Notice2024-20620
Ripe Olives From Spain: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, and Partial Rescission of Review; 2022-2023
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Published
September 12, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74207-74210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20620]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-469-817]
Ripe Olives From Spain: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, and Partial Rescission of Review; 2022-2023
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
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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\
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\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).
\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).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 71829 (October 18, 2023) (Initiation
Notice).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Companies to be Reviewed,'' dated November
13, 2023.
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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\
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated April 10,
2024.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
\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).
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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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition,
a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is available
at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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).
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\8\ See Plasoliva's Letter, ``Plasoliva, S.L.'s Withdrawal
Request for Administrative Review,'' dated January 12, 2024.
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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{time} .'' 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\
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\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).
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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:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Agro Sevilla Aceitunas, S. Coop. And.................... 23.86
Angel Camacho Alimentacion, S.L......................... 3.43
Aceitunera del Norte de C[aacute]ceres, S.Coop.Ltda. de 17.67
2 Grado................................................
Alimentary Group DCOOP, S.Coop. And..................... 17.67
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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\
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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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
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statement of the issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\13\
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
\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).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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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\
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\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.
\15\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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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.
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
\17\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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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\
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\18\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\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).
\20\ See Final Modification for Reviews, 77 FR at 8103; see also
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
\21\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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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\
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\22\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
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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.
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\23\ See Order, 83 FR at 37466; see also Amended Order, 83 FR at
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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
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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
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