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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[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 March 8, 1996, 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 (61 FR 9425). The review covers Rhone Poulenc Chimie de Base

(Rhone Poulenc), a manufacturer/exporter of ASM, and shipments of this

merchandise to the United States during the period from January 1, 1994

through December 31, 1994. The Department gave interested parties an

opportunity to comment on our preliminary results. No comments were

received. Therefore, the final results are the same as the preliminary

results.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 18, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Ross or Richard Rimlinger, Office

of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are

references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective

date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to the

current regulations, as amended by the interim regulations published in

the Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR 25130).

Background

The Department initiated the January 1, 1994 through December 31,

1994 administrative review for Rhone Poulenc on February 15, 1995 (60

FR 8629) at the request of the petitioner, the PQ Corporation. On March

8, 1996, the Department issued the preliminary results for this

administrative review (61 FR 9425).

Scope of Review

Imports covered by the review are shipments of ASM, a crystallized

silicate (Na2 SiO3) which is alkaline and readily soluble in

water. Applications include waste paper de-inking, ore-flotation,

bleach stabilization, clay processing, medium or heavy duty cleaning,

and compounding into other detergent formulations. This merchandise is

classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedules (HTS) item numbers

2839.11.00 and 2839.19.00. The HTS item numbers are provided for

convenience and Customs purposes. The written description remains

dispositive.

Final Results of Review

The Department gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on

its preliminary results. The Department did not receive any comments.

Accordingly, for reasons discussed in the preliminary results, the

Department has, pursuant to section 776 of the Act, used facts

available. As discussed in the preliminary results, the Department used

as facts available the 60-percent margin calculated in the original

less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation using information provided by

Rhone Poulenc. For a discussion of the reasons for application of facts

available, see Anhydrous Sodium Metasilicate from France: Preliminary

Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 61 FR 9425 (March 8,

1995).

The Department will determine, and the Customs Service will assess,

antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Furthermore, the

following 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 these final results of

this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the

Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for Rhone Poulenc will be 60 percent;

(2) for companies 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, a

prior review, or the original 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 (4) if neither the

exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in this or any previous

review or the original investigation, the

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cash deposit rate will be 60 percent, the ``All Others'' rate

established in the LTFV investigation (45 FR 77498, November 24, 1980).

These deposit requirements will 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.

Dated: June 11, 1996.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 96-15461 Filed 6-17-96; 8:45 am]

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