[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51015-51016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20495]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-001]


Sorbitol From France: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: On May 28, 2010, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published a notice of initiation of an administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on sorbitol from France. The 
review covers one producer/exporter of sorbitol, Syral S.A.S. (Syral). 
Based on the withdrawal of the requests for review from Archer Daniels 
Midland Company (ADM) and Corn Products International (CP), domestic 
producers of sorbitol, we are now rescinding this administrative review 
in full.

DATES: Effective Date: August 18, 2010

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Bezirganian or Robert James, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1131 or (202) 482-0649, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On April 1, 2010, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on sorbitol from France for the period April 1, 
2009, through March 31, 2010. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty 
Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request 
Administrative Review, 75 FR 16426 (April 1, 2010). On April 5, 2010, 
the Department received a request from CP that the Department conduct 
an administrative review covering Syral. On April 30, 2010, the 
Department received a request from ADM that the Department conduct an 
administrative review covering Syral. On May 28, 2010, the Department 
published in the Federal Register the notice of initiation of the 2009-
2010 administrative review of sorbitol from France. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 75 FR 29976 
(May 28, 2010).
    On June 3, 2010, the Department issued its antidumping duty 
questionnaire to Syral. On June 25, 2010, CP withdrew its request for 
review of Syral. On August 2, 2010, ADM withdrew its request for review 
of Syral.

Period of Review

    The period of review (POR) at the time the review was initiated was 
April 1, 2009, through March 31, 2010. Subsequently, the antidumping 
duty order on sorbitol from France was revoked, effective August 5, 
2009. See Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order on Sorbitol from France, 
75 FR 42380 (July 21, 2010). Consequently, the POR for the 
administrative review became April 1, 2009, through August 4, 2009.

Scope of the Order

    The products under review are shipments of crystalline sorbitol. 
Crystalline sorbitol is a polyol produced by the catalytic 
hydrogenation of sugars (glucose). It is used in the production of 
sugarless gum, candy, groceries, and pharmaceuticals. The above-
described sorbitol is currently classifiable under item 2905.44.00 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although 
the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
the written description remains dispositive.

Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review

    19 CFR 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. CP and 
ADM withdrew their requests for review of Syral within the 90-day 
deadline.

Assessment Instructions

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For the 
company 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

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warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). 
The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions 
directly to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a 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 antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding 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 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 
and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

     Dated: August 10, 2010.
Edward C. Yang,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
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