[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15378-15379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4484]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-357-813]


Honey from Argentina: Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 1, 2006, in response to a timely request from the 
American Honey Producers Association and the Sioux Honey Association 
(Petitioner), the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on honey from 
Argentina. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 71 FR 5241 
(February 1, 2006) (Initiation Notice). This administrative review 
covered the period January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005. We are 
now rescinding this review as a result of Petitioner's withdrawal of 
its requests for an administrative review of this order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 28, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dara Iserson or Elfi Blum, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, US Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Room 7866, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4052 
and (202) 482-0197, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 1, 2005, the Department published a notice of 
``Opportunity to Request Administrative Review'' of the countervailing 
duty order for the period of January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005. 
See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Oder, Finding, or Suspended 
Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 70

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FR 72109 (December 1, 2005). On December 30, 2005, Petitioner requested 
a review of the countervailing duty order on honey from Argentina. In 
response to this request, on February 1, 2006, the Department initiated 
a countervailing duty administrative review on honey from Argentina. 
See Initiation Notice.
    On March 6, 2006, pursuant to section 351.213(d)(1) of the 
Department's regulations, Petitioner withdrew its request for an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on honey from 
Argentina. No other party requested an administrative review of this 
countervailing duty order.

Rescission of the Administrative Review

    Pursuant to section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations, 
the Secretary will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in 
part, if a party that requested the review withdraws the request within 
90 days of the date of publication of notice of initiation of the 
requested review. The initiation notice for this review was published 
on February 1, 2006. We received Petitioner's withdrawal request on 
March 6, 2006, within 90 days after publication of the initiation 
notice. Since Petitioner withdrew its request for review of the 
countervailing duty order in a timely manner, and since it was the only 
party that requested a review, the Department is rescinding this 
administrative review. The Department will issue appropriate assessment 
instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection within 15 days of 
publication of this notice.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with section 351.305(a)(3) of the Department's 
regulation. Timely written notification of the return or 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 sanctionable violation.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
777(i) of the Act and section 351.213(d)(4) of the Department's 
regulations.

    Dated: March 22, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-4484 Filed 3-27-06; 8:45 am]
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