[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 250 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77031-77032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31450]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-357-812]


Honey From Argentina; Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2010-2011

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department ofCommerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the 
2010-2011 antidumping duty administrative review on honey from 
Argentina because all parties have withdrawn their requests for review 
and the antidumping duty order on imports of honey from Argentina is 
being revoked, effective December 1, 2010.

DATES: Effective December 31, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Edwards or Angelica Mendoza, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at (202) 482-8029 or 
(202) 482-3019, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 10, 2001, the Department published the antidumping duty 
order on honey from Argentina.\1\ On December 1, 2011, the Department 
published in the Federal Register the notice of opportunity to request 
an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on honey from 
Argentina for the period December 1, 2010, through November 30, 
2011.\2\ Between December 29, 2011, and January 3, 2012, the Department 
received several requests from interested parties that the Department 
conduct an administrative review of certain producers/exporters of 
honey from Argentina.\3\ On January 31, 2012, the Department published 
in the Federal Register the notice of initiation of the 2010-2011 
administrative review of honey from Argentina.\4\
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    \1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Honey from Argentina, 
66 FR 63672 (December 10, 2001) (Order).
    \2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 76 FR 74773 (December 1, 2011).
    \3\ See Letter from Nexco S.A. (Nexco), titled ``Request for 
Administrative Review and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order,'' 
dated December 29, 2011; Letter from Algodonera Avellaneda, S.A. 
(Algodonera), titled ``Request for Administrative Review,'' dated 
December 30, 2011; Letter from Ap[iacute]cola Danangie, 
Compa[ntilde][iacute]a Inversora Platense S.A. (CIPSA), Mielar S.A./
Compa[ntilde][iacute]a Ap[iacute]cola Argentina S.A., Patagonik 
S.A., TransHoney S.A., and Villamora S.A., titled ``Administrative 
Review Request,'' dated December 31, 2011; and Letter from the 
American Honey Producers Association and the Sioux Honey Association 
(petitioners), titled ``Request for Review,'' dated January 3, 2011.
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 77 FR 
4759 (January 31, 2012) (Initiation Notice).
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    On February 23, 2012, the Department released the results of a data 
query to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding imports 
into the United States of honey from Argentina during the period of 
review (POR).\5\ We did not receive any comments from parties regarding 
the CBP entry data. On March 19, 2012, the Department selected 
mandatory respondents for this administrative review based on import 
volume figures (i.e., HoneyMax S.A. (Honeymax) and Nexco).\6\ On March 
22, 2012, the Department issued the antidumping duty questionnaire to 
Honeymax and Nexco. On April 24, 2012, the American Honey Producers 
Association and the Sioux Honey Association (collectively, petitioners) 
withdrew their request for review for ten of the original twenty-two 
companies for which they had made a review request, including Honeymax, 
a mandatory respondent.\7\ We received Nexco's response to section A of 
the antidumping duty questionnaire on April 26, 2012.\8\ On April 27, 
2012, petitioners additionally withdrew their request for TransHoney 
S.A. and we concurrently received a notice of withdrawal from 
TransHoney S.A. itself.\9\
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    \5\ See Memorandum to the File, from Patrick Edwards, Analyst, 
regarding ``United States Customs and Border Protection Entry Data 
for Selection of Respondents for Individual Review,'' dated February 
23, 2012.
    \6\ See Memorandum to the File, from Patrick Edwards, titled 
``Respondent Selection Memorandum,'' dated March 19, 2012.
    \7\ See Letter from petitioners, titled ``Partial Withdrawal of 
10th Annual Administrative Review,'' dated April 24, 2012.
    \8\ See Nexco's section A Questionnaire Response, dated April 
26, 2012.
    \9\ See Letter from petitioners, titled ``Partial Withdrawal of 
10th Annual Administrative Review,'' dated April 27, 2012; see also 
Letter from TransHoney S.A., titled ``Withdrawal of Antidumping 
Administrative Review Request of TransHoney S.A.,'' dated April 27, 
2012.
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    Because petitioners timely withdrew their request for review 
regarding HoneyMax, and because HoneyMax did not self-request a review, 
we issued a supplemental respondent selection memorandum, selecting 
CIPSA as the alternate mandatory respondents.\10\ We issued the 
antidumping duty questionnaire to CIPSA on May 16, 2012. We received 
Nexco's responses to sections B and C of the Department's questionnaire 
on May 22, 2012.\11\ We received CIPSA's section A questionnaire 
response, and its section B and C questionnaire responses on June 18, 
2012, and June 29, 2012, respectively.\12\
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    \10\ See Memorandum to the File, from Patrick Edwards, Analyst, 
titled ``Respondent Selection Memorandum,'' dated May 8, 2012.
    \11\ See Nexco's section B and C Questionnaire Responses, dated 
May 22, 2012.
    \12\ See CIPSA's section A Questionnaire Response, dated June 
18, 2012; see also CIPSA's section B and C Questionnaire Response, 
dated June 29, 2012.
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    On July 24, 2012, petitioners filed a submission withdrawing their 
review requests for the remaining companies for which they had 
requested a review and further indicated that they were simultaneously 
filing a request for the initiation of a ``no interest'' changed 
circumstances review, under which petitioners would be seeking the 
revocation of the Order on honey from Argentina.\13\ We received 
similar withdrawals of request for review from Nexco and CIPSA also on 
July 24, 2012.

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On July 30, 2012, all remaining parties that had requested an 
administrative review during the instant POR withdrew their requests 
for review given petitioners' filing of a request for a ``no interest'' 
changed circumstances review, seeking revocation of the Order.
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    \13\ See Letter from petitioners, titled ``Petitioners' 
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated July 24, 
2012.
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Period of Review

    The POR is December 1, 2010, through November 30, 2011.

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 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 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 customs 
purposes, the Department's written description of the merchandise under 
the order is dispositive.

Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

    As the Order on honey from Argentina is being revoked, effective as 
of the first day of this administrative review period (i.e., December 
1, 2010),\14\ the Department is rescinding this administrative review 
consistent with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4) and 351.222(g)(4).
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    \14\ See notice of final results of changed circumstances review 
of honey from Argentina signed concurrently with this notice.
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Assessment Instructions

    Given the revocation of the Order, the Department will instruct CBP 
to terminate suspension of liquidation effective December 1, 2010. The 
Department will instruct CBP to liquidate without regard to antidumping 
duties, all unliquidated entries of the subject merchandise entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 1, 2010. 
In accordance with section 778 of the Act, we will also instruct CBP to 
pay interest on and refund any AD deposits with respect to the subject 
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after December 1, 2010, the first day of this administrative review 
period, which is now terminated by virtue of the effective date of the 
revocation. The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment 
instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of this 
notice of rescission of administrative review.

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: December 20, 2012.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-31450 Filed 12-28-12; 8:45 am]
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