AD/CV Admin Reviews Begin for Honey, Etc. - Action Needed for China
The International Trade Administration has initiated administrative reviews for certain firms subject to antidumping or countervailing duty orders with December anniversary dates. The ITA has also received requests to revoke two of these orders for six firms. The ITA intends to issue the final results of these reviews not later than December 31, 2012.
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| AD Proceedings | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Review Period: | 12/01/10 -- 11/30/11) | |
| Argentina | Honey | A-357-812 |
| Japan | Welded Large Diameter Line Pipe | A-588-857 |
| India | Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products | A-533-820 |
| China | Certain Cased Pencils1 | A-570-827 |
| China | Hand Trucks and Parts Thereof1 | A-570-891 |
| China | Honey1 | A-570-863 |
| CV Proceeding | ||
| (Review Period: | 01/1/11 -- 12/31/11) | |
| Argentina | Honey2 | C-357-813 |
Separate Rate Certifications/Applications for China
All firms listed in the ITA's notice that wish to either retain or receive separate-rate status in the administrative reviews involving non-market economy (NME) countries (in this case, China) must complete, as appropriate, either a Separate Rate Certification or a Separate Rate Application.
In order to demonstrate continued separate-rate eligibility, the ITA requires the China companies for whom a review was requested that were assigned a separate rate in the most recent segment of this proceeding in which they participated to certify that they continue to meet the criteria for obtaining a separate rate. Certifications are due 60 calendar days from after the publication of the notice; i.e. on or about March 30, 2012.
For firms that have not previously been assigned a separate rate in a completed proceeding, or have a separate rate but have changed their corporate structure or name, the ITA requires a Separate Rate Status Application, which is due on or about March 30, 2012.
The Separate Rate Certifications and the Separate Rate Status Applications are available at http://www.trade.gov/ia.
Notices of No Sales During the Review Period
If a producer or exporter named in this notice of initiation had no exports, sales, or entries during the period of review, it must notify the ITA within 60 days of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register; i.e. on or about March 30, 2012. (The ITA will consider rescinding the review only if the producer or exporter, as appropriate, submits a properly filed and timely statement certifying that it had no exports, sales, or entries of subject merchandise during the period of review.)
Respondent Selection
In the event the ITA limits the number of respondents for individual examination for administrative reviews, the ITA will select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data during the period of investigation. Respondent selection will be made within 21 days of publication of the Federal Register notice; i.e. on or about February 21, 2012. Comments regarding the CBP data and respondent selection should be filed within five days of placement of the CBP data on the record of the applicable review.
Requests to Revoke 2 AD Orders in Part
The ITA also received a timely request to revoke in part the antidumping duty orders on certain cased pencils from China for two exporters, and on honey from Argentina with respect to four exporters. (The ITA does not identify these exporters.)
1If one of the companies named in the notice does not qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of subject merchandise from China who have not qualified for a separate rate are deemed to be covered by this review as part of the single China entity of which the named exporters are a part.
2While the petitioners requested an administrative review of this CV duty order, no individual exporters requested the review. As a result, the Department intends to conduct the review of this order on an aggregate basis.
(See notice for the name of the firms that will be reviewed for each order, full instructions and deadlines for respondent selection, etc.)
ITA contact -- Brenda Waters (202) 482-4735
(FR Pub 01/31/12)