[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30082-30083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2600]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-863]


Honey from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On January 31, 2005, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published in the Federal Register (70 FR 4818) a notice 
announcing the initiation of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on honey from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC''). The period of review (``POR'') is December 1, 2003, to 
November 30, 2004. This review is now being rescinded for Anhui Native 
Produce Import and Export Corp., and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 
Native Produce and Animal By-Products Import and Export Corporation, 
because the only requesting party withdrew its request in a timely 
manner.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 25, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Bertrand or Anya Naschak, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 4003, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-3207 or (202) 482-6375, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 10, 2001, the Department published in the Federal 
Register an antidumping duty order covering honey from the PRC. See 
Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 
and Antidumping Duty Order; Honey from the People's Republic of China, 
66 FR 63670 (December 10, 2001). On December 1, 2004, the Department 
published a Notice of Opportunity to Request an Administrative Review 
of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended 
Investigation, 69 FR 69889. On December 30, 2004, the American Honey 
Producers Association and the Sioux Honey Association (collectively, 
Petitioners), requested, in accordance with section 351.213(b) of the 
Department's regulations, an administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on honey from the PRC for nineteen companies\1\ covering the 
period December 1, 2003, through November 30, 2004. On December 30, 
2004, and January 3, 2005, nine Chinese companies requested an 
administrative review of their respective companies. The Department 
notes that Petitioners' request covered these nine companies as well.
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    \1\ Among these 19 companies are ``Inner Mongolia Autonomous 
Region Native Produce and Animal By-Products Import & Export 
Corp.,'' and ``Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Native Produce and 
Animal By-Products.'' These two names refer to the same company and 
the review is, therefore, being rescinded with respect to both 
iterations of the name.
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    On January 31, 2005, the Department initiated an administrative 
review of nineteen Chinese companies. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation 
in Part, 70 FR 4818 (January 31, 2005). On February 22, 2005, 
Petitioners filed a letter withdrawing their request for review of 
seven companies. On March 29, 2005, the Department rescinded this 
review with respect to those seven companies, as only petitioners had 
requested a review of those companies. See Notice of Partial Rescission 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Honey from the People's 
Republic of China, 70 FR 15836 (March 29, 2005).
    On April 28, 2005, Petitioners withdrew their request for review of 
Anhui Native Produce Import and Export Corp., and on April 29, 2005, 
Petitioners withdrew their request for review of Inner Mongolia 
Autonomous Region Native Produce and Animal By-Products Import and 
Export Corporation. Petitioners were the only party to request a review 
of these two companies.

Rescission of Review

    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

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the publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review, 
the Secretary will rescind the review. Petitioners withdrew their 
review request with respect to the two companies within the 90-day 
deadline, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). Since Petitioners 
were the only party to request an administrative review of these two 
companies, we are partially rescinding this review of the antidumping 
duty order on honey from the PRC covering the period December 1, 2003, 
through November 30, 2004, with respect to Anhui Native Produce Import 
and Export Corp. and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Native Produce 
and Animal By-Products Import and Export Corporation.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For 
those companies for which this review is rescinded, antidumping duties 
shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated 
antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from 
warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). 
The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly 
to CBP within 15 days of publication of this notice.

Notification of Interested Parties

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) 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 the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APOs'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of 
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO 
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751 
and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: May 18, 2005.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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