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International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
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preliminary affirmative determination of
sales at LTFV. Section 735(b)(2) of the
Act requires the ITC to make its final
determination as to whether the
domestic industry in the United States
is materially injured, or threatened with
material injury, by reason of imports of
OTR tires, or sales (or the likelihood of
sales) for importation, of the subject
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later than seven days after the date on
which the final verification report is
issued in this proceeding and rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in case
briefs may be submitted no later than
five days after the deadline date for case
briefs. See 19 CFR 351.309. A table of
contents, list of authorities used and an
executive summary of issues should
accompany any briefs submitted to the
Department. This summary should be
limited to five pages total, including
footnotes.
In accordance with section 774 of the
Act, we will hold a public hearing, if
requested, to afford interested parties an
opportunity to comment on arguments
raised in case or rebuttal briefs.
Interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, or to participate if one is
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request to the Assistant Secretary for
Import Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, Room 1870, within 30
days after the date of publication of this
notice.92 Requests should contain the
party’s name, address, and telephone
number, the number of participants, and
a list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, we intend
to hold the hearing three days after the
deadline of submission of rebuttal briefs
at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
location to be determined. See 19 CFR
351.310. Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
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We will make our final determination
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735(a)(2) of the Act.
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This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: February 5, 2008.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–507–502]
Certain In–Shell Raw Pistachios from
Iran: Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: In response to a request from
Cal Pure Pistachios, Inc. (Cal Pure), a
domestic interested party, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on certain in–shell raw pistachios (raw
pistachios) from Iran. See Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews and Request for
Revocation in Part, 72 FR 48613 (August
24, 2007). This review covers the period
July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. We
are now rescinding this review due to
Cal Pure’s withdrawal of its request for
review.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 20, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dena Crossland or John Drury, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–3362 or (202) 482–
0195, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On July 17, 1986, the Department
published in the Federal Register a
notice of the antidumping duty order on
raw pistachios from Iran. See
Antidumping Duty Order; Certain In–
Shell Pistachios from Iran, 51 FR 25922
(July 17, 1986). On July 3, 2007, the
Department published the opportunity
to request an administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on raw
pistachios from Iran for the period July
1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. See
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty
Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation; Opportunity to Request
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Administrative Review, 72 FR 36420
(July 3, 2007).
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(b)(1), on July 24, 2007, Cal
Pure, a domestic interested party,
requested an administrative review of
the sales of subject merchandise from
Iran for the following companies:
Ahmadi’s Agricultural Production,
Processing and Trade Complex
(Ahmadi); Maghsoudi Farms
(Maghsoudi); Rafsanjan Pistachio
Producers Cooperative (RPPC); Razi
Domghan Agricultural & Animal
Husbandry Co. (Razi); and Tehran
Negah Nima Trading Company Inc.
(Nima). On August 24, 2007, the
Department published in the Federal
Register a notice of initiation of this
antidumping duty administrative review
covering the period July 1, 2006,
through June 30, 2007. See Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews and Request for
Revocation in Part, 72 FR 48613 (August
24, 2007).
On September 10, 2007, the
Department issued its antidumping duty
questionnaire to Ahmadi, Maghsoudi,
Nima, Razi, and RPPC. On September
26, 2007, a former representative on
behalf of RPPC notified the Department
that it was no longer representing RPPC
and provided a new mailing address for
RPPC. On September 28, 2007, the
Department sent RPPC the original
questionnaire to the new mailing
address in Iran. See Memorandum to the
File from Judy Lao, Analyst, through
Angelica Mendoza, Program Manager,
dated October 3, 2007. On October 4,
2007, the representative for Maghsoudi,
Nima, and Razi informed the
Department that it would not be filing
responses to the Department’s
questionnaire as Maghsoudi, Nima, and
Razi did not export or ship subject
merchandise during the period of
review (POR). See Memorandum to the
File from Judy Lao, Analyst, through
Angelica Mendoza, Program Manager,
dated October 12, 2007. On October 5,
2007, the Department received notice
that the RPPC did not receive the
antidumping questionnaire, and re–sent
the original questionnaire, and changed
the due dates for RPPC’s responses, after
revising the shipping information. See
Memorandum to the File from Judy Lao,
Analyst, through Angelica Mendoza,
Program Manager, dated October 9,
2007. On October 10, 2007, Ahmadi’s
representative informed the Department
that it would not be filing responses to
the Department’s questionnaire as it did
not export or ship subject merchandise
during the POR. See Letter from
Ahmadi’s Agricultural Production,
Processing and Trade Complex, dated
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October 10, 2007. On November 2, 2007,
the Department sent a letter to RPPC
because it had not responded to section
A of the Department’s antidumping
questionnaire by the October 25, 2007,
deadline. In the November, 2, 2007,
letter, the Department instructed RPPC
to notify the Department if it did not
have any U.S. sales or shipments during
the POR, or to submit its section A
questionnaire response by November 9,
2007. The Department did not receive a
reply from RPPC.
On November 30, 2007, the
Department issued a ‘‘No Shipment
Inquiry’’ to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to confirm that there
were no shipments or entries of raw
pistachios from Iran produced and/or
exported by Ahmadi, Maghsoudi, Nima,
or Razi during the POR of the instant
review. CBP only responds to the
Department’s inquiry when CBP finds
that there have been shipments. CBP did
not respond to the Department’s
inquiry, and no party submitted
comments. See Memorandum to the File
Regarding Ahmadi’s Agricultural
Production, Processing and Trade
Complex; Maghsoudi Farms; Razi
Domghan Agricultural and Animal
Husbandry Co.; and Tehran Negah Nima
Trading Company Inc. No Shipments of
Certain In–Shell Raw Pistachios from
Iran Pursuant to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Inquiry, from Dena
Crossland, Analyst, through Angelica L.
Mendoza, Program Manager, dated
January 2, 2008.
On January 14, 2008, Cal Pure
withdrew its request for review with
respect to Ahmadi, Maghsoudi, Nima,
Razi, and RPPC.
Rescission of the Administrative
Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the
Secretary will rescind an administrative
review under this section, in whole or
in part, if a party that requested a review
withdraws the request within 90 days of
the date of publication of the notice of
initiation of the requested review. The
Secretary may extend this time limit if
the Secretary decides that it is
reasonable to do so. See 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1). Although Cal Pure’s
withdrew its request for review after 90
days of the date of publication of the
notice of initiation, the Department
determines it is reasonable under these
circumstances to accept the request.
Specifically, no party has objected to
Cal Pures’ late withdrawal and the
Department has not expended
significant resources to date in
conducting this review.
Therefore, in response to Cal Pure’s
withdrawal of its request for
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administrative reviews pursuant to 19
CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department
hereby rescinds the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on raw pistachios from Iran for the
period June 1, 2006, through July 31,
2007. The Department intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after the date of publication of this
rescission of administrative review.
The Department clarified its
‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation on
May 6, 2003 (68 FR 23954). See
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Assessment of
Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May
6, 2003). This clarification will apply to
entries of subject merchandise during
the POR produced by any of the
companies for which we are rescinding
this review, and for which each no–
shipment respondent did not know its
merchandise would be exported by
another company to the United States.
In such instances, we will instruct CBP
to liquidate unreviewed entries at the
all–others rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.
This notice serves as a 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.
This notice is published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: February 11, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Scope Rulings
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 20, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) hereby publishes a list
of scope rulings completed between
October 1, 2007, and December 31,
2007. In conjunction with this list, the
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Department is also publishing a list of
requests for scope rulings and
anticircumvention determinations
pending as of December 31, 2007. We
intend to publish future lists after the
close of the next calendar quarter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Juanita H. Chen, AD/CVD Operations,
SEC Office, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202–
482–1904.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department’s regulations provide
that the Secretary will publish in the
Federal Register a list of scope rulings
on a quarterly basis. See 19 CFR
351.225(o). Our most recent notification
of scope rulings was published on
November 5, 2007. See Notice of Scope
Rulings, 72 FR 62438 (November 5,
2007). This current notice covers all
scope rulings and anticircumvention
determinations completed by Import
Administration between October 1,
2007, and December 31, 2007, inclusive,
and it also lists any scope or
anticircumvention inquiries pending as
of December 31, 2007. As described
below, subsequent lists will follow after
the close of each calendar quarter.
Scope Rulings Completed Between
October 1, 2007, and December 31,
2007:
People’s Republic of China
A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles
from the People’s Republic of China
Requestor: Lamplight Farms, Inc.; its
Tiki Mosquito Candle is not
included within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; December
13, 2007.
A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles
from the People’s Republic of China
Requestor: Signature Brands, Inc.;
Jumbo Pumpkin Candles (item
#00337WM and 0033712) are
included within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; December
17, 2007.
A–570–803: Heavy Forged Hand Tools,
With or Without Handles from the
People’s Republic of China
Requestor: Fiskars Brands, Inc.; the
stamped machete, gator machete,
and brush axe are not included
within the scope of the
antidumping duty order; October
29, 2007.
A–570–848: Freshwater Crawfish
Tailmeat from the People’s
Republic of China
Requestor: Maritime Products
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-507-502]
Certain In-Shell Raw Pistachios from Iran: Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: In response to a request from Cal Pure Pistachios, Inc. (Cal
Pure), a domestic interested party, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty
order on certain in-shell raw pistachios (raw pistachios) from Iran.
See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 72 FR 48613 (August 24,
2007). This review covers the period July 1, 2006, through June 30,
2007. We are now rescinding this review due to Cal Pure's withdrawal of
its request for review.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 20, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dena Crossland or John Drury, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3362 or (202) 482-0195, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 17, 1986, the Department published in the Federal Register
a notice of the antidumping duty order on raw pistachios from Iran. See
Antidumping Duty Order; Certain In-Shell Pistachios from Iran, 51 FR
25922 (July 17, 1986). On July 3, 2007, the Department published the
opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty
order on raw pistachios from Iran for the period July 1, 2006, through
June 30, 2007. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding,
or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 72 FR 36420 (July 3, 2007).
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), on July 24, 2007, Cal
Pure, a domestic interested party, requested an administrative review
of the sales of subject merchandise from Iran for the following
companies: Ahmadi's Agricultural Production, Processing and Trade
Complex (Ahmadi); Maghsoudi Farms (Maghsoudi); Rafsanjan Pistachio
Producers Cooperative (RPPC); Razi Domghan Agricultural & Animal
Husbandry Co. (Razi); and Tehran Negah Nima Trading Company Inc.
(Nima). On August 24, 2007, the Department published in the Federal
Register a notice of initiation of this antidumping duty administrative
review covering the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. See
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 72 FR 48613 (August 24,
2007).
On September 10, 2007, the Department issued its antidumping duty
questionnaire to Ahmadi, Maghsoudi, Nima, Razi, and RPPC. On September
26, 2007, a former representative on behalf of RPPC notified the
Department that it was no longer representing RPPC and provided a new
mailing address for RPPC. On September 28, 2007, the Department sent
RPPC the original questionnaire to the new mailing address in Iran. See
Memorandum to the File from Judy Lao, Analyst, through Angelica
Mendoza, Program Manager, dated October 3, 2007. On October 4, 2007,
the representative for Maghsoudi, Nima, and Razi informed the
Department that it would not be filing responses to the Department's
questionnaire as Maghsoudi, Nima, and Razi did not export or ship
subject merchandise during the period of review (POR). See Memorandum
to the File from Judy Lao, Analyst, through Angelica Mendoza, Program
Manager, dated October 12, 2007. On October 5, 2007, the Department
received notice that the RPPC did not receive the antidumping
questionnaire, and re-sent the original questionnaire, and changed the
due dates for RPPC's responses, after revising the shipping
information. See Memorandum to the File from Judy Lao, Analyst, through
Angelica Mendoza, Program Manager, dated October 9, 2007. On October
10, 2007, Ahmadi's representative informed the Department that it would
not be filing responses to the Department's questionnaire as it did not
export or ship subject merchandise during the POR. See Letter from
Ahmadi's Agricultural Production, Processing and Trade Complex, dated
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October 10, 2007. On November 2, 2007, the Department sent a letter to
RPPC because it had not responded to section A of the Department's
antidumping questionnaire by the October 25, 2007, deadline. In the
November, 2, 2007, letter, the Department instructed RPPC to notify the
Department if it did not have any U.S. sales or shipments during the
POR, or to submit its section A questionnaire response by November 9,
2007. The Department did not receive a reply from RPPC.
On November 30, 2007, the Department issued a ``No Shipment
Inquiry'' to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to confirm that
there were no shipments or entries of raw pistachios from Iran produced
and/or exported by Ahmadi, Maghsoudi, Nima, or Razi during the POR of
the instant review. CBP only responds to the Department's inquiry when
CBP finds that there have been shipments. CBP did not respond to the
Department's inquiry, and no party submitted comments. See Memorandum
to the File Regarding Ahmadi's Agricultural Production, Processing and
Trade Complex; Maghsoudi Farms; Razi Domghan Agricultural and Animal
Husbandry Co.; and Tehran Negah Nima Trading Company Inc. No Shipments
of Certain In-Shell Raw Pistachios from Iran Pursuant to U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Inquiry, from Dena Crossland, Analyst, through
Angelica L. Mendoza, Program Manager, dated January 2, 2008.
On January 14, 2008, Cal Pure withdrew its request for review with
respect to Ahmadi, Maghsoudi, Nima, Razi, and RPPC.
Rescission of the Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an
administrative review under this section, in whole or in part, if a
party that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of
the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested
review. The Secretary may extend this time limit if the Secretary
decides that it is reasonable to do so. See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
Although Cal Pure's withdrew its request for review after 90 days of
the date of publication of the notice of initiation, the Department
determines it is reasonable under these circumstances to accept the
request. Specifically, no party has objected to Cal Pures' late
withdrawal and the Department has not expended significant resources to
date in conducting this review.
Therefore, in response to Cal Pure's withdrawal of its request for
administrative reviews pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department
hereby rescinds the administrative review of the antidumping duty order
on raw pistachios from Iran for the period June 1, 2006, through July
31, 2007. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to
CBP 15 days after the date of publication of this rescission of
administrative review.
The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on
May 6, 2003 (68 FR 23954). See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6,
2003). This clarification will apply to entries of subject merchandise
during the POR produced by any of the companies for which we are
rescinding this review, and for which each no-shipment respondent did
not know its merchandise would be exported by another company to the
United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate
unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.
This notice serves as a 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.
This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4).
Dated: February 11, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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