Furfuryl Alcohol from the Republic of South Africa; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-791-802]

Furfuryl Alcohol from the Republic of South Africa; 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 6, 1998, the Department of Commerce published the

preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping

duty order on furfuryl alcohol from the Republic of South Africa. This

review covers one manufacturer/exporter and the period June 1, 1996-May

31, 1997. We received no comments regarding the preliminary results,

and therefore these final results are unchanged.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 4, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Frederick or Kris Campbell,

AD/CVD Enforcement Group I, Import Administration, International Trade

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

Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0186

or 482-3813, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The 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 (URAA). In addition, unless

otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the

Department's) regulations are to the regulations last codified at 19

CFR Part 353 (April 1, 1997).

Background

This administrative review covers the period June 1, 1996-May 31,

1997 (the POR). On March 6, 1998, we published the preliminary results

of this review. See Furfuryl Alcohol from the Republic of South Africa;

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 63 FR

11209. In the preliminary results, we found that sales made by the one

respondent in this review, Illovo Sugar Ltd. (ISL), had not been made

below normal value. We gave interested parties an opportunity to

comment on the preliminary results. We received no comments, and have

made no changes for these final results of review.

Scope of Review

The merchandise covered by this order is furfuryl alcohol

(C4H3OCH2OH). Furfuryl alcohol is a

primary alcohol and is colorless or pale yellow in appearance. It is

used in the manufacture of resins and as a wetting agent and solvent

for coating resins, nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, and other

soluble dyes. The product subject to this order is classifiable under

subheading 2932.13.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for

convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope

of this proceeding is dispositive.

Final Results of Review

As a result of this review, we determine that the following margin

exists for the period June 1, 1996-May 31, 1997:

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Margin

Manufacturer/exporter (percent)

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Illovo Sugar Ltd............................................ 0.00

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Parties to the proceeding may request disclosure of the

Department's calculation methodology within five days of the date of

publication of this notice.

The Department shall determine, and the Customs Service shall

assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. We will instruct

the Customs Service not to assess antidumping duties on the merchandise

subject to review.

Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective

for all shipments of furfuryl alcohol from the Republic of South Africa

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)(2)(c) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate

for ISL is zero; (2) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this

review, the previous review, or the original 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 merchandise; and (3) if neither the exporter nor

the manufacturer is a firm covered in this or any previous review

conducted by the Department, the cash deposit rate will be 11.55

percent, the ``All Others'' rate established in the LTFV investigation.

These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in

effect until publication of the final results of the next

administrative review.

This notice serves as a 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 notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to

administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility

concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under

APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d). Timely written notification of

the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial

protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the

regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

This determination is issued and published in accordance with

sections 751(a)(1)and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

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Dated: May 29, 1998.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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