[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19709-19712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10574]


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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 has received requests to conduct an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain fresh 
cut flowers from Colombia. In accordance with the regulations of the 
Department of Commerce, we are initiating this administrative review 
for the period March 1, 1997 through February 28, 1998, for those named 
exporters/growers for whom a request for review was received. A request 
for revocation from the antidumping duty order was also received from 
Floricola la Gaitana S.A. and Clavecol Group.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 21, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosa Jeong or Marian Wells, AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Group I, Office 1, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone: (202) 
482-1278 or (202) 482-6309, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received timely 
requests, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), 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 Floricola la Gaitana S.A. and Clavecol Group.

Initiation of Reviews

    In accordance with section 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we are 
initiating an administrative review of the

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antidumping duty order on certain fresh cut flowers from Colombia.
    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
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 C.I. Ltda.
Agricola la Siberia
Agricola las Cuadras Group
    Agricola las Cuadras Ltda.
    Flores de Hacaritama
Agricola Megaflor Ltda.
Agricola Yuldama
Agrocaribu Ltda.
Agro de Narino
Agrodex Group
Agricola el Retiro Ltda.
Agrodex Ltda.
Degaflores Ltda.
Flores Camino Real 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.
Agricola los Gaques Ltda.
Flores el Puente Ltda.
Inversiones Santa Rosa ARW 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.
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
Caico Group (Caicedo Group)
    Agrobosque S.A.
    Andalucia S.A.
    Corsorcio Agroindustrial Colombiano S.A. (CAICO)
    Exportaciones Bochica S.A.
    Flores del Cauca S.A.
    Aranjuez S.A.
    Floral Ltda.
    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 (Clavecol 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
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.
El Dorado
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.
Exporosas
Exportadora
Falcon Farms de Colombia S.A.
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.
Florandia Herrera Camacho y Cia.
Floraterra Group
    Floraterra S.A.
    Flores Casa Blanca S.A.
    Flores Novaterra Ltda.
    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 Ainsuca Ltda.
Flores Ainsus
Flores Alcala Ltda.
Flores Andinas
Flores Aurora
Flores Bachue Ltda.
Flores Calichana
Flores Carmel S.A.
Flores Cerezangos
Flores Colon Ltda.
Flores Comercial Bellavista Ltda.
Flores Corola
Flores de Aposentos Ltda.
Flores de Guasca
Flores de Iztari
Flores de Memecon/Corinto
Flores de la Cuesta
Flores de la Hacienda
Flores de la Maria
Flores de la Montana
Flores de la Parcelita
Flores de la Vega Ltda.
Flores de la Vereda
Flores de la Campo Ltda.
Flores del Cielo Ltda.
Flores del Cortijo
Flores del Lago Ltda.
Flores de Serrezuela S.A.
Flores del Rio Group
    Agricola Cardenal S.A.
    Flores del Rio S.A.
    Indigo S.A.
Flores del Tambo
Flores de Oriente
Flores de Suba
Flores de Suesca Group (Toto Flowers Group)
    Flores de Suesca S.A.

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    Toto Flowers
Flores de Tenjo Ltda.
Flores Depina Ltda.
Flores el Lobo
Flores el Molino S.A.
Flores el Rosal Ltda.
Flores el Talle Ltda.
Flores el Zorro Ltda.
Flores Flamingo Ltda.
Flores Fusu
Flores Galia Ltda.
Flores Gicor Group
    Flores Gicro Ltda.
    Flores de Colombia
Flores Gloria
Flores Hacienda Bejucol
Flores Juanambu Ltda.
Flores Juncalito 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
Flores la Union/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.
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.
    Flores Altamira S.A.
    Flores de Exportacion S.A.
    Santa Helena S.A.
    Flores del Salitre Ltda.
    S.B. Talee de Colombia
Florexpo
Floricola
Floricola la Gaitana S.A.
Floricola la Ramada Ltda.
Florimex Colombia Ltda.
Florisol
Florpacifico
Flor y Color
Floval
Flower Factory
Flowers of the World/Rosa
Four Seasons
Fracolsa
Fresh Flowers
F. Salazar
Funza Group
    Flores Alborada S.A.C.I.
    Flores de Funza S.A.C.I.
    Flores del Bosque S.A.C.I.
Garden and Flowers Ltda.
German Ocampo
Granja
Green Flowers
Group Andes
    Cultivos Buenavista Ltda.
    Flores de los Andes Ltda.
    Flores Horizonte Ltda.
    Inversiones Penas Blancas Ltda.
Grupo el Jardin
    Agricola el Jardin Ltda.
    La Marotte S.A.
    Orquideas Acatayma Ltda.
Guacatay Group
    Agricola Guacatay S.A
    Jardines Bacata Ltda.
    Agricola Cunday S.A.
    Agricola Ventura Ltda.
    Multiflora C.I.S.A.
Gypso Flowers
Hacienda la Embarrada
Hacienda Matute
Hana/Hisa Group
    Flores Hana Ichi de Colombia Ltda.
    Flores Tokai Hisa
Hernando Monroy
Hill Crest Gardens
Horticultura de la Sasan
Horticultura el Molino
Horticultra Montecarlo
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.
Industria Santa Clara
Ingro Ltda.
Inverpalmas
Inversiones Almer Ltda.
Inversiones Bucarelia
Inversiones Cota
Inversiones el Bambu Ltda.
Inversiones Flores del Alto
Inversiones Maya
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 de America
Jardines Choconta
Jardines Darpu
Jardines de Timana
Jardines Natalia Ltda.
Jardines Tocarema
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
M. Alejandra
Manjui Ltda.
Mauricio Uribe
Maxima 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
Papagayo Group
    Agricola Papagayo
    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
    Flores Calima S.A.
    Flores Canelon Ltda.
    Flores de Bojaca Ltda.
    Flores del Cacique
    Flores del Hato
    Flores el Aljibe S.A.
    Flores el Cipres Ltda.
    Flores la Mana S.A.
    Flores la Valvanera Ltda.
    Flores las Acacias Ltda.
    Flores Ubate Ltda.
    Jardines de Chia Ltda.
    Jardines del Rosal Ltda.
    Florval S.A.
    M.G. Consultores Ltda.
    Queens Flowers de Colombia Ltda.
    Jardines Fredonia Ltda.
    Jardines Piracanta
Reme Salamanca
Rosa Bella
Rosaflor
Rosales de Colombia Ltda.
Rosales de Suba Ltda.
Rosas Sabanilla Group

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    Flores la Colmena Ltda.
    Rosas Sabanilla Ltda.
    Inversiones la Serena
    Agricola la Capilla
Rosas y Jardines
Rose
Rosex Ltda.
Sabana Group
    Flores de la Sabana S.A.
    Roselandia S.A.
San Ernesto
San Valentine
Sansa Flowers
Santa Rosa Group
    Flores Santa Rosa Ltda.
    Floricola la Ramada Ltda.
Santana Flowers Group
    Santana Flowers
    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
Sunbelt Florals
Superflora Ltda.
Susca
Sweet Farms
Tag Ltda.
The Beall Company
The Rose
Tikiya Flowers
Tinzuque Group
    Tinzuque Ltda.
    Catu S.A.
Tomino
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

    The following exporters/growers have requested revocation from the 
antidumping duty order:

Floricola la Gaitana S.A.
Clavecol Group
    Claveles Colombianos Ltda.
    Elegant Flowers Ltda.
    Fantasia Flowers Ltda.
    Splendid Flowers Ltda.
    Sun Flowers Ltda.

    The Department has also received a request to review and determine 
whether there has been absorption of antidumping duties within the 
meaning of section 751(a)(4) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 1675(a)).
    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(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 351.221(c)(1)(i).

    Dated: April 15, 1998.
Gary Taverman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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