Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 107 /Thursday, June 4, 1998 / Notices 30473

Carolina Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 2:00 p.m.

and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. June 25, 1998,

at the Adams Mark Hotel, 1200

Hampton Street, Columbia, South

Carolina 29201. The purpose of the

meeting is to finalize plans for the

Education in South Carolina project.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact Bobby

D. Doctor, Director of the Southern

Regional Office, 404–562–7000 (TDD

404–562–7004). Hearing-impaired

persons who will attend the meeting

and require the services of a sign

language interpreter should contact the

Regional Office at least ten (10) working

days before the scheduled date of the

meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, May 27, 1998.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 98–14859 Filed 6–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P

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.

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:

Manufacturer/exporter Margin

(percent)

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

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.

[FR Doc. 98–14874 Filed 6–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Export Trade Certificate of Review

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: The Office of Export Trading

Company Affairs (‘‘OETCA’’),

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce, has received

an application for an Export Trade

Certificate of Review. This notice

summarizes the conduct for which

certification is sought and requests

comments relevant to whether the

Certificate should be issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Morton Schnabel, Director, Office of

Export Trading Company Affairs,

International Trade Administration,

(202) 482–5131. This is not a toll-free

number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of

the Export Trading Company Act of

1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001–21) authorizes the

Secretary of Commerce to issue Export

Trade Certificates of Review. A

Certificate of Review protects the holder

and the members identified in the

Certificate from state and federal

government antitrust actions and from

private, treble damage antitrust actions

for the export conduct specified in the

Certificate and carried out in

compliance with its terms and

conditions. Section 302(b)(1) of the Act

and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require the

Secretary to publish a notice in the

Federal Register identifying the

applicant and summarizing its proposed

export conduct.

Request for Public Comments

Interested parties may submit written

comments relevant to the determination

whether a Certificate should be issued.

If the comments include any privileged

or confidential business information, it

must be clearly marked and a

nonconfidential version of the

comments (identified as such) should be

included. Any comments not marked

privileged or confidential business

information will be deemed to be

nonconfidential. An original and five

copies, plus two copies of the

nonconfidential version, should be

submitted no later than 20 days after the

date of this notice to: Office of Export

Trading Company Affairs, International

Trade Administration, Department of

Commerce, Room 1800H, Washington,

D.C. 20230. Information submitted by

any person is exempt from disclosure

under the Freedom of Information Act

(5 U.S.C. 552). However,

nonconfidential versions of the

comments will be made available to the

applicant if necessary for determining

whether or not to issue the Certificate.

Comments should refer to this

application as ‘‘Export Trade Certificate

of Review, application number 98–

00002.’’ A summary of the application

follows.

Summary of the Application:

Applicant: All State Packers, Inc.

(‘‘ASP’’), 6011 E. Pine Street, Lodi,

California 95240.

Contact: James C. Christie,

Independent Consultant, Telephone:

(206) 292–6340.

Application No.: 98–00002.

Date Deemed Submitted: May 21,

1998.

Members (in addition to applicant):

Carter Thomas, LLC, Davis, California.

ASP seeks a Certificate to cover the

following specific Export Trade, Export

Markets, and Export Trade Activities

and Methods of Operation.

Export Trade

1. Products

Fresh California Pears.

2. Services

Inspection, quality control, marketing

and promotional services.

3. Technology Rights

Proprietary rights to all technology

associated with Products or Services,

including, but not limited to: patents,

trademarks, service marks, trade names,

copyrights, trade secrets, and knowhow.

4. Export Trade Facilitation Services (as

They Relate to the Export of Products,

Services and Technology Rights)

All export trade-related facilitation

services, including, but not limited to:

consulting and trade strategy; sales and

marketing; export brokerage; foreign

marketing research; foreign market

development; overseas advertising and

promotion; product research and design

based on foreign buyer and consumer

preferences; communication and

processing of export orders; inspection

and quality control; transportation;

freight forwarding and trade

documentation; insurance; billing of

foreign buyers; collection (letters of

credit and other financial instruments);

provision of overseas sales and

distribution facilities and overseas sales

staff; legal, accounting and tax

assistance; management information

systems development and application;

assistance and administration of

government export assistance programs,

such as the USDA Market Access and

Supplier Credit programs.

Export Markets

The Export Markets include all parts

of the world except the United States

(the fifty states of the United States, the

District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the

Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam,

the Commonwealth of the Northern

Mariana Islands and the Trust Territory

of the Pacific Islands).

Export Trade Activities and Methods of

Operation

In connection with the promotion and

sale of ASP’s and Members’ Products

and Services into the Export Markets,

ASP and/or one or more of its Members

seeks to:

1. Design and execute foreign

marketing strategies for its Export

Markets;

2. Prepare joint bids, establish export

prices for Products and Services and

establish terms of sale in the Export

Markets;

3. Grant sales and distribution rights

for the Products, whether or not

exclusive, into designated Export

Markets to foreign agents or importers

(‘‘exclusive’’ meaning that ASP and

Member(s) may agree not to sell the

Products into the designated Export

Markets through any other foreign

distributor, and that the foreign

distributor may agree to represent only

ASP and/or Member(s) in the Export

Markets and none of its competitors);

4. Design, develop and market generic

corporate labels;

5. Engage in joint promotional

activities directly targeted at developing

the Export Markets, such as: arranging

marketing trips; providing brochures,

promotions and other forms of product,

service and industry information;

conducting international market and

product research; procuring

international marketing, advertising and

promotional services; and sharing the

cost of these joint promotional activities

among ASP and the Member(s);

6. Conduct product and packaging

research and development exclusively

for the export of the Products, such as

meeting foreign regulatory requirements

and foreign buyer specifications and

identifying and designing for foreign

buyer and consumer preferences;

7. Negotiate and enter into agreements

with governments and other foreign

persons regarding non-tariff trade