[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5764-5765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2415]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-863]


Honey from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of New 
Shipper Antidumping Duty Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

DATES: Effective Date: February 4, 2010.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') has determined 
that two requests for new shipper reviews (``NSRs'') of the antidumping 
duty order on honey from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), 
received on December 10, 2009, and December 12, 2009, respectively, 
meet the statutory and regulatory requirements for initiation. The 
period of review (``POR'') of these two NSRs is December 1, 2008 
through November 30, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Gorelik, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6905.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The antidumping duty order on honey from the PRC was published in 
the Federal Register on December 10, 2001. See Notice of Amended Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty 
Order; Honey from the People's Republic of China, 66 FR 63670 (December 
10, 2001) (``Order''). On December 10, 2009, and December 12, 2009, 
pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``Act''), and 19 CFR 351.214(c), the Department received two 
timely filed requests for a NSR of the Order from Suzhou Shanding Honey 
Product Co., Ltd. (``Suzhou Shanding'') and Wuhu Fenglian Co., Ltd. 
(``Wuhu Fenglian''), respectively. Both Suzhou Shanding and Wuhu 
Fenglian have certified that they are both the producer and exporter of 
the subject merchandise upon which the request for the NSRs are based.
    The Department conducted queries for data from the U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (``CBP'') and requested CBP entry document packages 
to confirm that the shipments made by Suzhou Shanding and Wuhu Fenglian 
had officially entered the United States via assignment of an entry 
date in the CBP database.\1\ In addition, the Department confirmed the 
existence of Suzhou Shanding and Wuhu Fenglian and their corresponding 
U.S. customers.
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    \1\ The Department placed the business proprietary CBP data on 
the record and released it to interested parties under the 
Administrative Protective Order. See ``Memorandum to the File from 
Blaine Wiltse; Placing CBP Data on the Record of New Shipper Reviews 
of Honey from the People's Republic of China,'' dated January 8, 
2010, and ``Memorandum to the File from Irene Gorelik; Placing 
Second Run of CBP Data on the Record of New Shipper Reviews of Honey 
from the People's Republic of China,'' dated January 22, 2010.

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Initiation of New Shipper Reviews

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.214(d)(1), the Department finds that Suzhou Shanding and Wuhu 
Fenglian meet the threshold requirements for initiation of a NSR for 
the shipment of honey from the PRC they produced and exported. See 
``Memorandum to File through James C. Doyle, Director, Office 9 from 
Catherine Bertrand, Program Manager, Office 9; Re: Honey from the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of AD New Shipper Review for 
Suzhou Shanding Honey Product Co., Ltd.'' dated January 31, 2010 and 
``Memorandum to File through James C. Doyle, Director, Office 9 from 
Catherine Bertrand, Program Manager, Office 9; Re: Honey from the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of AD New Shipper Review for 
Wuhu Fenglian Co., Ltd.,'' dated January 31, 2010.
    The Department intends to issue the preliminary results of these 
NSRs no later than 180 days from the date of initiation, and final 
results no later than 270 days from the date of initiation. See section 
751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.
    Because both Suzhou Shanding and Wuhu Fenglian certified that they 
produced and exported subject merchandise, the sales of which form the 
basis for their respective requests for a new shipper review, we will 
instruct CBP to allow, at the option of the importer until the 
completion of the reviews, the posting of a bond or security in lieu of 
a cash deposit for each entry of the subject merchandise produced and 
exported by Suzhou Shanding and produced and exported by Wuhu Fenglian 
in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.214(e). The bonding privilege will apply only to subject 
merchandise produced and exported by Suzhou Shanding and subject 
merchandise produced and exported by Wuhu Fenglian.
    Interested parties requiring access to proprietary information in 
this NSR should submit applications for disclosure under administrative 
protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 351.306. This 
initiation and notice are published in accordance with section 
751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 351.221(c)(1)(i).

    Dated: January 29, 2010.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
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