[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37206-37207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12114]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-863]


Honey From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the 
Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on honey from the People's Republic of 
China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping at the levels

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indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable June 7, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Whitley Herndon, 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) 482-6274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 1, 2023, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the fourth sunset review of the AD order on honey from China \1\ 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).\2\
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    \1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order; Honey from the People's 
Republic of China, 66 FR 63670 (December 10, 2001) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 12915 
(March 1, 2023) (Initiation Notice).
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    On March 15, 2023, the American Honey Producers Association and the 
Sioux Honey Association (collectively, the domestic interested parties) 
notified Commerce of their intent to participate within the 15-day 
period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested 
parties claimed interested party status under sections 771(9)(C) and 
(E) of the Act as producers of domestic like product in the United 
States and as a trade association whose members are engaged in the 
business of producing honey in the United States.
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    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Honey from the 
People's Republic of China--Domestic Interested Parties' Notice of 
Intent to Participate,'' dated March 15, 2023.
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    On March 30, 2023, Commerce received an adequate substantive 
response to the Initiation Notice with respect to the Order from the 
domestic interested parties within the 30-day period specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not receive a substantive 
response from any other interested parties with respect to the Order 
covered by this sunset review. On April 20, 2023, Commerce notified the 
U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate 
substantive response from respondent interested parties in this sunset 
review.\5\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) 
sunset review of the Order.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Honey from the 
People's Republic of China--Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive 
Response,'' dated March 30, 2023.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on March 
1, 2023,'' dated April 20, 2023.
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Scope of the Order

    The scope of the Order is honey from China. For a complete 
description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order 
on Honey from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review is 
provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of 
the issues discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached 
as the appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a 
public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and 
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic 
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at 
https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to a 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the 
dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins up 
to 183.80 percent.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective 
order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.305. Timely 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

    We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218 and 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: June 1, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2023-12114 Filed 6-6-23; 8:45 am]
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