[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52526-52527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14724]


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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.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is partially 
rescinding its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
honey from Argentina for the period December 1, 2004, to November 30, 
2005, with respect to two companies, Nexco S.A and HoneyMax S.A.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 6, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cordell at (202) 482-0408 (Nexco 
S.A.), Tyler Weinhold at (202) 482-1121 (HoneyMax S.A), or Robert James 
at (202) 482-0649, AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 1, 2005, the Department published in the Federal 
Register its notice of opportunity to request an administrative review 
of the antidumping duty order on honey from Argentina. See Antidumping 
or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; 
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 70 FR 72109 (December 1, 
2005). In response, on December 30, 2005, the American Honey Producers 
Association and the Sioux Honey Association (collectively, petitioners) 
requested an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
honey from Argentina for the period December 1, 2004, through November 
30, 2005. The petitioners requested that the Department conduct an 
administrative review of entries of subject merchandise made by 42 
Argentine producers/exporters. In addition, the Department received 
requests for review from four Argentine exporters included in the 
petitioners' request. On January 6, 2006, petitioners withdrew their 
request with respect to 23 companies listed in their original request.
    On February 1, 2006, the Department initiated a review on the 
remaining 19 companies for which an administrative review was 
requested. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 71 FR 5241 
(February 1, 2006).
    On March 10, 2006, petitioners withdrew their requests for review 
of an additional twelve respondents. Accordingly, on April 10, 2006, 
the Department published a notice of partial rescission of review in 
response to petitioners' withdrawal of their requests covering twelve 
companies. See Honey from Argentina: Notice of Partial Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty

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Administrative Review, 71 FR 18066 (April 10, 2006).
    On August, 4, 2006, petitioners withdrew their request for an 
administrative review of Nexco S.A. On August 21, 2006 petitioners and 
HoneyMax S.A. submitted letters withdrawing their requests for an 
administrative review of HoneyMax S.A.

Rescission of Review

    Section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations provides that 
the Department will rescind an administrative review if the party that 
requested the review withdraws its request for review within 90 days of 
the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested 
review, or withdraws at a later date if the Department determines it is 
reasonable to extend the time limit for withdrawing the request. 
Although petitioners withdrew their request with regard to Nexco S.A. 
after the 90-day deadline, the Department finds it reasonable to extend 
the withdrawal deadline because the Department has not yet devoted 
significant time or resources to this review, and petitioners were the 
only party to request a review. Further, we find petitioners' 
withdrawal does not constitute an abuse of our procedures. Similarly, 
although both petitioners and HoneyMax S.A. withdrew their requests 
with regard to HoneyMax S.A. after the 90-day deadline, the Department 
finds it reasonable to extend the withdrawal deadline because the 
Department has not yet devoted any significant time and resources to 
this review. See, e.g., Persulfates from the People's Republic of 
China: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 
71 FR 13810 (March 17, 2006).
    The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within 15 days of 
the publication of this notice. The Department will direct CBP to 
assess antidumping duties for Nexco S.A. and HoneyMax S.A. at the cash 
deposit rates in effect on the date of entry for entries during the 
period December 1, 2004, to November 30, 2005.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under section 351.402(f) of the Department's regulations 
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 
assumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and 
subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also 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 
regulations. 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 the terms of an 
APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This notice is in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: August 29, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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