[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 70 (Friday, April 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20242-20243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07603]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-863]


Honey From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
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, 2018 through November 30, 2019.

DATES: Applicable April 10, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jasun Moy, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 6, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the AD 
order on honey from China.\1\ On February 6,

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2020, pursuant to a request from interested parties, Commerce initiated 
an administrative review with respect to ten companies, in accordance 
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
and 19 CFR 351.213(b).\2\ On March 30, 2020, the petitioners \3\ timely 
withdrew their request for an administrative review with respect to all 
of the companies for which a review had been requested.\4\ No other 
party requested an administrative review of these companies.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 66880 (December 6, 2019).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 6896 (February 6, 2020) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \3\ Collectively, the petitioners are the American Honey 
Producers Association and Sioux Honey Association.
    \4\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Honey from the People's Republic 
of China--Petitioners' Withdrawal of Request for Administrative 
Review; 2018-2019,'' dated March 30, 2020.
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Rescission of Review

    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. The petitioners timely withdrew their 
review request, in whole, within 90 days of the publication date of the 
Initiation Notice. No other party requested an administrative review of 
the order for this POR. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this review in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of honey from 
China. 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)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: April 6, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-07603 Filed 4-9-20; 8:45 am]
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