[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13895-13896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6845]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-357-812]


Honey From Argentina: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of partial rescission of antidumping duty administrative 
review.

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SUMMARY: On January 22, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published in the Federal Register (68 FR 3009) a notice 
announcing the initiation of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on honey from Argentina. The period of review 
(POR) is May 11, 2001, to November 30, 2002. This review has now been 
partially rescinded for certain companies because the requesting party 
withdrew its request.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 21, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phyllis Hall or Donna Kinsella, 
Enforcement Group III, Office 8, Import

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Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 7866, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1398 or (202) 482-0194, 
respectively.

Scope of the Review

    The merchandise under review is honey from Argentina. For purposes 
of this review, the products covered are natural honey, artificial 
honey containing more than 50 percent natural honey by weight, 
preparations of natural honey containing more than 50 percent natural 
honey by weight, and flavored honey. The subject merchandise includes 
all grades and colors of honey whether in liquid, creamed, comb, cut 
comb, or chunk form, and whether packaged for retail or in bulk form. 
The merchandise under review is currently classifiable under 
subheadings 0409.00.00, 1702.90.90, and 2106.90.99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs Service 
(Customs) purposes, the Department's written description of the 
merchandise under this order is dispositive.

Background

    On December 31, 2002, the American Honey Producers Association and 
the Sioux Honey Association ( collectively ``petitioners'') requested 
an administrative review of the antidumping duty order (See Notice of 
Antidumping Duty Order: Honey from Argentina, 66 FR 63672 (December 10, 
2001)) on honey from Argentina in response to the Department's notice 
of opportunity to request a review published in the Federal Register. 
The petitioners requested the Department conduct an administrative 
review of entries of subject merchandise made by 21 Argentine 
producers/exporters. The Department initiated the review for all 
companies. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 68 FR 3009 
(January 22, 2003).
    On January 17, 2003, petitioners submitted a withdrawal of request 
for review of the following 14 companies: Centauro S.A., Comexter 
Robinson S.A., Compa Inversora Platense S.A., ConAgra Argentina S.A., 
Coope-Riel Ltda., Cooperativa DeAgua Potable y Otros, Establecimiento 
Don Angel S.r.L., Food Way S.A., Francisco Facundo Rodriguez, Jay Bees, 
Jose Luis Garcia, Navicon S.A., Parodi Agropecuaria S.A., and Times 
S.A. The applicable regulation, 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), states that if a 
party that requested an administrative review withdraws the request 
within 90 days of the publication of the notice of initiation of the 
requested review, the Secretary will rescind the review. The 
petitioners made a request for withdrawal within the 90-day deadline, 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). Since the petitioner was the 
only party to request the administrative review of the above listed 
companies, we have accepted the withdrawal request. Therefore, for all 
the above listed companies we are rescinding this review of the 
antidumping duty order on honey from Argentina covering the period May 
11, 2001, through November 30, 2002.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751 
and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4) of the Department's 
regulations.

    Dated: March 14, 2003.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-6845 Filed 3-20-03; 8:45 am]
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