Initiation of Administrative Review and Request for Revocation in Part of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From Colombia

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-301-602]

Initiation of Administrative Review and Request for Revocation in

Part of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From

Colombia

AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of administrative review and request for

revocation in part of the antidumping duty order on certain fresh cut

flowers from Colombia.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received

requests to conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty

order on certain fresh cut flowers from Colombia. Requests for

revocation from the antidumping order were also received from specific

exporters/growers. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we

are initiating this administrative review for the period March 1, 1993

through February 28, 1994. We are initiating this review for those

named exporters/growers for whom a request for review was received. The

Department is also noting those exporters/growers who have requested

revocation from the antidumping duty order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 2, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

J. David Dirstine, Daniel Manzoni, or Richard Rimlinger, Office of

Antidumping Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department has received timely requests in accordance with 19

CFR 353.22 (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) of the Department's regulations

for an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain

fresh cut flowers from Colombia. The Department has also received

requests for revocation from the exporters/growers noted.

Initiation of Review

In accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(c) of the Department's

regulations, we are initiating an administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on certain fresh cut flowers from Colombia. 19

CFR 353.22(c). The Department is not initiating an administrative

review of any Colombian exporters and/or producers who were not named

in a review request because such exporters and/or producers were not

specified as required under 19 CFR 353.22(a). We intend to issue the

final results of this review no later than March 31, 1995.

We received requests for review of the following specifically-named

exporters/growers:

Abaco Tulipanes de Colombia

Achalay

Aga

Agrex de Oriente

Agricola Acevedo Ltda.

Agricola Altiplano

Agricola Arenales Ltda.

Agricola Benilda Ltda.

Agricola Bojaca Ltda.

Agricola Bonanza Ltda.

Agricola Circasia Ltda.

Agricola de la Fontana Ltda.

Agricola de Los Alisos Ltda.

Agricola de Occidente

Agricola del Monte

Agricola el Cactus S.A.

Agricola el Jardin

Agricola el Redil Ltda.

Agricola Guali S.A.

Agricola Jicabal

Agricola La Celestina

Agricola La Corsaria Ltda.

Agricola La Maria

Agricola La Siberia

Agricola Las Cuadras

Agricola Los Arboles S.A.

Agricola Malqui

Agricola Megaflor Ltda.

Agricola Monteflor Ltda.

Agricola Sagasuca Ltda.

Agricola Usatama

Agricola Yuldama

Agriflora

Agrobloom Ltda.

Agrocaribu Ltda.

Agro de Narino

Agrodex/Ukrania

Agrodex Group

Agricola el Retiro Ltda.

Agricola los Gaques Ltda.

Agrodex Ltda.-Adelaida

Degaflores Ltda.

Flores Camino Real Ltda.

Flores de la Comuna Ltda.

Flores de La Mercedes Ltda.

Flores de Los Amigos Ltda.

Flores de Los Arrayanes Ltda.

Flores De Mayo Ltda.

Flores de Pueblo Viejo Ltda.

Flores del Gallinero Ltda.

Flores del Potrero Ltda.

Flores el Trentino Ltda.

Flores la Conejera Ltda.

Flores Manare Ltda.

Florlinda Ltda.

Horticola Montecarlo Ltda.

Horticola El Triunfo Ltda.

Inversiones Santa Rosa Arw Ltda.

Agroindustria del Rio Frio Ltda.

Agroindustrial Don Eusebio Ltda. Group

Agroindustrial Don Eusebio Ltda.

Celia Flowers

Passion Flowers

Primo Flowers

Temptation Flowers

Agroindustrial Madonna S.A.

Agroindustrias De Narino Ltda.

Agrokoralia

Agromonte Ltda.

Agropecuria Cuernavaca Ltda.

Agropecuaria la Marcela

Agropecuaria Mauricio

Agrocosas

Agrotabio Kent

Aguacarga

Alcala

Alstroflores Ltda.

Amoret

Ancas Ltda.

Andes Group

Cultivos Buenavista Ltda.

Flores de los Andes Ltda.

Flores Horizonte Ltda.

Inversiones Penas Blancas Ltda.

A.Q.

Arboles Azules Ltda.

Aspen Gardens

Astro Ltda.

Bali Flowers

Becerra Castellanos y Cia.

Bellavista

Bloomshare Ltda.

Bogota Flowers

Caico

Caicedo Group

Exportaciones Bochica S.A.

Floral Ltda.

Flores del Cauca S.A.

Aranjuez S.A.

Productos El Zorro

Andalucia

Cantarrana Group

Cantarrana Ltda.

Deer Field Flowers/Agricola los Venados Ltda.

Carcol Ltda.

Catu S.A.

Ciba Geigy

Cienfuegos Groups

Cienfuegos Ltda.

Flores la Conchita De German

Flores la Conchita German Ribon y Cia S. en C.

Cigarral Group

Flores Cigarral

Flores Tayrona

Classic

Claveles Colombianos Group

Claveles Colombianos Ltda.

Fantasia Flowers Ltda.

Splendid Flowers Ltda.

Sun Flowers Ltda.

Claveles de los Alpes Ltda.

Claveles Tropicales de Colombia Ltda.

Clavelez

Coexflor

Colflores

Colibri Flowers Ltda.

Colony International Farm

Color Explosion

Combiflor

Comercializadora Caribbean

Conflores Ltda.

Consorcio Agroindustrial Columbiano S.A.

Cota

Crest D'or

Crop S.A.

Clutivos Guameru

Cultiflores Ltda.

Cultivos el Lago Ltda.

Cultivos Medillin Ltda.

Cultivos Miramonte

Cultivos Tahami Ltda.

Cypress Valley

Daflor Ltda.

Degaflor

De La Pava Guevara E Hijos Ltda.

Del Monte

Del Tropico Ltda.

Dianticola Colombiana Ltda.

Disagro Ltda.

Diveragricola

Dynasty Roses Ltda.

El Antelio S.A.

El Dorado

Elite Farms

Elite Flowers

El Milagro

El Timbul Ltda.

Emeral Farms

Envy Farms Ltda.

Euroflora

Exoticas

Exotic Flowers

Exotico

Expoflora Ltda.

Exporosas

Exportadors

F. Salazar

Falcon Farms de Colombia S.A. (formerly Flores de Cajibio Ltda.)

Fernando de Mier

Ferson Trading

Flamingo Flowers

Flor Colombia S.A.

Flor y Color

Flora Bellisima Ltda.

Flora Intercontinental Ltda.

Floralex Ltda.

Florandia Herrera Camacho & Cia.

Floreales Group

Floreales Ltda.

Kim Baya

Florenal Ltda.

Flores Abaco S.A.

Flores Acuarela S.A.

Flores Agromonte

Flores Aguila Ltda.

Flores Ainsuca Ltda.

Flores Alborado

Flores Alcala Ltda.

Flores Alfaya Ltda.

Flores Andinas Ltda.

Flores Ainsus

Flores Arco Iris

Flores Aurora

Flores Bachue Ltda.

Flores Balu

Flores Calichana

Flores Canelon

Flores Carmel S.A.

Flores Catalina

Flores Casablanca S.A.

Flores Colon Ltda.

Flores Comercial

Flores Cerezangos

Flores Corola

Flores de Aposentos Ltda.

Flores de Colombia (FLORCOL) Ltda.

Flores de Fragua

Flores de Guasca

Flores de Hacaritama

Flores de Hunza Ltda.

Flores de Iztari

Flores de Memecon/Corinto

Flores de Oriente

Flores de Serrenzuela S.A.

Flores de Suba Ltda.

Flores de Suesca S.A.

Flores de Tenjo Ltda.

Flores de la Cuesta

Flores de la Hacienda

Flores de la Maria

Flores de la Montana

Flores de la Parcelita

Flores de la Pradera Ltda.

Flores de la Sabana S.A.

Flores de la Vega

Flores de la Vereda S.A.

Flores del Campo Ltda.

Flores del Cielo Ltda.

Flores del Cortijo

Flores del Hato

Flores del Lago Ltda.

Flores del Rio Group

Agricola Cardenal

Flores de Rio S.A.

Indigo S.A.

Flores del Molino

Flores del Prado

Flores del Salitre Ltda.

Flores del Tambo

Flores Depina S.A.

Flores el Lobo Ltda.

Flores el Majui

Flores el Molino S.A.

Flores el Rosal Ltda.

Flores el Talle Ltda.

Flores el Tandil Ltda.

Flores el Zorro

Flores Flamingo Ltda.

Flores Fusu

Flores Galia Ltda.

Flores Generales Ltda.

Flores Gicro Ltda.

Flores Gloria

Flores Guaicata Ltda.

Flores Hacienda Bejucol

Flores Intercontinentales

Flores Juanambu

Flores Juncalito Ltda.

Flores la Cabanuela

Flores la Fragrancia

Flores la Gioconda

Flores la Lucerna

Flores la Macarena

Flores la Pampa

Flores la Union

Flores la Union-Gomez Arango & Cia. S. en C.

Flores la Union/Santana

Flores la Valvanera Ltda.

Flores las Caicas

Flores Marandua Ltda.

Flores Las Mesitas

Flores Los Sauces Ltda.

Flores Mapara

Flores Mocari S.A.

Flores Monserrate Ltda.

Flores Montecarlo

Flores Naturales

Flores Palimana

Flores Petaluma Ltda.

Flores Ramo Ltda.

Flores Rio Grande

Flores S.A.

Flores Sagaro

Flores Saint Valentine

Flores Sairam Ltda.

Flores San Andres

Flores San Carlos

Flores San Juan S.A.

Flores San Mateo Ltda.

Flores Santa Fe Ltda.

Flores Santa Lucia

Flores Sausalito

Flores Selectas

Flores Silvestres

Flores Sindamanoi

Flores Suasuque

Flores Tejas Verdes Ltda.

Flores Tenerife Ltda.

Flores Tiba S.A.

Flores Tibati Ltda.

Flores Tocarinda

Flores Tomine Ltda.

Flores Urimaco

Flores Violette

Florex Group

Agricola Guacari S.A.

Flores Altamira S.A.

Flores de Exportacion S.A.

Four Farmers

Florex S.A.

Florexpo

Floricola

Floricola la Gaitana S.A.

Florimex Colombia Ltda.

Florisol

Florpacifico

Floval

Flower Factory

Flowers of the World/Rosa

Four Seasons

Fracolsa

Fresh Flowers

Fribir Ltda.

Funza Group

Flores Alborada

Flores de Funza

Flores del Bosque

Garden and Flowers Ltda.

German Ocampo

Granja

Green Flowers

Groex S.A.

Grupo Andes

Cultivos Buenavista Ltda.

Flores de los Andes

Flores Horizonte Ltda.

Inversiones Penas Blancas

Grupo Florex

Agricola Gucari S.A.

Flores Altamira S.A.

Flores de Exportacion S.A.

Guacatay Group

Agricola Guacatay S.A.

Jardines Bacata Ltda.

Gypso Flowers

Hacienda La Embarrada

Hacienda Matute

Hacienda Susata

Hana/Hisa Group

Flores Hana Ichi de Colombia Ltda.

Flores Tokai Hisa

Herando Monroy

Hill Crest Gardens

Horticultura de la Sasan

Horticultura Montecarlo

Horticultura el Molino

Illusion Flowers

Happy Candy Group

Flores Tropicales Ltda.

Happy Candy Ltda.

Mercedes Ltda.

Rosas Colombianas Ltda.

Hosa Group

Horticultura de la Sabana S.A.

Innovacion Andina S.A.

Minispray S.A.

Industria Santa Clara

Industrial Agricola

Industrial Terwengel Ltda.

Ingro Ltda.

Innovacion Andina S.A.

Inpar

Interflora Ltda.

Inter Flores Ltda.

Internacional Flowers

Inverfloral Ltda.

Invernavas

Inverpalmas

Inversiones Almer Ltda.

Inversiones Bucarelia

Inversiones Cota

Inversiones del Alto

Inversiones Cubivan

Inversiones el Bambu Ltda.

Inversiones el Eden

Inversiones Kluar

Inversiones Maya Ltda.

Inversiones Morcote

Inversiones Nativa Ltda.

Inversiones & Producciones Tecnicas

Inversiones Playa

Inversiones Santa Rita Ltda.

Inversiones Silma

Inversiones Sima

Inversiones Supala S.A.

Inversiones Valley Flowers

Iturrama S.A.

Jardin

Jardin de Carolina

Jardines Choconta

Jardines Darpu

Jardines de America

Jardines de Chia Ltda.

Jardines de Los Andes

Jardines de Timana

Jardines del Muna

Jardines Fredonia

Jardines Natalia Ltda.

Jardines Tocarema

J.M. Torres

Karla Flowers

Kimbaya

Kingdom S.A.

La Colina

La Embairada

La Flores Ltda.

La Floresta

La Florida

La Marotte S.A.

La Plazoleta Ltda.

Las Amalias S.A./Pompones Ltda.

Las Flores Ltda.

Laura Flowers

L.H.

Linda Colombiana

Loma Linda

Loreana Flowers

Los Geranios Ltda.

Luisa Flowers

M. Alejandra

Manjui Ltda.

Merastec

M.G. Consultores Ltda.

Miraflores Group

Inversiones Miraflores S.A.

Inversiones Oro Verde S.A.

Mauricio Uribe

Maxima Group

Agricola Los Arboles

Rainbow Flowers

Polo Flowers

Maxima Farms

Monteverde Ltda.

Morcoto

Morrosquillo

My Flowers Ltda.

Naranjo

Nasino

Natuflora

Olga Rincon

Orquideas Acatayama

Otono

Papagayo Group

Agricola Papagayo Ltda.

Inversiones Calypso S.A.

Petalos Colombia Ltda.

Pinar Guameru

Piracania

Pisochago Ltda.

Plantaciones Delta Ltda.

Plantas Ornamentales de Colombia Ltda.

Planata S.A.

Prismaflor

Proflores Ltda.

Propagar Plantas S.A.

Queens Flowers de Colombia Ltda.

Reme Salamanca

Rosa Bella

Rosaflor Ltda.

Rosales de Colombia Ltda.

Rosales de Suba Ltda.

Rosalina Ltda.

Rosas de Colmbia Ltda.

Rosas Sabanilla Group

Flores la Colmena Ltda.

Rosas Sabanilla Ltda.

Inversiones la Serena Ltda.

Agricola la Capilla Ltda.

Rosas Tesalia Ltda.

Rosas y Flores Ltda.

Rosas y Jardines

Rose

Roselandia S.A.

Rosex Ltda.

Rosicler Ltda.

Sabana Flowers

San Ernesto

San Martin Bloque B Ltda.

San Valentine

Sansa Flowers Ltda.

Santa Helena S.A.

Santa Rose Group

Flores Santa Rosa Ltda.

Floricola la Ramada Ltda.

Santana Flowers group

Santana Flowers Ltda.

Hacienda Curubital Ltda.

Inversiones Istra Ltda.

Sarena

S.B. Talle

Select Pro

Senda Brava Ltda.

Shasta Flowers Compania Ltda.

Shila

Siempreviva

Siete Flores S.A.

Soagro Group

Agricola el Mortino Ltda.

Flores Aguaclara Ltda.

Flores del Monte Ltda.

Flores la Estancia

Jaramillo y Daza

Solor Flores Ltda.

Starlight

Sunbelt Florals

Sunset Farms

Superflora Ltda.

Susca

Sweet Farms Ltda.

Tag Ltda. Siata

Tecnica Agricola Ganadera

Tempest Flowers

The Beall Company

The Rose

Tinzuque Ltda.

Tomino

Toto Flowers

Tropical Garden

Tropiflor

Tuchany Group

Tuchany S.A.

Flores Sibate

Flores Tikiya

Flores Munya

Uniflor Ltda.

Universal Flowers

Vegaflor Ltda.

Velez De Monchaux e Hijos y Cia. S. en C.

Victoria Flowers

Villa Cultivos Ltda.

Villa Diana Ltda.

Vuelven Ltda.

Zipa Flowers

In addition to the names listed above, we received requests for

other firms for which we are not initiating an administrative review.

These include Flores Timana Ltda., which was specifically excluded on

March 18, 1987, from the antidumping order covering this merchandise

(see Amendment to Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Fresh Cut Flowers from Colombia (52

FR 4893)), and Flores Condor, which was revoked from the order on March

31, 1994 (see flower case Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From Colombia;

Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, and Notice of

Revocation of Order (In Part) (59 FR 15159)).

Also, an administrative review was requested for a number of firms

based on incorrect names. However, the Department is already initiating

reviews for the firms based on the correct name. Listed below are the

names of all firms for which administrative review was requested under

a variant name and, in parenthesis, the correct name of the firm under

which we are initiating a review for the firm in question:

Abaco (Abaco Tulipanes de Colombia)

Agri-fontana (Agricola de la Fontana Ltda.)

Agricola Fontana Ltda. (Agricola de la Fontana Ltda.)

Agricola Jicaral (Agricola Jicabal)

Agrodex el Retiro (Agricola el Retiro Ltda.)

Agrodex Ltda. (Agrodex Group)

Almer (Inversionses Almer Ltda.)

Astroflores Ltda. (Alstroflores Ltda.)

Aurora (Flores Aurora)

Austroflor (Alstroflores Ltda.)

Bochica Group (Caicedo Group)

Cabanuela (Flores la Cabanuela)

Canelon (Flores Canelon)

Cantana Rana Group (Cantarrana Group)

Cantaranna Ltda. (Cantarrana Ltda.)

Canta Rana Ltda. (Cantarrana Ltda.)

D' La Pava (De La Pava Guevara E Hijos Ltda.)

El Rosal (Flores el Rosal Ltda.)

Florcol (Flores de Colombia (FLORCOL) Ltda.)

Flores Alisos (Agricola de los Alisos Ltda.)

Flores Chia (Jardines de Chia Ltda.)

Flores de la Conjera (Flores la Conejera Ltda.)

Flores de Montana (Flores de la Montana)

Flores de Pueblo Viejo (Flores de Pueblo Viejo Ltda.)

Flores de Santa Fe (Flores Santa Fe Ltda.)

Flores de Santa Rosa (Flores Santa Rosa Ltda.)

Flores de Savanilla (Rosas Sabanilla Group)

Flores del Tropico Ltda. (Del Tropico Ltda.)

Flores el Lobo (Flores el Lobo Ltda.)

Flores Envy Farms Ltda. (Envy Farms Ltda.)

Flores F. Cortijo (Flores del Cortijo)

Flores Intercontinental (Flora Intercontinental Ltda.)

Flores la Union/Esmeralda (Flores la Union)

Flores Monserate/Rosas (Flores Monserrate Ltda.)

Flores Monteverde (Monteverde Ltda.)

Flores Morcari (Flores Mocari S.A.)

Flores Santana (Santana Flowers Ltda.)

Flores Tenerife/Statice (Flores Tenerife Ltda.)

Floresa (Flores S.A.)

Jardines Natalia/Maria Alejandra (Jardines Natalia Ltda.)

La Comuna (Flores de la Comuna Ltda.)

La Macarena (Flores la Macarena)

La Maria (Flores de la Maria)

La Plazuleta (La Plazoleta Ltda.)

Los Gaques (Agricola los Gaques Ltda.)

Mansui Ltda. (Manjui Ltda.)

Meraste (Merastec)

Miraflores (Miraflores Group)

Monserrate (Flores Monserrate Ltda.)

Morandua (Flores Marandua Ltda.)

Natalia (Jardines Natalia Ltda.)

Oroverde (Inversiones Oro Verde S.A.)

Papagayo (Papagayo Group)

Plazoleta (La Plazoleta Ltda.)

San Carlos (Flores San Carlos)

Santa Fe (Flores Santa Fe Ltda.)

Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa Group)

Tambo (Flores del Tambo)

Tenjo (Flores de Tenjo Ltda.)

Tocarinda (Flores Tocarinda)

We have received requests for revocation from the antidumping duty

order for the following exporters/growers:

Agricola Circasia

Catu S.A.

Cultivos Miramonte

Flores Aurora

Flores de la Vereda S.A.

Flores Del Rio Group

Flores Del Rio

Agricola Cardenal

Indigo

Flores el Molino

Flores La Valvanera

Flores Santa Fe

Floricola la Gaitana

Florex Group

Flores de Exportacion

Flores Altamira

Agricola Guacari

Four Farmers

Guacatay Group

Jardines Bacata

Agricola Guacatay

Inverpalmas

Jardines de Chia

M.G. Consultores

Senda Brava Ltda.

Tinzuque Ltda.

Interested parties must submit applications for administrative

protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(b) of the

Department's regulations.

This initiation and notice are in accordance with Section 751(a) of

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. 19 U.S.C. 1675(a) and 19 CFR

353.22(c).

Dated: April 25, 1994.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.

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