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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–831]
Fresh Garlic From the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of
Semiannual Antidumping Duty New
Shipper Review; 2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: On May 19, 2017, the
Department received a timely request
for a semiannual new shipper review
(NSR) from Qingdao Doo Won Foods
Co., Ltd. (Doo Won). The Department of
Commerce (Department) has determined
that the request for a NSR of the
antidumping duty order on Fresh Garlic
from the People’s Republic of China
(PRC) meets the statutory and regulatory
requirements for initiation. The period
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of review (POR) is November 1, 2016,
through April 30, 2017.
DATES: Effective July 10, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alexander Cipolla, 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) 482–4956.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department published the
antidumping duty order on fresh garlic
from the PRC in the Federal Register on
November 16, 1994.1 On May 19, 2017,
the Department received a timely
request for a NSR from Doo Won.2 Doo
Won certified that it is the exporter and
producer of the fresh garlic upon which
the request for a NSR is based. Pursuant
to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i), Doo Won
certified that it did not export fresh
garlic for sale to the United States
during the period of investigation
(POI).3 Moreover, pursuant to section
751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Doo Won certified
that, since the investigation was
initiated, it never has been affiliated
with any exporter or producer who
exported the subject merchandise to the
United States during the POI, including
those not individually examined during
the investigation.4 Further, as required
by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), it
certified that its export activities are not
controlled by the central government of
the PRC.5 Doo Won also certified it had
no subsequent shipments of subject
merchandise.6
In addition to the certifications
described above, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iv), Doo Won submitted
documentation establishing the
following: (1) The date of its first sale to
an unaffiliated customer in the United
States; (2) the date on which the fresh
garlic was first entered; and (3) the
volume of that shipment.7
The Department queried the database
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) in an attempt to confirm that the
shipment reported by Doo Won had
entered the United States for
1 See Antidumping Duty Order: Fresh Garlic from
the People’s Republic of China, 59 FR 59209
(November 16, 1994).
2 See Doo Won’s Letter, ‘‘Fresh garlic from the
People’s Republic of China: Request for NewShipper Review,’’ (November 30, 2016).
3 Id. at Attachment 1.
4 Id.
5 Id.
6 Id. at 2.
7 Id. at Attachment 2.
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consumption and that liquidation had
been properly suspended for
antidumping duties. The information
which the Department examined was
consistent with that provided by Doo
Won in its request.8 In particular, the
CBP data confirmed the price and
quantity reported by Doo Won for the
sale that forms the basis for this NSR
request.
Period of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(c), an
exporter or producer may request a NSR
within one year of the date on which its
subject merchandise was first entered.
Moreover, 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1) states
that if the request for the review is made
during the six-month period ending
with the end of the semiannual
anniversary month, the Secretary will
initiate a NSR in the calendar month
immediately following the semiannual
anniversary month. Further, 19 CFR
315.214(g)(1)(i)(B) states that if the NSR
was initiated in the month immediately
following the semiannual anniversary
month, the POR will be the six-month
period immediately preceding the
semiannual anniversary month. Doo
Won made the request for a NSR, which
included all documents and information
required by the statute and regulations,
within one year of the date on which its
fresh garlic first entered. Its request was
filed in May, which is the semiannual
anniversary month of the order.
Therefore, the POR is November 1,
2016, through April 30, 2017.9
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Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b), and the
information on the record, the
Department finds that Doo Won’s
request meets the threshold
requirements for initiation of a NSR
and, therefore, is initiating a NSR of Doo
Won. The Department intends to issue
the preliminary results within 180 days
after the date on which this review is
initiated and the final results within 90
days after the date on which we issue
the preliminary results.10
It is the Department’s usual practice
in cases involving non-market
economies to require that a company
seeking to establish eligibility for an
antidumping duty rate separate from the
country-wide rate (i.e., a separate rate)
provide evidence of de jure and de facto
absence of government control over the
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘New Shipper Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Fresh Garlic from the
People’s Republic of China: U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Entry Data,’’ dated June 21, 2017.
9 See 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(i)(B).
10 See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.
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company’s export activities.11
Accordingly, the Department will issue
questionnaires to Doo Won, which will
include a section requesting information
with regard to its export activities for
the purpose of establishing its eligibility
for a separate rate. The review will
proceed if the responses provide
sufficient indication that Doo Won is
not subject to either de jure or de facto
government control with respect to its
exports of fresh garlic.
On February 24, 2016, the President
signed into law the ‘‘Trade Facilitation
and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015,’’
H.R. 644, which made several
amendments to section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Act. We will conduct this new
shipper review in accordance with
section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, as
amended by the Trade Facilitation and
Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.12
Interested parties requiring access to
proprietary information in this
proceeding should submit applications
for disclosure under administrative
protective order in accordance with 19
CFR 351.305 and 351.306.
This initiation and notice are in
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and
351.221(c)(1)(i).
23, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Eastern time. The purpose of this
meeting is to review the results of
examiners’ scoring of written
applications. Panel members will vote
on which applicants merit site visits by
examiners to verify the accuracy of
quality improvements claimed by
applicants. The meeting is closed to the
public in order to protect the
proprietary data to be examined and
discussed.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, August 23, 2017, from 9:00
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. The
entire meeting will be closed to the
public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899–1020, telephone number (301)
975–2360, email robert.fangmeyer@
nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: July 3, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
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National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
AGENCY:
The Judges Panel of the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award (Judges Panel) will meet in
closed session on Wednesday, August
SUMMARY:
11 See Import Administration Policy Bulletin,
Number: 05.1. (https://ia.ita.doc.gov/policy/bull051.pdf).
12 The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement
Act of 2015 removed from section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Act the provision directing the Department to
instruct Customs and Border Protection to allow an
importer the option of posting a bond or security
in lieu of a cash deposit during the pendency of a
new shipper review.
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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App., notice is hereby given that the
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award will meet on
Wednesday, August 23, 2017, from 9:00
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. The
Judges Panel is composed of twelve
members, appointed by the Secretary of
Commerce, with a balanced
representation from U.S. service,
manufacturing, nonprofit, education,
and health care industries. Members are
selected for their familiarity with
quality improvement operations and
competitiveness issues of manufacturing
companies, service companies, small
businesses, health care providers, and
educational institutions. Members are
also chosen who have broad experience
in for-profit and nonprofit areas. The
purpose of this meeting is to review the
results of examiners’ scoring of written
applications. Panel members will vote
on which applicants merit site visits by
examiners to verify the accuracy of
quality improvements claimed by
applicants. The meeting is closed to the
public in order to protect the
proprietary data to be examined and
discussed.
The Chief Financial Officer and
Assistant Secretary for Administration,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-831]
Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of
Semiannual Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2016-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: On May 19, 2017, the Department received a timely request for
a semiannual new shipper review (NSR) from Qingdao Doo Won Foods Co.,
Ltd. (Doo Won). The Department of Commerce (Department) has determined
that the request for a NSR of the antidumping duty order on Fresh
Garlic from the People's Republic of China (PRC) meets the statutory
and regulatory requirements for initiation. The period of review (POR)
is November 1, 2016, through April 30, 2017.
DATES: Effective July 10, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Cipolla, 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-
4956.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department published the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic
from the PRC in the Federal Register on November 16, 1994.\1\ On May
19, 2017, the Department received a timely request for a NSR from Doo
Won.\2\ Doo Won certified that it is the exporter and producer of the
fresh garlic upon which the request for a NSR is based. Pursuant to
section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i), Doo
Won certified that it did not export fresh garlic for sale to the
United States during the period of investigation (POI).\3\ Moreover,
pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Doo Won certified that, since the investigation
was initiated, it never has been affiliated with any exporter or
producer who exported the subject merchandise to the United States
during the POI, including those not individually examined during the
investigation.\4\ Further, as required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B),
it certified that its export activities are not controlled by the
central government of the PRC.\5\ Doo Won also certified it had no
subsequent shipments of subject merchandise.\6\
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Fresh Garlic from the People's
Republic of China, 59 FR 59209 (November 16, 1994).
\2\ See Doo Won's Letter, ``Fresh garlic from the People's
Republic of China: Request for New-Shipper Review,'' (November 30,
2016).
\3\ Id. at Attachment 1.
\4\ Id.
\5\ Id.
\6\ Id. at 2.
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In addition to the certifications described above, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), Doo Won submitted documentation establishing the
following: (1) The date of its first sale to an unaffiliated customer
in the United States; (2) the date on which the fresh garlic was first
entered; and (3) the volume of that shipment.\7\
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\7\ Id. at Attachment 2.
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The Department queried the database of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) in an attempt to confirm that the shipment reported by
Doo Won had entered the United States for
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consumption and that liquidation had been properly suspended for
antidumping duties. The information which the Department examined was
consistent with that provided by Doo Won in its request.\8\ In
particular, the CBP data confirmed the price and quantity reported by
Doo Won for the sale that forms the basis for this NSR request.
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``New Shipper Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China: U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Entry Data,'' dated June 21, 2017.
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Period of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(c), an exporter or producer may request
a NSR within one year of the date on which its subject merchandise was
first entered. Moreover, 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1) states that if the
request for the review is made during the six-month period ending with
the end of the semiannual anniversary month, the Secretary will
initiate a NSR in the calendar month immediately following the
semiannual anniversary month. Further, 19 CFR 315.214(g)(1)(i)(B)
states that if the NSR was initiated in the month immediately following
the semiannual anniversary month, the POR will be the six-month period
immediately preceding the semiannual anniversary month. Doo Won made
the request for a NSR, which included all documents and information
required by the statute and regulations, within one year of the date on
which its fresh garlic first entered. Its request was filed in May,
which is the semiannual anniversary month of the order. Therefore, the
POR is November 1, 2016, through April 30, 2017.\9\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(i)(B).
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Initiation of New Shipper Review
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b),
and the information on the record, the Department finds that Doo Won's
request meets the threshold requirements for initiation of a NSR and,
therefore, is initiating a NSR of Doo Won. The Department intends to
issue the preliminary results within 180 days after the date on which
this review is initiated and the final results within 90 days after the
date on which we issue the preliminary results.\10\
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\10\ See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.
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It is the Department's usual practice in cases involving non-market
economies to require that a company seeking to establish eligibility
for an antidumping duty rate separate from the country-wide rate (i.e.,
a separate rate) provide evidence of de jure and de facto absence of
government control over the company's export activities.\11\
Accordingly, the Department will issue questionnaires to Doo Won, which
will include a section requesting information with regard to its export
activities for the purpose of establishing its eligibility for a
separate rate. The review will proceed if the responses provide
sufficient indication that Doo Won is not subject to either de jure or
de facto government control with respect to its exports of fresh
garlic.
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\11\ See Import Administration Policy Bulletin, Number: 05.1.
(https://ia.ita.doc.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf).
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On February 24, 2016, the President signed into law the ``Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015,'' H.R. 644, which made
several amendments to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act. We will conduct
this new shipper review in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the
Act, as amended by the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of
2015.\12\
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\12\ The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
removed from section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act the provision directing
the Department to instruct Customs and Border Protection to allow an
importer the option of posting a bond or security in lieu of a cash
deposit during the pendency of a new shipper review.
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Interested parties requiring access to proprietary information in
this proceeding should submit applications for disclosure under
administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and
351.306.
This initiation and notice are in accordance with section
751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: July 3, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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