, we calculated a 
weighted average COP based on the sum of the respondent's materials and 
fabrication costs and selling, general and administrative (SG&A) 
expertise, including interest expenses, and packing costs. Consistent 
with the position taken by the Department in prior segments of this 
proceeding, for reporting purposes, Vita allocated certain costs 
between solid and juice products using the net realizable value (NRV) 
of the products during the five-year period of 1990 through 1994. We 
relied on the costs submitted by Vita except for the following items, 
which were revised based upon our verification findings: pineapples, 
citric acid, steam and labor. For details regarding these revisions, 
see the Vita verification report (Vita Verification Report), dated July 
21, 2005, and the Vita Analysis Memorandum.
2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
    In order to determine whether sales were made at prices below the 
COP, on a product-specific basis we compared the respondent's weighted 
average COPs, adjusted as noted above, to the prices of its comparison 
market sales of foreign like product, as required under section 773(b) 
of the Act. In accordance with section 773(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act, 
in determining whether to disregard comparison market sales made at 
prices less than the COP we examined whether such sales were made: (1) 
In substantial quantities within an extended period of time; and (2) at 
prices which permitted the recovery of all costs within a reasonable 
period of time. We compared the COP to comparison market sales prices, 
less any applicable movement charges.
3. Results of the COP Test
    Pursuant to section 773(b)(2)(C) of the Act, where less than 20 
percent of a respondent's sales of a given product were made at prices 
less than the COP, we did not disregard any below-cost sales of that 
product because the below-cost sales were not made in ``substantial 
quantities.'' Where 20 percent or more of a respondent's sales of a 
given product were made at prices less than the COP during the POR, we 
determined such sales to have been made in ``substantial quantities'' 
and within an extended period of time (i.e., one year) pursuant to 
sections 773(b)(2)(B) and (C) of the Act. Based on our comparison of 
POR average costs to reported prices, we also determined, in accordance 
with section 773(b)(2)(D) of the Act, that certain sales were not made 
at prices which would permit recovery of all costs within a reasonable 
period of time. As a result, we disregarded such below-cost sales.

Price-to-Price Comparisons

    Where it was appropriate to base NV on prices, we used the prices 
at which the foreign like product was first sold for consumption in the 
comparison market, in the usual commercial quantities, in the ordinary 
of trade, and, to the extent possible, at the same level of trade (LOT) 
as the comparison U.S. sale.
    For Vita, we based NV on the prices of its sales to unaffiliated 
customers in Germany. We made adjustments, where appropriate, for 
physical differences in the merchandise in accordance with section 
773(a)(6)(C)(ii) of the Act. In accordance with sections 773(a)(6)(A), 
(B), and (C) of the Act, where appropriate, we deducted from the 
starting price movement expenses. We also made circumstance of sale 
adjustments to account for differences in packing, credit and other 
direct selling expenses incurred in the comparison and U.S. markets. In 
addition, where applicable, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.410(e), we made a 
reasonable allowance for other selling expenses where commissions were 
paid in only one of the markets under consideration. Based on our 
verification findings, we revised credit, indirect selling expenses, 
and bank charges reported by Vita. For details regarding these 
revisions, see the Vita Verification Report, and the Vita Analysis 
Memorandum. In accordance with the Department's practice, where all 
contemporaneous matches to a U.S. sale resulted in difference-in-
merchandise adjustments exceeding 20 percent of the cost of 
manufacturing the product sold in the United States, we based NV on CV.

Price-to-CV Comparisons

    In accordance with section 773(a)(4) of the Act, we based NV on CV 
when we were unable to compare the U.S. sale to a comparison market 
sale of an identical or similar product. For each unique CPF product 
sold by Vita in the United States during the POR, we calculated a 
weighted-average CV based on the sum of the respondent's materials and 
fabrication costs, SG&A expenses, including interest expenses, packing 
costs, and profit. In accordance with section 773(e)(2)(A) of the Act, 
we based SG&A expenses and profit on the amounts incurred and realized 
by the respondent in connection with the production and sale of the 
foreign like product, in the ordinary course of trade, for consumption 
in Germany. We based selling expenses on weighted-average actual 
comparison market direct and indirect selling expenses. In calculating 
CV, we adjusted the reported costs as described in the COP section 
above.

Level of Trade

    In accordance with section 773(a)(1)(B) of the Act, to the extent 
practicable, we determined NV based on sales in the comparison market 
at the same LOT as the EP. The NV LOT is that of the starting-price 
sales in the comparison market or, when NV is based on CV, that of the 
sales from which we derive SG&A expenses and profit. For EP sales, the 
U.S. LOT is also the level of the starting price sale, which is usually 
from the exporter to the importer.
    To determine whether NV sales are at a different LOT than the EP 
sales, we examine stages in the marketing process and selling functions 
along the chain of distribution between the producer and the 
unaffiliated customer. If the comparison market sales are at a 
different LOT, and the difference affects price comparability, as 
manifested in a pattern of consistent price differences between the 
sales on which NV is based and comparison-market sales at the LOT of 
the export transaction, we make a LOT adjustment under section 
773(a)(7)(A) of the Act.
    In determining whether separate LOTs exist, we obtained information 
from Vita regarding the marketing stages for the reported U.S. and 
comparison market sales, including a description of the selling 
activities performed by Vita for each channel of distribution. 
Generally, if the reported LOTs are the same, the functions and 
activities of the seller at each level should be similar. Conversely, 
if a party reports that LOTs are different for different groups of 
sales, the selling functions and activities of the seller for each 
group should be dissimilar.
    Vita reported that it sold the merchandise under review to two 
types of customers, sales agents and end users, in the United States 
and Germany through one channel of distribution in each market. See 
Vita's September 7, 2004, and October 12, 2004, questionnaire responses 
at 19-23. In each channel of distribution, Vita engaged in the 
following selling activities for both types of customers: order 
processing, packing, freight and delivery, providing warranties, and 
paying sales commissions. Because the

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one sales channel in the United States involves the same functions for 
all sales, and the one sales channel in Germany also involves the same 
functions for all sales, we have preliminarily determined that there is 
one LOT in the United States and one LOT in Germany. Moreover, because 
Vita performed nearly identical selling functions for U.S. and German 
sales (the only difference being that, at times, Vita arranged the 
international shipping for German sales, whereas it did not provide 
this service for U.S. sales), we have preliminarily determined that, 
during the POR, Vita sold the foreign like product and subject 
merchandise at the same LOT. Therefore, we have determined that a LOT 
adjustment is not warranted.

Currency Conversion

    Pursuant to section 773A(a) of the Act, we converted amounts 
expressed in foreign currencies into U.S. dollar amounts based on the 
exchange rates in effect on the dates of the U.S. sales, as certified 
by the Federal Reserve Bank.

Preliminary Results of Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determined that the 
following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period July 1, 
2003, through June 30, 2004:

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Vita Food Factory (1989) Ltd................................        9.12
Thai Pineapple Canning Industry Corp., Ltd..................       51.16
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Public Comment

    Within 10 days of publicly announcing the preliminary results of 
this review, we will disclose to interested parties, any calculations 
performed in connection with the preliminary results. See 19 CFR 
351.224(b). Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. See 19 Sec.  
351.310(c). If requested, a hearing will be held 44 days after the date 
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, or the first 
workday thereafter. Interested parties are invited to comment on the 
preliminary results of this review. The Department will consider case 
briefs filed by interested parties within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Also, interested 
parties may file rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case 
briefs. The Department will consider rebuttal briefs filed not later 
than five days after the time limit for filing case briefs. Parties who 
submit arguments are requested to submit with each argument: (1) A 
statement of the issue, (2) a brief summary of the argument and, (3) a 
table of authorities. Further, we request that parties submitting 
written comments provide the Department with a diskette containing an 
electronic copy of the public version of such comments. Unless the 
deadline for issuing the final results of review is extended, the 
Department will issue the final results of this administrative review, 
including the results of its analysis of issues raised in the written 
comments, within 120 days of publication of the preliminary results in 
the Federal Register.

Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of this administrative review, the Department shall 
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we calculated 
importer-specific assessment rather for Vita's subject merchandise. 
Since Vita did not report the entered value for its sales, we 
calculated per-unit assessment rates for its merchandise by aggregating 
the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each importer and 
dividing this amount by the total quantity of those sales. To determine 
whether the per-unit duty assessment rates were de minimis (i.e., less 
than 0.50 percent ad valorem), in accordance with the requirement set 
forth in 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we calculated importer-specific ad 
valorem ratios based on export prices. For TPC, the respondent received 
a dumping margin based upon AFA, we will instruct CBP to liquidate 
entries according to the AFA ad valorem rate. The Department will issue 
appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP within 15 days of 
publication of the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash 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 the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the reviewed 
companies will be the rate established in the final results of the 
review (except that if the rate for a particular company is de minimis, 
i.e., less than 0.5 percent, no cash deposit will be required for that 
company); (2) for previously investigated or review companies not 
listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter 
is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the 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 subject merchandise; and (4) the cash 
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to 
be the ``all others'' rate of 24.64 percent, which is the ``all 
others'' rate established in the LTFV investigation. These cash deposit 
rates, when imposed, shall remain in effect until publication of the 
final results of the next administrative review.

Notification of Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
within this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption 
that reimbursement of the antidumping duties occurred and the 
subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: August 1, 2005.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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