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 Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-469-817]
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
 SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023. In addition, we are rescinding the administrative review with respect to one company. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
 DATES: Applicable September 12, 2024.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Teresa Aymerich or Drew Jackson, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0499 or (202) 482-4406, respectively.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On August 1, 2018, Commerce published in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     the 
                    ( print page 74208)
                    antidumping duty order on ripe olives (olives) from Spain.[1]
                    
                     On August 2, 2023, Commerce published in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the 
                    *Order.*[2]
                    
                     On October 18, 2023, based on timely requests for an administrative review, Commerce initiated the administrative review covering five companies.[3]
                    
                     On November 13, 2023, Commerce selected Agro Sevilla Aceitunas, S. Coop. And. (Agro Sevilla) and Angel Camacho Alimentacion, S.L. (Camacho) as the mandatory respondents in this administrative review.[4] On April 10, 2024, Commerce extended the preliminary results of this review to August 30, 2024.[5]
                    
                     On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.[6]
                    
                     The deadline for the preliminary results is now September 6, 2024. For a complete description of the events between the initiation of this review and these preliminary results, 
                    *see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.[7] A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the public 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum is available at 
                    *https://access.trade.gov/​public/​FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.* Scope of the Order The products covered by this 
                    *Order*
                     are olives from Spain. For a full description of the scope of the 
                    *Order, see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Methodology Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying these preliminary results, 
                    *see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Partial Rescission of Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested a review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation. The request for an administrative review of Plasoliva, S.L (Plasoliva) was withdrawn within 90 days of the date of publication of the 
                    *Initiation Notice.*[8]
                    
                     No other party requested an administrative review of Plasoliva. As a result, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to this company, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). Rate for Non-Selected Companies The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the establishment of a rate to be applied to companies not selected for individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in a market economy investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for companies which were not selected for individual examination in an administrative review. Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally “an amount equal to the weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated excluding any zero or 
                    *de minimis*
                     margins, and any margins determined entirely {on the basis of facts available}.” In this review, we preliminarily calculated dumping margins for the two mandatory respondents, Agro Sevilla and Camacho, of 23.86 and 3.43 percent, respectively, and have assigned to the non-selected companies a rate of 17.67 percent, which is the weighted average dumping margins of Agro Sevilla and Camacho weighted by their publicly ranged U.S. sales values.[9] Preliminary Results of Review We preliminarily determine that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023: Producer/exporter
Weighted-
                             average 
                             dumping 
                             margin 
                             (percent)Agro Sevilla Aceitunas, S. Coop. And
23.86Angel Camacho Alimentacion, S.L
3.43Aceitunera del Norte de Cáceres, S.Coop.Ltda. de 2 Grado
17.67Alimentary Group DCOOP, S.Coop. And
17.67
 Disclosure We intend to disclose the calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within five days after public announcement of the preliminary results.[10] Public Comment Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.[11]
                    
                     Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.[12]
                    
                     Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a 
                    ( print page 74209)
                    statement of the issue; and (2) a table of authorities.[13] As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.[14]
                    
                     Further, we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final determination in this review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).[15] Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs. An electronically filed hearing request must be received successfully in its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold a hearing at a time and date to be determined.[16]
                    
                     Parties should confirm the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. All submissions, including case and rebuttal briefs, as well as hearing requests, should be filed using ACCESS.[17]
                    
                     An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline. Assessment Rates Upon completion of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.[18]
                    
                     If a respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or 
                    *de minimis*
                     (
                    *i.e.,*
                     less than 0.5 percent) in the final results of this review, we intend to calculate an importer-specific assessment rate based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales and the total entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).[19]
                    
                     If the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or 
                    *de minimis*
                     in the final results of this review, we intend to instruct CBP not to assess duties on any of its entries in accordance with the 
                    *Final Modification for Reviews.*[20]
                    
                     The final results of this administrative review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.[21] For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by either of the individually examined respondents for which they did not know that the merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate these entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.[22] For the companies identified above that were not selected for individual examination, we will instruct CBP to liquidate entries at the rates established after the completion of the final results of review. Because Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to Plasoliva, we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise during the POR from this company at a rate equal to the cash deposit rate for estimated antidumping duties that was required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue its rescission instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                    . Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                    . If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (
                    *i.e.,*
                     within 90 days of publication). Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements for estimated antidumping duties will be effective upon publication in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     of the notice of final results of this review for all shipments of olives from Spain entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for companies subject to this review will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margins established in the final results of the review; (2) for merchandise exported by companies not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published in the completed segment for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the completed segment for the most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 19.98 percent,[23]
                    
                     the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Final Results of Review Unless extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the issues raised 
                    ( print page 74210)
                    in any written briefs, no later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). Notification to Importers This notice 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 and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of countervailing duties. Notification to Interested Parties These preliminary results and notice are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4), 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). Dated: September 5, 2024. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy 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. Rescission of Review, In Part V. Rate for Non-Selected Companies VI. Discussion of the Methodology VII. Currency Conversion VIII. Recommendation


# Footnotes

1.
    
                         
                        *See Ripe Olives from Spain: Antidumping Duty Order,*83 FR 37465 (August 1, 2018); and 
                        *Ripe Olives from Spain: Notice of Correction to Antidumping Duty Order,*83 FR 39691 (August 10, 2018) (collectively, 
                        *Order*). Back to Citation
 2.
    
                         
                        *See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List,*88 FR 50840 (August 2, 2023). Back to Citation
 3.
    
                         
                        *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,*88 FR 71829 (October 18, 2023) (
                        *Initiation Notice*). Back to Citation
 4.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Companies to be Reviewed,” dated November 13, 2023. Back to Citation
 5.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated April 10, 2024. Back to Citation
 6.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024. Back to Citation
 7.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Ripe Olives from Spain; 2022-2023,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). Back to Citation
 8.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Plasoliva's Letter, “Plasoliva, S.L.'s Withdrawal Request for Administrative Review,” dated January 12, 2024. Back to Citation
 9.
    
                         With two respondents under examination, Commerce normally calculates (A) a weighted-average of the dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of the dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average of the dumping margins calculated for the examined respondent using each company's publicly-ranged U.S. sales quantities for the merchandise under consideration. Commerce then compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A) as the most appropriate rate for all other producers and exporters. 
                        *See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom” Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part,*75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010). Back to Citation
 10.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.224(b). Back to Citation
 11.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). Back to Citation
 12.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.309(d); 
                        *see also Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,*88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) (
                        *APO and Service Final Rule*). Back to Citation
 13.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). Back to Citation
 14.
    
                         We use the term “issue” here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Back to Citation
 15.
    
                         
                        *See APO and Service Final Rule.* Back to Citation
 16.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.310(d). Back to Citation
 17.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.303. Back to Citation
 18.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Back to Citation
 19.
    
                         In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the assessment rate calculation method adopted in 
                        *Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final Modification,*77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) (
                        *Final Modification for Reviews*). Back to Citation
 20.
    
                         
                        *See Final Modification for Reviews,*
                         77 FR at 8103; 
                        *see also*19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). Back to Citation
 21.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act. Back to Citation
 22.
    
                         For a full discussion of this practice, 
                        *see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,*68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). Back to Citation
 23.
    
                         
                        *See Order,*
                         83 FR at 37466; 
                        *see also Amended Order,*
                         83 FR at 39692. Back to Citation


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