Honey From Argentina: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 26842-26843 [E9-13067]
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or the first working day thereafter.
Interested parties may submit case briefs
no later than 30 days after the date of
publication of this preliminary notice.
See 19 CFR § 351.309(c)(ii). Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in such
briefs, may be filed no later than five
days after the time limit for filing the
case brief 19 CFR § 351.309(d). Parties
who submit arguments are requested to
submit with the argument (1) a
statement of the issue, (2) a brief
summary of the argument, and (3) a
table of authorities. Further, parties
submitting written comments should
provide the Department with an
additional copy of the public version of
any such comments on diskette. The
Department will issue the final notice,
which will include the results of its
analysis of issues raised in any such
comments, or at a hearing, if requested,
within 120 days of publication of this
preliminary notice.
Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary
Results
The preliminary results of this review
are currently due no later than June 2,
2009. Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
requires the Department to make a
preliminary determination in an
administrative review within 245 days
after the last day of the anniversary
month of an order or finding for which
a review is requested. Consistent with
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the
Department may extend the 245-day
period to 365 days if it is not practicable
to complete the review within a 245-day
period.
We determine that completion of the
preliminary results of this review within
the 245-day period is not practicable.
Specifically, on January 8, 2009,
Watanabe claimed that it did not export
subject merchandise to the United
States during the POR. However, based
on our internal Customs data query, we
found that Watanabe made shipments to
the United States during the POR,
which entered under the HTSUS
numbers for subject merchandise.1
Therefore, we requested that Watanabe
respond to the Department’s
questionnaire. The issue raised by
Watanabe has resulted in a delay in
Watanabe’s response to the
Department’s questionnaire. In addition,
we need additional time to thoroughly
review the response to the original
questionnaire and to allow time to issue
1 See
Internal Customs data query, Second
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Certain Lined Paper Products from China,
Memorandum to the File, from Joy Zhang, Case
Analyst, through James Terpstra, Program Manager,
dated January 12, 2009.
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supplemental questionnaires, if deemed
necessary.
Therefore, we are extending the time
period for issuing the preliminary
results of review by 120 days to
September 30, 2009, in accordance with
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR § 351.213(h)(2). The preliminary
results are now due no later than
September 30, 2009. The final results
continue to be due 120 days after
publication of the preliminary results.
Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries. For the company for
which this review is rescinded,
antidumping duties shall be assessed at
rates equal to the cash deposit 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).
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1),
751(a)(3)(A) , and 777(i)(1) of the Act,
and 19 CFR § 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: May 29, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–357–813]
Honey From Argentina: Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: June 4, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martha Douthit, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 6, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, 14th Street
and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–5050.
Background
On December 1, 2008, the Department
published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
countervailing duty order on honey
from Argentina. See Antidumping or
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Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
To Request Administrative Review, 73
FR 72764 (December 1, 2008). On
December 31, 2008, the American
Honey Producers Association and the
Sioux Honey Association (petitioners)
timely requested an administrative
review of the countervailing duty order
on honey from Argentina for the period
January 1, 2008 through December 31,
2008. In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), the Department
published a notice initiating an
administrative review of the
countervailing duty order on honey
from Argentina. See Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews and Requests
for Revocation in Part, 74 FR 5821
(February 2, 2009).
Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review
The Department’s regulations provide
that the Department will rescind an
administrative review if the party that
requested the review withdraws its
request for review within 90 days of the
date of publication of the notice of
initiation. See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). On
February 27, 2009, petitioners submitted
a letter withdrawing their request of the
review within the 90-day deadline. No
other party requested a review of the
order. Therefore, the Department is
rescinding this administrative review of
the countervailing duty order on honey
from Argentina for the period January 1,
2008 through December 31, 2008. The
Department intends to issue appropriate
assessment instructions to U.S. Customs
and Border Protection 15 days after the
date of publication of this notice.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice serves as a final reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protection orders (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3) of the
Department’s regulations, which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segments
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return/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 violation
which is subject to sanction.
This notice is issued and 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).
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Dated: May 29, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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351.213(d)(1), on May 12, 2009, DSM
withdrew its request for a review.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–580–837]
Certain Cut–to-Length Carbon–Quality
Steel Plate from the Republic of Korea:
Notice of Rescission of Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 4, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 3, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–8362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: On February 4, 2009, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published a notice of
opportunity to request an administrative
review of the countervailing duty order
on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality
steel plate from Korea. See Antidumping
or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding,
or Suspended Investigation;
Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 74 FR 6013 (February 4, 2009).
On February 27, 2009, Dongkuk Steel
Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM) (respondent)
requested that the Department conduct
an administrative review of the
countervailing duty order on certain
cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate
from Korea with respect to DSM for the
period of January 1, 2008, through
December 31, 2008, and revoke the
above-referenced countervailing duty
order with respect to DSM based on the
absence of subsidies for at least five
consecutive years. Pursuant to this
request, the Department published a
notice of the initiation of the
administrative review of the
countervailing duty order on certain
cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate
from Korea with respect to the sole
respondent, DSM. See Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews and Request for
Revocation in Part. 74 FR 12310 (March
24, 2009). Pursuant to section 19 CFR
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Scope of Order
The products covered by this order
are certain hot-rolled carbon–quality
steel: (1) universal mill plates (i.e., flatrolled products rolled on four faces or
in a closed box pass, of a width
exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding
1250 mm, and of a nominal or actual
thickness of not less than 4 mm, which
are cut-to-length (not in coils) and
without patterns in relief), of iron or
non-alloy-quality steel; and (2) flatrolled products, hot-rolled, of a nominal
or actual thickness of 4.75 mm or more
and of a width which exceeds 150 mm
and measures at least twice the
thickness, and which are cut-to-length
(not in coils). Steel products to be
included in the scope of the order are
of rectangular, square, circular or other
shape and of rectangular or nonrectangular cross-section where such
non-rectangular cross-section is
achieved subsequent to the rolling
process (i.e., products which have been
‘‘worked after rolling’’)—for example,
products which have been beveled or
rounded at the edges. Steel products
that meet the noted physical
characteristics that are painted,
varnished or coated with plastic or other
non-metallic substances are included
within this scope. Also, specifically
included in the scope of the order are
high strength, low alloy (HSLA) steels.
HSLA steels are recognized as steels
with micro-alloying levels of elements
such as chromium, copper, niobium,
titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum.
Steel products to be included in this
scope, regardless of Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
definitions, are products in which: (1)
iron predominates, by weight, over each
of the other contained elements; (2) the
carbon content is two percent or less, by
weight; and (3) none of the elements
listed below is equal to or exceeds the
quantity, by weight, respectively
indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or
1.50 percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent
of copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum,
or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30
percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of
lead, or 1.25 percent of nickel, or 0.30
percent of tungsten, or 0.10 percent of
molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of
niobium, or 0.41 percent of titanium, or
0.15 percent of vanadium, or 0.15
percent zirconium. All products that
meet the written physical description,
and in which the chemistry quantities
do not equal or exceed any one of the
levels listed above, are within the scope
of this order unless otherwise
specifically excluded. The following
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products are specifically excluded from
the order: (1) products clad, plated, or
coated with metal, whether or not
painted, varnished or coated with
plastic or other non-metallic substances;
(2) SAE grades (formerly AISI grades) of
series 2300 and above; (3) products
made to ASTM A710 and A736 or their
proprietary equivalents; (4) abrasionresistant steels (i.e., USS AR 400, USS
AR 500); (5) products made to ASTM
A202, A225, A514 grade S, A517 grade
S, or their proprietary equivalents; (6)
ball bearing steels; (7) tool steels; and (8)
silicon manganese steel or silicon
electric steel.
The merchandise subject to the order
is currently classifiable under the
HTSUS under subheadings:
7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060,
7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000,
7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000,
7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000,
7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050,
7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000,
7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000,
7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000,
7226.99.0000.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
merchandise covered by the order is
dispositive.
Rescission of Review
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 will rescind the review, in
whole or in part, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1). In this case, DSM
withdrew its request for an
administrative review within 90 days
from the date of initiation. No other
interested party requested a review of
DSM. Therefore, consistent with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), and because DSM is the
sole respondent in this review, we are
rescinding this review of the
countervailing duty order on certain
cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate
from Korea.
Assessment
The Department intends to issue
assessment instructions to U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days
after the publication of this notice. The
Department will direct CBP to assess
countervailing duties at the cash deposit
rate in effect on the date of entry for
entries during the period January 1,
2008, through December 31, 2008.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-357-813]
Honey From Argentina: Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: June 4, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Douthit, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5050.
Background
On December 1, 2008, the Department published a notice of
opportunity to request an administrative review of the countervailing
duty order on honey from Argentina. See Antidumping or Countervailing
Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request
Administrative Review, 73 FR 72764 (December 1, 2008). On December 31,
2008, the American Honey Producers Association and the Sioux Honey
Association (petitioners) timely requested an administrative review of
the countervailing duty order on honey from Argentina for the period
January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008. In accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), the Department published a notice initiating an
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on honey from
Argentina. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 74 FR 5821
(February 2, 2009).
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
The Department's regulations provide that the Department will
rescind an administrative review if the party that requested the review
withdraws its request for review within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation. See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). On
February 27, 2009, petitioners submitted a letter withdrawing their
request of the review within the 90-day deadline. No other party
requested a review of the order. Therefore, the Department is
rescinding this administrative review of the countervailing duty order
on honey from Argentina for the period January 1, 2008 through December
31, 2008. The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 15 days after the
date of publication of this notice.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
administrative protection orders (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3) of the Department's
regulations, which continues to govern business proprietary information
in this segments of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the
return/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 violation which is subject to
sanction.
This notice is issued and 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).
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Dated: May 29, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-13067 Filed 6-3-09; 8:45 am]
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