[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34844-34845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12349]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475-818]


Certain Pasta From Italy: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony 
With the Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Notice of 
Amended Final Results

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

SUMMARY: On May 4, 2022, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) 
issued its final judgment in Ghigi 1870 S.p.A. v. United States, 
Consol. Court no. 20-00023, sustaining the Department of Commerce 
(Commerce)'s remand results pertaining to the administrative review of 
the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain pasta (pasta) from Italy 
covering the period July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018. Commerce is 
notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony 
with Commerce's final results and amended final results of the 
administrative review, and that Commerce is amending the final results 
and amended final results with respect to the weighted-average dumping 
margin assigned to Ghigi 1870 S.p.A. and Pasta Zara S.p.A. (the 
collapsed, single entity Ghigi/Zara), Agritalia S.r.l. (Agritalia), and 
Tesa S.r.l. (Tesa).

DATES: Applicable May 14, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Hall-Eastman, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1468.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 16, 2020, Commerce published its Final Results in the 
2017-2018 AD administrative review of pasta from Italy.\1\ Commerce 
calculated weighted-average dumping margins of 91.76 percent and 0.50 
percent for the mandatory respondents Ghigi/Zara and Industrie 
Alimentare Colavita S.p.A. (Indalco), respectively. Commerce assigned 
an average of the weighted-average dumping margins calculated for 
Ghigi/Zara and Indalco (i.e., 44.56 percent) to the two non-examined 
companies Agritalia and Tesa.\2\
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    \1\ See Certain Pasta from Italy: Final Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 85 FR 2714 (January 16, 2020) 
(Final Results).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Pasta from Italy: Margin for 
Respondents Not Selected for Individual Examination,'' dated January 
10, 2020.
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    After correcting a ministerial error contained in the Final 
Results, on March 3, 2020, Commerce published the Amended Final 
Results, and revised the weighted-average dumping margin for Indalco 
from 0.50 percent to 0.00 percent. Consequently, Commerce revised the 
review-specific rate applied to the two non-examined companies of to 
91.76 percent, the rate from the Final Results for Ghigi/Zara.\3\
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    \3\ See Certain Pasta from Italy: Amended Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 85 FR 12518 
(March 3, 2020) (Amended Final Results).
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    Ghigi/Zara, Agritalia, and Tesa appealed Commerce's Final Results. 
On November 30, 2021, the CIT remanded the Final Results to Commerce, 
holding that Commerce's use of adverse facts available with respect to 
Ghigi's U.S. payment dates was unlawful and unsupported by substantial 
evidence.\4\
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    \4\ See Ghigi 1870 S.p.A. v. United States, 547 F. Supp. 3d 1332 
(CIT 2021).
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    In its final results of redetermination, issued in February 2022, 
Commerce provided further explanation of why adverse inferences are 
warranted when selecting from among the facts otherwise available, and 
thus, continued to use adverse facts available with respect to Ghigi's 
U.S. payment dates.\5\
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    \5\ See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court 
Remand: Ghigi 1870 S.P.A. and Pasta Zara S.P.A., et al v. United 
States, Court No. 20-00023, Slip Op. 21-159 (February 25, 2022).
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    Further, when applying adverse facts available to Ghigi's U.S. 
payment dates, Commerce found an error where it had applied adverse 
facts available to certain U.S. sales where the payment date was on the 
record of the administrative review. Accordingly, Commerce corrected 
this erroneous application of adverse facts available to those U.S. 
sales for the final results of redetermination.\6\
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    \6\ Id. at 8.
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    The CIT sustained Commerce's final redetermination.\7\
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    \7\ See Ghigi 1870 S.p.A. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 
20-00023, Slip Op. 22-41 (CIT May 4, 2022).
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Timken Notice

    In its decision in Timken,\8\ as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,\9\ 
the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that, pursuant to 
section 516A(c) and (e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), Commerce must publish a notice of court decision that is not ``in 
harmony'' with a Commerce determination and must suspend liquidation of 
entries pending a ``conclusive'' court decision. The CIT's May 4, 2022, 
judgment constitutes a final decision of the CIT that is not in harmony 
with Commerce's Final Results and Amended Final Results. Thus, this 
notice is published in fulfillment of the publication requirements of 
Timken.
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    \8\ See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir. 
1990) (Timken).
    \9\ See Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers Coalition v. United 
States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Diamond Sawblades).
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Amended Final Results

    Because there is now a final court judgment, Commerce is amending 
its Final Results and Amended Final Results \10\ with respect to Ghigi/
Zara, Agritalia, and Tesa as follows:
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    \10\ The current weighted-average dumping margins for Agritalia 
and Tesa were determined in the Amended Final Results.

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                    Exporter or producer                        dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Ghigi 1870 S.p.A. and Pasta Zara S.pA.......................       91.74
Agritalia S.r.l.............................................       91.74
Tesa S.r.l..................................................       91.74
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    Because Ghigi/Zara, Agritalia, and Tesa have superseding cash 
deposit rates, i.e., there have been final results published in 
subsequent administrative reviews, we will not issue revised cash 
deposit instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This 
notice will not affect the current cash deposit rate.

Liquidation of Suspended Entries

    At this time, Commerce remains enjoined by CIT order from 
liquidating entries that: were produced and/or exported by Ghigi/Zara, 
Agritalia, or Tesa, and were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption during the period July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018. 
These entries will remain enjoined pursuant to the terms of the 
injunction during the pendency of any appeals process.
    In the event the CIT's ruling is not appealed, or, if appealed, 
upheld by a final and conclusive court decision, Commerce intends to 
instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on unliquidated entries of 
subject merchandise produced and/or exported by Ghigi/Zara, Agritalia, 
or Tesa in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b). We will instruct CBP to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review when the importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is not 
zero or de minimis. Where an import-specific ad valorem assessment rate 
is zero or de minimis,\11\ we will instruct CBP to liquidate the 
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
516A(c) and (e) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: June 2, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-12349 Filed 6-7-22; 8:45 am]
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