[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33740-33741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11787]


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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, 2005, to November 30, 
2006, with respect to four companies. This rescission, in part, is 
based on the timely withdrawal of the request for review by the 
interested parties that requested the review. A complete list of the 
companies for which the administrative review is being rescinded is 
provided in the background section below.
    EFFECTIVE DATE: June 19, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cordell or Robert James, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 7866, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-0408 and (202) 482-0649, respectively.

BACKGROUND:

    On December 1, 2006, the Department published in the Federal 
Register its notice of an opportunity to request a 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, 71 FR 69543 (December 1, 
2006). In response, on December 29, 2006, 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, 2005, through November 
30, 2006. The petitioners requested that the Department conduct an 
administrative review of entries of subject merchandise made by nine 
Argentine producers/exporters\1\. In addition, the Department received 
requests for review from six Argentine exporters included in the 
petitioners' request. Furthermore, the Department received one request 
from a producer/exporter that was not included in petitioners' requests 
for review.
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    \1\ Petitioners requested Mielar S.A. (Mielar) and Compania 
Apicola Argentina (CAA) as separate entities. However, in a previous 
segment of this proceeding, the Department treated these two 
companies as a single entity.
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    On February 2, 2007, the Department initiated a review on the ten 
companies\2\ for which an administrative review was requested. See 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 72 FR 5005 (February 2, 
2007).
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    \2\ The Federal Register notice lists 11 companies but as 
explained above Mielar and CAA are currently being treated as a 
single entity based on decisions made in a previous segment of this 
proceeding.
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    On March 9, 2007, petitioners timely withdrew their requests for 
review of the following companies: Agroin Las Piedras Ltda., Seabird 
Argentina S.A. and Ultramar Argentina S.A.. See Letter from petitioners 
to the Department, Honey From Argentina, (March 9, 2007), on file in 
the Central Records Unit (CRU), room B-099 of the main Department 
building. On April 23, 2007, Nexco S.A. (Nexco) withdrew its request 
for a review. On April 24, 2007, petitioners withdrew their request for 
a review of Nexco.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is honey from Argentina. The 
products covered are natural honey, artificial honey containing more 
than 50 percent natural honey by weight, preparations of

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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 the scope of the order 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 and Border Protection (CBP) purposes, the Department's written 
description of the merchandise under this order is dispositive.

Rescission in Part, of Administrative 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 the publication of the notice of initiation of the 
requested review, the Secretary will rescind the review in whole or in 
part. The petitioners made a timely withdrawal of their requests for an 
administrative review within the 90-day deadline, for the following 
companies: Agroin Las Piedras Ltda., Seabird Argentina S.A. and 
Ultramar Argentina S.A. Because the petitioners were the only party to 
request administrative review of these companies, we are rescinding the 
review with regard to Agroin Las Piedras Ltda., Seabird Argentina S.A. 
and Ultramar Argentina S.A. Furthermore, as both petitioners and 
respondent Nexco timely withdrew their requests for review of this 
company, we are rescinding this review with respect to Nexco.
    The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to the CBP 15 days after the publication of this notice. The 
Department will direct CBP to assess antidumping duties for these 
companies at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of entry for 
entries during the period December 1, 2005, to November 30, 2006.

Notification to Parties

    This notice serves as a 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 period of 
time. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the 
Secretary's presumption 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 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 
351.213(d)(4) of the Department's regulations and sections 751(a) and 
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

    Dated: June 12, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration
[FR Doc. E7-11787 Filed 6-18-07; 8:45 am]
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