[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 108 (Monday, June 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35606-35607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14029]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-855]


Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Non-Frozen Apple Juice 
Concentrate From the People's Republic of China

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 5, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Matney, Sally Hastings, or 
Annika O'Hara, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1778, 482-3464, or 482-3798, respectively.

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 19 CFR part 351 
(1998).

Scope of Order

    The product covered by this order is certain non-frozen apple juice 
concentrate (``NFAJC''). Certain NFAJC is defined as all non-frozen 
concentrated apple juice with a Brix scale of 40 or greater, whether or 
not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, and whether or 
not fortified with vitamins or minerals. Excluded from the scope of 
this investigation are: frozen concentrated apple juice; non-frozen 
concentrated apple juice that has been fermented; and non-frozen 
concentrated apple juice to which spirits have been added.
    The merchandise subject to this order is classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') at 
subheadings 2009.70.00.20 and 2106.90.52. Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the merchandise under investigation is 
dispositive.

Amended Final Determination

    In accordance with section 735(a) of the Act, on April 13, 2000, 
the Department published its final determination of the antidumping 
duty investigation of certain NFAJC from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC'') in which we determined that U.S. sales of NFAJC from the PRC 
were made at less than normal value (65 FR 19873 (ldquo;NFAJC 
Final'')). On April 18, 2000, we received ministerial error 
allegations, timely filed pursuant to Sec. 351.224(c)(2) of the 
Department's regulations from Yantai North Andre Juice Co., Ltd. 
(``North Andre''); Shaanxi Haisheng Fresh Fruit Juice Co., Ltd. 
(``Haisheng''); Sanmenxia Lakeside Fruit Juice Co., Ltd. 
(``Lakeside''); Shandong Zhonglu Co., Ltd./Rushan Shangjin-Zhonglu 
Foodstuff Co., Ltd./Shandong Luling Fruit Juice Co./Rushan Dongjin 
Foodstuffs (``Zhonglu''); Yantai Oriental Juice Co., Ltd. 
(``Oriental''); Qingdao Nannan Foods Co., Ltd. (``Nannan''); Xian Asia 
Qin Fruit Co., Ltd. (``Asia''); Xian Yang Fuan Juice Co., Ltd. 
(``Fuan''); Changsha Industrial Products & Minerals Import and Export 
Co., Ltd. (``Changsha Industrial''); and Shangdong Foodstuffs Import 
and Export Corporation (``Shangdong Foodstuffs'') (hereinafter 
collectively referred to as ``the respondents'') regarding the 
Department's final margin calculations. On April 24, 2000, we received 
comments on the respondents' ministerial error allegations from Coloma 
Frozen Foods, Inc.; Green Valley Packers; Knouse Foods Cooperative, 
Inc.; Mason County Fruit Packers Co-op, Inc.; and Tree Top Inc. 
(hereinafter collectively referred to as ``the petitioners'').
    We have determined in accordance with section 735(e) of the Act 
that a ministerial error in the calculation of the international 
freight surrogate value was made in our final margin calculations. For 
a detailed discussion of the above-cited ministerial error allegations 
and the Department's analysis, see Memorandum to Richard W. Moreland, 
dated May 8, 2000. We are amending the final determination of the 
antidumping duty investigation of NFAJC from the PRC to correct this 
ministerial error. The revised final weighted-average dumping margins 
are as follows:

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                                                  Original     Revised
                                                 weighted-    weighted-
             Exporter/manufacturer                average      average
                                                   margin       margin
                                                 percentage   percentage
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North Andre...................................         0.00         0.00
Haisheng......................................        12.90        12.03
Lakeside......................................        28.54        27.57
Zhonglu.......................................         9.40         8.98
Oriental......................................         9.96         9.96
Nannan........................................        26.43        25.55
Asia..........................................        15.36        14.88
Yang..........................................        15.36        14.88
Changsha Industrial...........................        15.36        14.88
Shandong Foodstuffs...........................        15.36        14.88
PRC-wide rate.................................        51.74        51.74
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Antidumping Duty Order

    On May 30, 2000, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, the 
U.S. International Trade Commission (``ITC'') notified the Department 
that a U.S. industry is ``materially injured,'' within the meaning of 
section 735(b)(1)(A) of

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the Act, by reason of less-than-fair-value imports of NFAJC from the 
PRC.
    Therefore, the Department will direct the U.S. Customs Service to 
assess, upon further advice by the Department, antidumping duties equal 
to the amount by which the normal value of the subject merchandise 
exceeds the export price or constructed export price of the subject 
merchandise for all entries of NFAJC from the PRC, except for subject 
merchandise both produced and exported by North Andre, which received a 
zero final margin. The ITC further found that critical circumstances do 
not exist with respect to imports of the subject merchandise from the 
PRC. As a result, antidumping duties will be assessed on all 
unliquidated entries of NFAJC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after November 23, 1999, the date of publication of 
the Department's preliminary determination in the Federal Register (64 
FR 65675), and the Department will direct Customs to refund any cash 
deposits made, or bonds posted, on any subject merchandise which was 
entered prior to the Department's preliminary determination publication 
date of November 23, 1999. Finally, we will instruct Customs to 
liquidate without regard to antidumping duties and to refund all cash 
deposits, or bonds posted, for entries of subject merchandise both 
produced and exported by North Andre.
    On or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register, Customs officers must require, at the same time as importers 
would normally deposit estimated duties, cash deposits for the subject 
merchandise equal to the weighted-average antidumping duty margins as 
noted below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Revised
                                                              Weighted-
                   Exporter/manufacturer                       average
                                                                margin
                                                              percentage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
North Andre................................................        (\1\)
Haisheng...................................................        12.03
Lakeside...................................................        27.57
Zhonglu....................................................         8.98
Oriental...................................................         9.96
Nannan.....................................................        25.55
Asia.......................................................        14.88
Fuan.......................................................        14.88
Changsha Industrial........................................        14.88
Shandong Foodstuffs........................................        14.88
PRC-wide rate..............................................       51.74
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\1\ Excluded.

    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to 
NFAJC from the PRC, pursuant to section 735(a) of the Act. Interested 
parties may contact the Central Records Unit, Room B-099 of the main 
Commerce building for copies of an updated list of antidumping duty 
orders currently in effect.
    This order is published in accordance with section 736(a) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.211.

    Dated: May 30, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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