[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18312-18315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9656]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-301-602]


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

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

ACTION: Notice of initiation of antidumping administrative review and 
request for revocation in part of the antidumping duty order.

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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. A request for 
revocation from the antidumping duty order was also received from HOSA, 
Ltda. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are 
initiating this administrative review for the period March 1, 1996 
through February 28, 1997, for those named exporters/growers for whom a 
request for review was received. The Department is also noting HOSA's 
request for revocation from the antidumping duty order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Graham, Office of AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone: (202) 482-4105.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 
C.F.R. 353.22(a), for an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on certain fresh cut flowers from Colombia. The Department has 
also received a request for revocation from HOSA, Ltda.

Initiation of Reviews

    In accordance with section 19 C.F.R. 353.22(c), we are initiating 
an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain fresh 
cut flowers from Colombia. We intend to issue the final results of this 
review not later than March 31, 1998.
    We received requests for review of the following specifically-named 
exporters/growers who shipped subject merchandise during the period:

Abaco Tulipanex de Colombia
Achalay
Aga Group
    Agricola la Celestina
    Agricola la Maria
    Agricola Benilda Ltda.
Agrex de Oriente
Agricola Acevedo Ltda.
Agricola Altiplano
Agricola Arenales Ltda.
Agricola Bonanza Ltda.
Agricola Circasia Ltda.
Agricola de Occident
Agricola del Monte
Agricola el Cactus S.A.
Agricola el Redil
Agricola Guali S.A.
Agricola la Corsaria Ltda.
Agricola la Siberia
Agricola Las Cuadras Group
    Agricola las Cuadras Ltda.

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    Flores de Hacaritama
Agricola Megaflor Ltda.
Agricola Yuldama
Agrocaribu Ltda.
Agro de Narino
Agrodex Group
    Agricola de las Mercedes
    Agricola el Retiro Ltda.
    Agrodex Ltda.
    Degaflores Ltda.
    Flores Camino Real Ltda.
    Flores Cuatro Esquinas Ltda.
    Flores de la Comuna Ltda.
    Flores de las Mercedes
    Flores de Los Amigos Ltda.
    Flores de los Arrayanes Ltda.
    Flores De Mayo Ltda.
    Flores del Gallinero Ltda.
    Flores del Potrero Ltda.
    Flores dos Hectareas Ltda.
    Flores de Pueblo Viejo Ltda.
    Flores el Trentino Ltda.
    Flores la Conejera Ltda.
    Flores Manare Ltda.
    Florlinda Ltda.
    Horticola el Triunfo
    Horticola Montecarlo 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.
Agromonte Ltda.
Agropecuria Cuernavaca Ltda.
Agropecuaria la Marcela
Agropecuaria Mauricio
Agrorosas
Agrotabio Kent
Aguacarga
Alcala
Alstroflores Ltda.
Amoret
Ancas Ltda.
Andalucia
Andes Group
    Cultivos Buenavista Ltda.
    Flores de los Andes Ltda.
    Flores Horizonte Ltda.
    Inversiones Penas Blancas Ltda.
A.Q.
Arboles Azules Ltda.
Aspen Gardens Ltda.
Astro Ltda.
Becerra Castellanos y Cia.
Bojaca Group
    Agricola Bojaca
    Universal Flowers
    Flores y Plantas Tropicales
    Flores del Neusa Nove Ltda.
    Tropiflora
Caicedo Group
    Agro Bosque S.A.
    Andalucia S.A.
    Aranjuez S.A.
    Columbiano S.A. ``CAICO''
    Caico
    Exportaciones Bochica S.A.
    Floral Ltda.
    Flores del Cauca
    Inversiones Targa Ltda.
    Productos el Zorro
    Via el Rosal
Cantarrana Group
    Cantarrana Ltda.
    Agricola los Venados Ltda.
Carcol Ltda.
Cienfuegos Group
    Cienfuegos Ltda.
    Flores la Conchita
Cigarral Group
    Flores Cigarral
    Flores Tayrona
Classic
Claveles Colombianos Group
    Claveles Colombianos Ltda.
    Elegant Flowers Ltda.
    Fantasia Flowers Ltda.
    Splendid Flowers Ltda.
    Sun Flowers Ltda.
Claveles de los Alpes Ltda.
Clavelez
Coexflor
Colibri Flowers Ltda.
Color Explosion
Combiflor
Consorcio Agroindustrial
Cota
Crest D'or
Crop S.A.
Cultiflores Ltda.
Cultivos Guameru
Cultivos Medellin Ltda.
Cultivos Miramonte Group
    Cultivos Miramonte S.A.
    Flores Mocari S.A.
Cultivos Tahami Ltda.
Cypress Valley
Daflor Ltda.
Degaflor
De La Pava Guevara E. Hijos Ltda.
Del Monte
Del Tropico Ltda.
Dianticola Colombiana Ltda.
Disagro
Diveragricola
Dynasty Roses Ltda.
El Antelio S.A.
Elite Flowers (The Elite Flower/Rosen Tantau)
El Milaro
El Tambo
El Timbul Ltda.
Envy Farms Group
    Envy Farms
    Flores Marandua Ltda.
Euroflora
Exoticas
Exotic Flowers
Exotico
Expoflora Ltda.
Exportadora
Falcon Farms de Colombia S.A. (formerly Flores de Cajibio Ltda.)
Farm Fresh Flowers Group
    Agricola de la Fontana
    Flores de Hunza
    Flores Tibati
    Inversiones Cubivan
Ferson Trading
Flamingo Flowers
Flor Colombiana S.A.
Flora Bellisima
Flora Intercontinental
Floralex Ltda.
    Floralex Ltda.
    Flores el Puente Ltda.
    Agricola Los Gaques Ltda.
Florandia Herrera Camacho & Cia.
Floraterra Group
    Floraterra S.A.
    Flores Casablanca S.A.
    Flores San Mateo S.A.
    Siete Flores S.A.
Floreales Group
    Floreales Ltda.
    Kimbaya
Florenal (Flores el Arenal) Ltda.
Flores Abaco S.A.
Flores Acuarela S.A.
Flores Agromonte
Flores Aguila
Flores Colon Ltda.
Flores de la Sabana S.A.
Flores de Serrezuela S.A.
Flores de Suesca S.A.
Flores del Rio Group
    Agricola Cardenal S.A.
    Flores del Rio S.A.
    Indigo S.A.
Flores El Molino S.A.
Flores El Zorro Ltda.
Flores la Cabanuela
Flores la Fragrancia
Flores la Gioconda
Flores la Lucerna
Flores la Macarena
Flores la Pampa
Flores la Union/Gomez Arango & Cia. Group
    Santana
Flores las Caicas
Flores las Mesitas
Flores los Sauces
Flores Monserrate Ltda.
Flores Montecarlo
Flores Monteverde
Flores Palimana
Flores Ramo Ltda.
Flores S.A.
Flores Sagaro
Flores Saint Valentine
Flores Sairam Ltda.
Flores San Andres
Flores San Carlos
Flores San Juan S.A.
Flores Santa Fe Ltda.
Flores Santana
Flores Sausalito
Flores Selectas
Flores Silvestres
Flores Sindamanoi
Flores Suasuque
Flores Tenerife Ltda.
Flores Tiba S.A.

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Flores Tocarinda
Flores Tomine Ltda.
Flores Tropicales (Happy Candy) Group
    Flores Tropicales Ltda.
    Happy Candy Ltda.
    Mercedes Ltda.
    Rosas Colombianos Ltda.
Flores Urimaco
Flores Violette
Florex Group
    Agricola Guacari S.A.
    Agricola el Castillo
    Flores San Joaquin
    Flores Altamira S.A.
    Flores de Exportacion S.A.
Florexpo
Floricola
Floricola la Gaitana S.A.
Florimex Colombia Ltda.
Florisol
Florpacifico
Flor y Color
Flowers of the World/Rosa
Four Seasons
Fracolsa
Fresh Flowers
F. Salazar
Funza Group
    Flores Alborada
    Flores de Funza S.A.
    Flores del Bosque Ltda.
Garden and Flowers Ltda.
German Ocampo
Granja
Green Flowers
Grupo el Jardin
    Agricola el Jardin Ltda.
    La Marotte S.A.
    Orquideas Acatayma Ltda.
Guacatay Group
    Agricola Guacatay S.A.
    Jardines Bacata Ltda.
Gypso Flowers
Hacienda la Embarrada
Hacienda Matute
Hana/Hisa Group
    Flores Hana Ichi de Colombia Ltda.
    Flores Tokai Hisa
Hernando Monroy
Horticultra Montecarlo
Horticultura de la Sasan
Horticultura El Molino
Hosa Group
    Horticultura de la Sabana S.A.
    HOSA Ltda.
    Innovacion Andina S.A.
    Minispray S.A.
    Prohosa Ltda.
Illusion Flowers
Industria Santa Clara
Industrial Agricola
Industrial Terwengel Ltda.
Ingro Ltda.
Inverpalmas
Inversiones Almer Ltda.
Inversiones Bucarelia
Inversiones Cota
Inversiones el Bambu Ltda.
Inversiones Flores del Alto
Inversiones Maya, Ltda.
Inversiones Morcote
Inversiones Morrosquillo
Inversiones Playa
Inversiones & Producciones Tecnica
Inversiones Santa Rita Ltda.
Inversiones Silma
Inversiones Sima
Inversiones Supala S.A.
Inversiones Valley Flowers Ltda.
Iturrama S.A.
Jardin de Carolina
Jardines Choconta
Jardines Darpu
Jardines Natalia Ltda.
Jardines Tocarema
Jardines de America
Jardines de Timana
J.M. Torres
Karla Flowers
Kingdom S.A.
La Colina
La Embairada
La Flores Ltda.
La Floresta
La Plazoleta Ltda.
Las Amalias Group
    Las Amalias S.A.
    Pompones Ltda.
    La Fleurette de Colombia Ltda.
    Ramiflora Ltda.
Las Flores
Laura Flowers
L.H.
Linda Colombiana Ltda.
Loma Linda
Loreana Flowers
Los Geranios Ltda.
Luisa Flowers
Luisiana Farms
M. Alejandra
Manjui Ltda.
Mauricio Uribe
Maxima Farms Group
    Agricola los Arboles S.A.
    Colombian D.C. Flowers
    Polo Flowers
    Rainbow Flowers
    Maxima Farms Inc.
Merastec
Monteverde Ltda.
Morcoto
Nasino
Natuflora Ltda./San Martin Bloque B
Olga Rincon
Oro Verde Group
    Inversiones Miraflores S.A.
    Inversiones Oro Verde S.A.
Otono (Agroindustrial Otono)
Papagayo Group
    Agricola Papagayo Ltda.
    Inversiones Calypso S.A.
Petalos de Colombia Ltda.
Pinar Guameru
Piracania
Pisochago Ltda.
Plantaciones Delta Ltda.
Plantas S.A.
Prismaflor
Propagar Plantas S.A.
Queens Flowers Group
    Agroindustrial del Rio Frio
    Cultivos General Ltda.
    Flora Nova
    Flora Atlas Ltda.
    Flores Calima S.A.
    Flores Canelon Ltda.
    Flores de Bojaca
    Flores del Cacique
    Flores del Hato
    Flores el Aljibe Ltda.
    Flores el Cipres
    Flores El Pino Ltda.
    Flores El Roble S.A.
    Flores el Tandil
    Flores la Mana
    Flores las Acacias Ltda.
    Flores la Valvanera Ltda.
    Flores Jayvana
    Flores Ubate Ltda.
    Jardines de Chia Ltda.
    Jardines Fredonia Ltda.
    Jardines Piracanta
    M.G. Consultores Ltda.
    Mountain Roses
    Queens Flowers de Colombia Ltda.
    Quality Flowers S.A.
    Florval S.A. (Floval)
    Jardines des Rosal
Reme Salamanca
Rosa Bella
Rosaflor
Rosales de Colombia Ltda.
Rosales de Suba Ltda.
Rosas Sabanilla Group
    Flores la Colmena Ltda.
    Rosas Sabanilla Ltda.
    Inversiones la Serena
    Agricola la Capilla
Rosas y Jardines
Rose
Rosex Ltda.
Roselandia
San Ernesto
San Valentine
Sansa Flowers
Santa Rosa Group
    Flores Santa Rosa Ltda.
    Floricola La Ramada Ltda.
Santana Flowers Group
    Santana Flowers Ltda.
    Hacienda Curibital Ltda.
    Inversiones Istra Ltda.
Sarena
Select Pro
Senda Brava Ltda.
Shasta Flowers y Compania Ltda.
Shila
Siempreviva
Soagro Group
    Agricola el Mortino Ltda.
    Flores Aguaclara Ltda.
    Flores del Monte Ltda.
    Flores la Estancia
    Jaramillo y Daza
Solor Flores Ltda.
Starlight
Superflora Ltda.

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Susca
Sweet Farms
    Flores Santa Rosa Ltda.
    Floricola la Ramada Ltda.
    Agropecuaria Sierra Loma
Tag Ltda.
The Beall Company
The Rose
Tinzuque Group
    Tinzuque Ltda.
    Catu S.A.
Tomino
Toto Flowers Group
    Flores de Suesca S.A.
    Toto Flowers
Tropical Garden
Tuchany Group
    Tuchany S.A.
    Flores Sibate
    Flores Tikaya
    Flores Munya
Uniflor Ltda.
Vegaflor
Velez de Monchaux Group
    Velez De Monchaux e Hijos y Cia S. en C.
    Agroteusa
Victoria Flowers
Villa Cultivos Ltda.
Villa Diana
Vuelven Ltda.
Zipa Flowers

    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 C.F.R. 353.34(b) 
and 355.34(b).
    This initiation and this 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)(l) and 355.22(c)(l).

    Dated: April 9, 1997.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-9656 Filed 4-14-97; 8:45 am]
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