[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 29498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13363]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-863]


Honey From the People's Republic of China: Partial Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is partially rescinding 
its administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on honey 
from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period of review 
(POR) December 1, 2017, through November 30, 2018.

DATES: Applicable June 24, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jasun Moy or Kabir Archuletta, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8194 or (202) 482-2593, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 3, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of ``Opportunity to Request an Administrative Review'' of the AD 
order on honey from China for the period December 1, 2017, through 
November 30, 2018.\1\ In December 2018, Commerce received timely 
requests to conduct administrative reviews of the AD order on honey 
from China from the American Honey Producers Association and Sioux 
Honey Association's (collectively, the petitioners) and Jiangsu Runchen 
Agricultural/Sideline Foodstuff Co., Ltd (Runchen).\2\ On March 14, 
2019, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an 
administrative review of the AD order on honey from China with respect 
to these companies.\3\ On June 12, 2019, the petitioners timely 
withdrew their request for an administrative review of two 
companies.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 83 FR 62293 (December 3, 2018).
    \2\ See the Petitioners' Letter ``Petitioners' Request for 
Administrative Review; 2017-2018,'' dated December 28, 2018; see 
also Runchen's Letter ``Request for Administrative Review,'' dated 
December 23, 2018.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 9297 (March 14, 2019).
    \4\ See the Petitioners' Letter ``Petitioners' Partial 
Withdrawal of Review Request,'' dated June 12, 2019.
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Partial Rescission

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
the review withdraws its request within 90 days of the publication date 
of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The petitioners 
timely withdrew their review request, in part, and no other party 
requested a review of the companies for which the petitioners withdrew 
their requests. Of the three companies for which the petitioners 
requested an administrative review, the petitioners withdrew their 
request for review of two companies: (1) Inner Mongolia Komway Import & 
Export Co., Ltd and (2) Shenzhen Long Sheng Shang Mao Ltd.\5\ 
Accordingly, we are rescinding this review of honey from China for the 
period December 1, 2017, through November 30, 2018, in part, with 
respect to these entities, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). The 
review will continue with respect to the following company: Jiangsu 
Runchen Agricultural/Sideline Foodstuff Co., Ltd.
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    \5\ Id.
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Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For the companies 
for which this review is rescinded, antidumping duties shall be 
assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit rate of estimated 
antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from 
warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). 
Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 
days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as the only reminder to importers whose entries 
will be liquidated as a result of this rescission notice, 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 presumption that 
reimbursement of the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751 
and 777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: June 18, 2019.
James Maeder,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-13363 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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