Sorbitol From France: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

Résumé

In response to a request from the petitioner, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on sorbitol from France. This review covers one manufacturer/exporter of the subject merchandise. The period of review (POR) is April 1, 1998 through March 31, 1999. The respondent failed to respond to our supplemental questionnaires. As a result, we are basing our preliminary results on adverse facts available. If these preliminary results are adopted in our final results of administrative review, we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to assess antidumping duties on entries during the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. Parties who submit argument in this proceeding are requested to submit with the argument: (1) A statement of the issue; and (2) a brief summary of the argument.