[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4762-4763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2195]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-855]


Non-Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate from the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Antidumping New Shipper Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping New Shipper Review

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce has received a request to conduct a 
new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on non-frozen apple 
juice concentrate from the People's Republic of China. In accordance 
with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 
CFR 351.214, we are initiating this new shipper review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 30, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Matney, Audrey Twyman or Stephen 
Cho, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1778, (202) 482-3534, and 
(202) 482-3798 respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 17, 2002, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') received a request from Yantai Golden Tide Fruits & 
Vegetable Food Co., Ltd. (``Golden Tide''), pursuant to section 
751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), and 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(b), to conduct a new shipper review 
of the antidumping duty order on non-frozen apple juice concentrate 
(``NFAJC'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). Golden Tide 
identified itself as a producer and exporter of non-frozen apple juice 
concentrate from the PRC. This order has a June anniversary month.

Initiation of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b), Golden Tide certified in its request 
that it did not export the subject merchandise to the United States 
during the period of investigation (``POI'') (October 1, 1998 through 
March 31, 1999), that it has never been affiliated with any exporter or 
producer who exported the subject merchandise to the United States 
during the POI, and that its export activities are not controlled by

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the central government of the PRC. Golden Tide submitted documentation 
establishing: (i) the date on which its NFAJC was first shipped to the 
USA; (ii) the volume of that shipment and subsequent shipments; and 
(iii) the date of the first sale to an unaffiliated customer in the 
United States.
    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.214, we are initiating a new shipper review of the antidumping duty 
order on NFAJC from the PRC. We intend to issue the preliminary results 
of this review not later than 180 days from the date of publication of 
this notice. We intend to issue final results of this review no later 
than 90 days after the date on which the preliminary results were 
issued. See 19 CFR 351.214(i). All provisions of 19 CFR 351.214 will 
apply to Golden Tide throughout the duration of this new shipper 
review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(i)(B), the standard period of 
review in a new shipper review initiated in the month immediately 
following the semiannual anniversary month will be the six-month period 
immediately preceding the semi-annual anniversary month.

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         Antidumping Duty Proceeding             Period to be Reviewed
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People's Republic of China: Non-Frozen Apple   06/01/02 through 11/30/02
 Juice Concentrate, A-570-855: Yantai Golden
 Tide Fruits & Vegetable Food Co., Ltd.......
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    Concurrent with publication of this notice, and in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.214(e), we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to allow, 
at the option of the importer, the posting of a bond or security in 
lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the subject merchandise 
exported by the company listed above, until the completion of the 
review. As Golden Tide has certified that it both produced and exported 
the subject merchandise exported to the United States during the 
relevant period of review, we will apply the bonding option under 19 
CFR 351.107(b)(1)(i) only to subject merchandise for which it is both 
the producer and exporter.
    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 
351.306.
    This initiation notice is in accordance with section 
751(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.214 and 
351.221(c)(1)(i).

    Dated: January 24, 2003.
Susan Kuhbach,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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