[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 188 (Thursday, September 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56954-56955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15978]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-570-851


Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 28, 2006.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') has determined 
that a request for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order 
on certain preserved mushrooms from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC''), received on August 21, 2006, meets the statutory and 
regulatory requirements for initiation. The period of review (``POR'') 
of this new shipper review is February 1, 2006, through July 31, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2312.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The notice announcing the antidumping duty order on certain 
preserved mushrooms from the PRC was published in the Federal Register 
on February 19, 1999. See Notice of Amendment of Final Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain 
Preserved Mushrooms from the People's Republic of China, 64 FR 8308 
(February 19, 1999).\1\ On August 31, 2006, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.214(c), the Department received a new shipper review request from 
Guangxi Jisheng Foods, Inc. (``Jisheng''). Jisheng certified that it is 
both the producer and exporter of the subject merchandise upon which 
the request for a new shipper review is based.
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    \1\ Therefore, a request for a new shipper review based on the 
semiannual anniversary month, August, was due to the Department by 
the final day of August 2006. See 19 CFR 351.214(d)(2).
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    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Tariff Act of 1930 as 
amended (``the Act''), and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i), Jisheng certified 
that it did not export certain preserved mushrooms to the United States 
during the period of investigation (``POI''). In addition, pursuant to 
section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Jisheng certified that, since the initiation of 
the investigation, it has never been affiliated with any PRC exporter 
or producer who exported certain preserved mushrooms to the United 
States during the POI, including those not individually examined during 
the investigation. As required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), Jisheng 
also certified that its export activities were not controlled by the 
central government of the PRC.
    In addition to the certifications described above, pursuant to 19 
CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), Jisheng submitted documentation establishing the 
following: (1) the date on which Jisheng first shipped certain 
preserved mushrooms for export to the United States and the date on 
which the certain preserved mushrooms were first entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption; (2) the volume of its first 
shipment;\2\ and (3) the date of its first sale to an unaffiliated 
customer in the United States.
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    \2\ Jisheng made no subsequent shipments to the United States, 
which the Department corroborated using data from U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (``CBP'').
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    The Department conducted CBP database queries to confirm that 
Jisheng's shipment of subject merchandise had entered the United States 
for consumption and had been suspended for antidumping duties.

Initiation of New Shipper Reviews

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.214(d)(1), the Department finds that Jisheng's request meets the 
threshold requirements for initiation of a new shipper review for the 
shipment of certain preserved mushrooms from the PRC it produced and 
exported. See Memo to the File from Matthew Renkey, Senior Analyst, 
through Alex Villanueva, Program Manager, Office 9: New Shipper Review 
Initiation Checklist, dated September 26, 2006.
    The POR for this new shipper review is February 1, 2006, through 
July 31, 2006. See 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(i)(B). The Department intends 
to issue the preliminary results of this review no later than 180 days 
from the date of initiation, and final results of this review no later 
than 270 days from the date of initiation. See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) 
of the Act. Interested parties requiring access to proprietary 
information in this new shipper review should submit applications for 
disclosure under administrative protective order in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.305 and 351.306. This initiation and notice are published in 
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 
351.221(c)(1)(i).

    Dated: September 22, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-15978 Filed 9-27-06; 8:45 am]
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