Anhydrous Sodium Metasilicate From France; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-427-098]

Anhydrous Sodium Metasilicate From France; 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 October 20, 1994, the Department of Commerce (the

Department) published the preliminary results of administrative review

of the antidumping duty order on anhydrous sodium metasilicate (ASM)

from France. This review covers Rhone Poulenc Chime de Base (Rhone

Poulenc), a manufacturer/exporter of this merchandise to the United

States, and the period January 1, 1993, through December 31, 1993. The

firm failed to submit a timely response to our questionnaire. As a

result, we have used best information available (BIA) for cash deposit

and appraisement purposes. We did not receive any comments on our

preliminary results of review. Therefore, the final results are

unchanged from those presented in the preliminary results of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 15, 1995.

The review covers Rhone Poulenc and the period January 1, 1993

through December 31, 1993.

Use of Best Information Available

We mailed the antidumping questionnaire to Rhone Poulenc, a

manufacturer/exporter of this merchandise to the United States. Rhone

Poulenc failed to submit a timely response to our questionnaire. The

Department has therefore decided to use BIA in determining the rate for

this firm.

When a company fails to provide the information requested in a

timely manner, or otherwise significantly impedes the Department's

review, the Department considers the company uncooperative and

generally assigns to that company the higher of: (a) The highest rate

assigned to any company in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV)

investigation or in prior administrative reviews, or (b) the highest

rate found in the current review for any firm. See 19 CFR 353.37(b) and

Final Results of Administrative Review, Antifriction Bearings (other

than Tapered Roller Bearings) from France (58 FR 39729, 39739, July 26,

1993). In this case, as BIA, we used 60 percent, the highest rate from

a prior review. See Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review, Anhydrous Sodium Metasilicate from France (52 FR 33856,

September 8, 1987).

Final Results of the Review

We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the

preliminary results. We received no comments. Therefore, the final

results are unchanged from those presented in the preliminary results

of review. We determine that a margin of 60.00 percent exists for Rhone

Poulenc during the period January 1, 1993, through December 31, 1993.

Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective

upon publication of these final results of this administrative review,

for all shipments of ASM from France, entered, or withdrawn from

warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as

provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act: (1) The cash deposit

rate for the reviewed company will be 60 percent; (2) for exporters not

covered in this review, but covered in previous reviews or the original

LTFV investigation, 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, previous reviews, or the

original LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit

rate will be that established for the most recent period for the

manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all

other manufacturers and exporters will be 60 percent.

These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until publication

of the final results of the next administrative review.

This notice also serves as a final 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 administrative review and notice are in accordance with

section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR

353.22.

[[Page 8632]] Dated: January 30, 1995.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 95-3778 Filed 2-14-95; 8:45 am]

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