Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Intent To Rescind the New Shipper Review of Jinxiang Huameng Imp & Exp Co., Ltd., 33209-33211 [2016-12336]
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[Application No. 03–4A008]
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Notice of Application for an
Amended Export Trade Certificate of
Review by California Pistachio Export
Council (‘‘CPEC’’), Application No. 03–
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(c) Monarch Nut Company.
(d) Nichols Pistachio.
(e) Primex Farms, LLC.
(f) Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc.
(g) Horizon Marketing Agency in
Common Cooperative Inc.
(h) Zymex Industries, Inc.
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Joseph Flynn,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–831]
Fresh Garlic From the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Intent
To Rescind the New Shipper Review of
Jinxiang Huameng Imp & Exp Co., Ltd.
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting a new
shipper review of Jinxiang Huameng
Imp & Exp Co., Ltd. (Huameng)
regarding the antidumping duty order
on fresh garlic from the People’s
Republic of China (the PRC). The period
of review (POR) is November 1, 2014
through April 30, 2015. The Department
has preliminarily determined that
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Huameng’s new shipper sale is not bona
fide. Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Effective May 25, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sean Carey, AD/CVD Operations, Office
VII, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–3964.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 21, 2015, the Department
published notice of initiation of a new
shipper review of fresh garlic from the
People’s Republic of China for the
period November 1, 2014 through April
30, 2015.1 On January 7, 2016, the
Department extended the deadline for
the preliminary results to May 10,
2016.2 The Department tolled the
deadline for these preliminary results by
an additional four business days as a
result of the Government closure due to
Snowstorm ‘‘Jonas,’’ which extended
the deadline to May 16, 2016.3
Scope of the Order
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The merchandise covered by this
order is all grades of garlic, whether
whole or separated into constituent
cloves.4 The subject merchandise is
currently classifiable under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) subheadings:
0703.20.0000, 0703.20.0005,
0703.20.0010, 0703.20.0015,
0703.20.0020, 0703.20.0090,
0710.80.7060, 0710.80.9750,
0711.90.6000, 0711.90.6500,
2005.90.9500, 2005.90.9700, and
2005.99.9700. A full description of the
scope of the order is contained in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written product
description is dispositive.
1 See Fresh Garlic From the People’s Republic of
China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper
Review; 2014–2015, 80 FR 43062 (July 21, 2015).
2 See the Department Memorandum ‘‘Fresh Garlic
From the People’s Republic of China: Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty New Shipper Review,’’ dated January 7, 2016.
3 See the Department Memorandum ‘‘Tolling of
Administrative Deadlines as a Result of the
Government Closure During Snowstorm ‘Jonas’,’’
dated January 27, 2016.
4 See the Department Memorandum, ‘‘Decision
Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review of Fresh
Garlic From the People’s Republic of China:
Jinxiang Huameng Imp & Exp Co., Ltd.’’ dated
concurrently with and hereby adopted by this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), for a
complete description of the Scope of the Order.
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Methodology
The Department is conducting this
review in accordance with section
751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.214.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
The Preliminary 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 and in the
Department’s Central Records Unit,
Room B8024 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
Preliminary Decision Memorandum and
the electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Preliminary Rescission of Huameng
NSR
For the reasons detailed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum, the
Department preliminarily finds that
Huameng’s sale under review is not
bona fide, and therefore, does not
provide a reasonable or reliable basis for
calculating a dumping margin. The
Department reached this conclusion
based on the totality of the
circumstances, including: (a) The
atypical nature of product that was the
subject of the sale, i.e. single-clove
garlic; (b) the lack of proof of payment
by Huameng’s U.S. customer for
payment of all its obligatory expenses
per the sales contract and for its
subsequent purchase of non-subject
merchandise; and, (3) other
circumstances indicating that
Huameng’s business operations were
not profitable. As result, the Department
is preliminarily rescinding the new
shipper review of Huameng.
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department will disclose the
analysis performed for these
preliminary results to the parties within
five days of the date of publication of
this notice in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b). Interested parties may
submit written comments by no later
than 30 days after the date of
publication of these preliminary results
of review.5 Rebuttals, limited to issues
raised in the written comments, may be
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filed by no later than five days after the
written comments are filed.6
Any interested party may request a
hearing within 30 days of publication of
this notice.7 Hearing requests should
contain the following information: (1)
The party’s name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of the issues
to be discussed. Oral presentations will
be limited to issues raised in the briefs.
If a request for a hearing is made, parties
will be notified of the time and date for
the hearing to be held at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230.8
The Department intends to issue the
final results of this new shipper review,
which will include the results of its
analysis of issues raised in any such
comments, within 90 days of
publication of these preliminary results,
pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of
the Act.
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the final results,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b), the
Department will determine, and the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries. If we proceed to a
final rescission of the new shipper
review, Huameng’s entries will be
assessed at the rate entered.9 If we do
not proceed to a final rescission of the
new shipper review, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), we will calculate
importer-specific assessment rates. We
will instruct CBP to assess antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered
by this review if any importer-specific
assessment rate calculated in the final
results of this review is above de
minimis.10
Although the Department intends to
rescind the new shipper review for
Huameng, the Department is currently
conducting an administrative review for
the POR November 1, 2014, through
October 31, 2015, which could include
the entries subject to this new shipper
review. Accordingly, we will instruct
CBP to continue to suspend entries
during the period November 1, 2014,
through October 31, 2015, of subject
merchandise exported by Huameng
until CBP receives instructions relating
to the administrative review covering
the period November 1, 2014, through
October 31, 2015.
6 See
19 CFR 351.309(d).
19 CFR 351.310(c).
8 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
9 See 19 CFR 351.212(c).
10 See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
7 See
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Cash Deposit Requirements
Effective upon publication of the final
rescission or the final results of this
NSR, we will instruct CBP to
discontinue the option of posting a bond
or security in lieu of a cash deposit for
entries of subject merchandise by
Huameng. If the Department proceeds to
a final rescission of the new shipper
review, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the PRC-wide rate. If we
issue final results of the new shipper
review for Huameng, we will instruct
CBP to collect cash deposits, effective
upon the publication of the final results,
at the rates established therein.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers 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
Department’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
The Department is issuing and
publishing these results in accordance
with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: May 17, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-831]
Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary
Intent To Rescind the New Shipper Review of Jinxiang Huameng Imp & Exp
Co., Ltd.
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting a
new shipper review of Jinxiang Huameng Imp & Exp Co., Ltd. (Huameng)
regarding the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the People's
Republic of China (the PRC). The period of review (POR) is November 1,
2014 through April 30, 2015. The Department has preliminarily
determined that
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Huameng's new shipper sale is not bona fide. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Effective May 25, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Carey, AD/CVD Operations, Office
VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3964.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 21, 2015, the Department published notice of initiation of
a new shipper review of fresh garlic from the People's Republic of
China for the period November 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015.\1\ On
January 7, 2016, the Department extended the deadline for the
preliminary results to May 10, 2016.\2\ The Department tolled the
deadline for these preliminary results by an additional four business
days as a result of the Government closure due to Snowstorm ``Jonas,''
which extended the deadline to May 16, 2016.\3\
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\1\ See Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China:
Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2014-2015, 80 FR
43062 (July 21, 2015).
\2\ See the Department Memorandum ``Fresh Garlic From the
People's Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review,'' dated January 7,
2016.
\3\ See the Department Memorandum ``Tolling of Administrative
Deadlines as a Result of the Government Closure During Snowstorm
`Jonas','' dated January 27, 2016.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is all grades of garlic,
whether whole or separated into constituent cloves.\4\ The subject
merchandise is currently classifiable under the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') subheadings: 0703.20.0000,
0703.20.0005, 0703.20.0010, 0703.20.0015, 0703.20.0020, 0703.20.0090,
0710.80.7060, 0710.80.9750, 0711.90.6000, 0711.90.6500, 2005.90.9500,
2005.90.9700, and 2005.99.9700. A full description of the scope of the
order is contained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Although the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes,
the written product description is dispositive.
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\4\ See the Department Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review of
Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Jinxiang Huameng
Imp & Exp Co., Ltd.'' dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), for a complete
description of the Scope of the Order.
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Methodology
The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19
CFR 351.214. For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
The Preliminary 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 and
in the Department's Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the
Internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary
Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Preliminary Rescission of Huameng NSR
For the reasons detailed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
the Department preliminarily finds that Huameng's sale under review is
not bona fide, and therefore, does not provide a reasonable or reliable
basis for calculating a dumping margin. The Department reached this
conclusion based on the totality of the circumstances, including: (a)
The atypical nature of product that was the subject of the sale, i.e.
single-clove garlic; (b) the lack of proof of payment by Huameng's U.S.
customer for payment of all its obligatory expenses per the sales
contract and for its subsequent purchase of non-subject merchandise;
and, (3) other circumstances indicating that Huameng's business
operations were not profitable. As result, the Department is
preliminarily rescinding the new shipper review of Huameng.
Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department will disclose the analysis performed for these
preliminary results to the parties within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Interested parties may submit written comments by no later than 30 days
after the date of publication of these preliminary results of
review.\5\ Rebuttals, limited to issues raised in the written comments,
may be filed by no later than five days after the written comments are
filed.\6\
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\5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
\6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
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Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of
publication of this notice.\7\ Hearing requests should contain the
following information: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to
be discussed. Oral presentations will be limited to issues raised in
the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be
notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20230.\8\
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\7\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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The Department intends to issue the final results of this new
shipper review, which will include the results of its analysis of
issues raised in any such comments, within 90 days of publication of
these preliminary results, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the
Act.
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the final results, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.212(b), the Department will determine, and the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries. If we proceed to a final rescission of the new
shipper review, Huameng's entries will be assessed at the rate
entered.\9\ If we do not proceed to a final rescission of the new
shipper review, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we will calculate
importer-specific assessment rates. We will instruct CBP to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review if
any importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the final results
of this review is above de minimis.\10\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.212(c).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Although the Department intends to rescind the new shipper review
for Huameng, the Department is currently conducting an administrative
review for the POR November 1, 2014, through October 31, 2015, which
could include the entries subject to this new shipper review.
Accordingly, we will instruct CBP to continue to suspend entries during
the period November 1, 2014, through October 31, 2015, of subject
merchandise exported by Huameng until CBP receives instructions
relating to the administrative review covering the period November 1,
2014, through October 31, 2015.
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Cash Deposit Requirements
Effective upon publication of the final rescission or the final
results of this NSR, we will instruct CBP to discontinue the option of
posting a bond or security in lieu of a cash deposit for entries of
subject merchandise by Huameng. If the Department proceeds to a final
rescission of the new shipper review, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the PRC-wide rate. If we issue final results of the new
shipper review for Huameng, we will instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits, effective upon the publication of the final results, at the
rates established therein.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers 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 Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
The Department is issuing and publishing these results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.214 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: May 17, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2016-12336 Filed 5-24-16; 8:45 am]
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