Notice2022-07270
Raw Honey From Ukraine: Termination of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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Published
April 6, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
Based on a withdrawal of the antidumping duty (AD) petition on raw honey from Ukraine by the American Honey Producers Association and the Sioux Honey Association (collectively, the petitioners), we are terminating this less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19855-19856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07270]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-823-820]
Raw Honey From Ukraine: Termination of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on a withdrawal of the antidumping duty (AD) petition on
raw honey from Ukraine by the American Honey Producers Association and
the Sioux Honey Association (collectively, the petitioners), we are
terminating this less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation.
DATES: Applicable April 6, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jasun Moy, AD/CVD Operations, Office
V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-8194.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 21, 2021, Commerce received an AD petition concerning
imports of raw honey from Ukraine, filed in proper form by the
petitioners.\1\ On May 11, 2021, Commerce initiated the AD
investigation on raw honey from Ukraine.\2\ On November 23, 2021,
Commerce published its preliminary determination in the LTFV
investigation of raw honey from Ukraine, in which we also postponed the
final determination.\3\ On March 2, 2022, Commerce tolled all
activities and deadlines by 90 days in this investigation in light of
events occurring in Ukraine, thereby extending the deadline for the
final determination until July 6, 2022.\4\ On March 24, 2022, the
petitioners submitted a letter withdrawing the AD petition with respect
to Ukraine.\5\
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\1\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Raw Honey from Argentina, Brazil,
India, Ukraine and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam--Petition for
the Imposition of Antidumping Duties,'' dated April 21, 2021.
\2\ See Raw Honey from Argentina, Brazil, India, Ukraine, and
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-
Value Investigations, 86 FR 26897 (May 18, 2021).
\3\ See Raw Honey from Ukraine: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of
Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 86 FR
66524 (November 23, 2021) (Preliminary Determination), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines in the Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigation of Raw Honey from Ukraine,'' dated March 2,
2022.
\5\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Withdrawal of Petition and
Termination of Antidumping Duty Investigation,'' dated March 24,
2022.
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Section 351.207(b)(1) of Commerce's regulations stipulates that the
Secretary may terminate an investigation, provided it has concluded
that termination of the investigation is in the public interest.
Commerce has concluded that termination is in the public interest.
Accordingly, pursuant to section 734(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), 19 CFR 351.207(b)(1), and based on the
petitioners' letter withdrawing the AD petition, we are terminating
this LTFV investigation.
Termination of the Investigation
In accordance with section 734(a)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.207(b)(1), upon the petitioners' withdrawal of the petition, we are
terminating the LTFV investigation of raw honey from Ukraine.
Suspension of Liquidation
In the Preliminary Determination, Commerce determined weighted-
average dumping margins for exporters of raw honey from Ukraine that
were above de minimis. Therefore, we instructed U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of raw honey from
Ukraine as of November 23, 2021, the date of the publication of the
Preliminary Determination.\6\ Because Commerce is terminating this LTFV
investigation, we will instruct CBP to terminate suspension of
liquidation and refund any cash deposits of estimated antidumping
duties for entries of raw honey from Ukraine.
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\6\ See Preliminary Determination.
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Dated: March 31, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-07270 Filed 4-5-22; 8:45 am]
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