[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29342-29343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14607]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-412-803]


Industrial Nitrocellulose from the United Kingdom: 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 February 21, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published the preliminary results of its administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on industrial nitrocellulose (INC) 
from the United Kingdom. This review covers one producer/exporter, 
Imperial Chemical Industries, PLC (ICI), and entries of the subject 
merchandise into the United States during the period July 1, 1993 
through June 30, 1994.
    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our 
preliminary results, but we received no comments. We have not changed 
the margin from that presented in our preliminary results of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Trainor or Maureen Flannery, 
Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4733.

Applicable Statutes and Regulations

    Unless otherwise stated, all citations to the statute and to the 
Department's regulations are references to the provisions as they 
existed on December 31, 1994.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 21, 1996, the Department published in the Federal 
Register (61 FR 6624) the preliminary results of the administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on INC from the United Kingdom (55 
FR 28270, July 10, 1990). The preliminary results indicated the 
existence of a dumping margin for the respondent. We received no 
comments from interested parties on our preliminary results. The 
Department has now completed this administrative review in accordance 
with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

Scope of the Review

    This review covers shipments of INC from the United Kingdom. INC is 
a dry, white, amorphous synthetic chemical with a nitrogen content 
between 10.8 and 12.2 percent, which is produced from the reaction of 
cellulose with nitric acid. It is used as a film-former in coatings, 
lacquers, furniture finishes, and printing inks. INC is currently 
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) item number 
3912.20.00. The HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and U.S. 
Customs Service purposes. The written description remains dispositive. 
The scope of the antidumping order does not include explosive grade 
nitrocellulose, which has a nitrogen content of greater than 12.2 
percent.
    This review covers sales of the subject merchandise manufactured by 
ICI and entered into the United States during the period July 1, 1993 
through June 30, 1994.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that a margin of 1.48 percent exists for ICI for the 
period July 1, 1993 through June 30, 1994.
    The Department shall determine, and the Customs Service shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Individual 
differences between U.S. price and foreign market value may vary from 
the percentage stated above. The Department will issue appraisement 
instructions directly to the Customs Service.
    Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective 
upon publication of this notice of final results of review for all 
shipments of INC from the United Kingdom entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for 
the reviewed company will be that established in these final results of 
this administrative review; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated 
companies not listed above, 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 or a previous review or the 
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, the 
cash deposit rate will be the most recent rate established for the 
manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all 
other manufacturers or exporters will be the ``all others'' rate of 
11.13 percent established in the final notice of the LTFV 
investigation.
    This notice also 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 order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 C.F.R. 353.34(d). Timely written notification 
of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial 
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the 
regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

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    This administrative review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and section 353.22 
of the Department's regulations.

    Dated: June 4, 1996.
Paul L. Joffe,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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