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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9410-9411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02541]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-357-818]

Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Lemon 
Juice From Argentina: Rescission of 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 
Administrative Reviews

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative reviews of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty 
Investigation on Lemon Juice from Argentina (2016 Agreement) for the 
periods of review (PORs) from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 
2023, and from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. On January 
17, 2025, Commerce finalized an amendment to the 2016 Agreement, 
rendering the administrative reviews of the pre-existing 2016 Amendment 
moot.

DATES: Applicable February 12, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally C. Gannon or Jill Buckles, 
Bilateral Agreements Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0162 or (202) 
482-6230, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 10, 2007, Commerce entered into an agreement to 
suspend the antidumping duty investigation on lemon juice from 
Argentina.\1\ On October 20, 2016, Commerce and producers/exporters 
accounting for substantially all imports of lemon juice from Argentina 
signed the 2016 Agreement.\2\ On May 22, 2024, Commerce formally opened 
consultations with the signatory producers/exporters with respect to 
possible revisions to the 2016 Agreement.\3\
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    \1\ See Suspension of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Lemon 
Juice From Argentina, 72 FR 53991 (September 21, 2007).
    \2\ See Lemon Juice from Argentina: Continuation of Suspension 
of Antidumping Investigation, 81 FR 74395 (October 26, 2016).
    \3\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Consultations on Potential 
Amendment to the 2016 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty 
Investigation on Lemon Juice from Argentina,'' dated May 22, 2024.
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    On October 3, 2023 and October 1, 2024, respectively, Commerce 
notified interested parties of the opportunity to request 
administrative reviews of the 2016 Agreement.\4\ On October 30, 2023 
and October 14, 2024, respectively, Ventura Coastal, LLC (petitioner) 
submitted requests for administrative reviews of the 2016 Agreement.\5\ 
On December 6, 2023, and November 14, 2024, respectively, Commerce 
published in the Federal Register notices initiating the administrative 
reviews of the 2016 Agreement for the PORs October 1, 2022, through 
September 30, 2023, and October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024.\6\ 
On November 13, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register 
preliminary results of the 2022-2023 administrative review in 
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).\7\
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    \4\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 88 FR 68098 (October 3, 2023); see also Antidumping or 
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; 
Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 89 FR 79894 (October 
1, 2024).
    \5\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated October 30, 2023; see also Petitioner's Letter, 
``Request for Administrative Review,'' dated October 14, 2024.
    \6\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 84784 (December 6, 2023); see also 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews, 89 FR 89955 (November 14, 2024).
    \7\ See Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation 
on Lemon Juice From Argentina; Preliminary Results of 2022-2023 
Administrative Review, 89 FR 89599 (November 13, 2024).
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    On January 17, 2025, Commerce and a representative of the signatory 
producers/exporters accounting for substantially all imports of lemon 
juice from Argentina signed a final amendment to the 2016 Agreement.\8\ 
On February 5, 2025, Commerce issued its final statutory memorandum 
which provides detailed explanations regarding how the amended 
agreement meets its statutory requirements and

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responds to comments from interested parties on the amendment.\9\
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    \8\ See Lemon Juice From Argentina: Amendment to the Agreement 
Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation, 90 FR 8116 (January 
24, 2025).
    \9\ See Memorandum, ``Amendment to the Agreement Suspending the 
Antidumping Duty Investigation on Lemon Juice from Argentina: 
Assessment of Statutory Requirements,'' dated February 5, 2025.
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Rescission of the Administrative Reviews

    Commerce has conducted these reviews in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(C) of the Act, which specifies that Commerce shall ``review 
the current status of, and compliance with, any agreement by reason of 
which an investigation was suspended.'' Because Commerce has finalized 
a new amendment revising the terms and conditions of the 2016 
Agreement, the administrative reviews of the pre-existing 2016 
Agreement for the PORs from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 
2023, and from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, are now 
moot. The reviews pertain to a version of the 2016 Agreement that no 
longer exists. Accordingly, we are hereby rescinding these reviews.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: February 7, 2025.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2025-02541 Filed 2-11-25; 8:45 am]
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