Notice2025-10734
Ripe Olives From Spain: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022
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Published
June 13, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain exporters/producers of ripe olives from Spain received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 113 (Friday, June 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25022-25023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10734]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-469-818]
Ripe Olives From Spain: Final Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain exporters/producers of ripe olives from Spain received
countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1,
2022, through December 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable June 13, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dusten Hom or Theodore Pearson, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5075 or (202) 482-2631,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 12, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results
of this administrative review in the Federal Register and invited
comments from interested parties.\1\ On December 9, 2024, Commerce
tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by 90
days.\2\ On March 10, 2025, Commerce extended the final results by 57
days.\3\ Accordingly, the deadline for the final results is now June 6,
2025.\4\
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\1\ See Ripe Olives from Spain: Preliminary Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of
Review; 2022, 89 FR 74210 (September 12, 2024) (Preliminary
Results).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022,'' dated March 10,
2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022,'' dated March 10,
2025.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Ripe Olives from Spain; 2022,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the Order are ripe olives from Spain. For a
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by interested parties in their case and rebuttal
briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The topics
discussed and the issues raised by parties to which we responded in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum are listed in the appendix to this
notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is
on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
CVD 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of comments received from interested parties
and verification findings, we made changes to our substantial
dependence calculation from the Preliminary Results.\6\ For a
discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\6\ See Preliminary Results.
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Methodology
Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found
to be countervailable, we determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a
government-
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provided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the
recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\7\ In these final results,
Commerce relied, in part, on facts otherwise available, including with
an adverse inference, pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
For a complete description of the methodology underlying all of
Commerce's conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\7\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Final Results of the Administrative Review
Commerce determined the following net countervailable subsidy rates
exist for the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022:
Disclosure
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Subsidy rate (percent
Producer/exporter ad valorem)
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Agro Sevilla Aceitunas S.Coop.And.............. 6.59
Angel Camacho Alimentaci[oacute]n, S.L. and its 12.69
cross-owned affiliates \8\....................
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Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis
performed for these final results of review within five days of the
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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\8\ Commerce found the following companies to be cross-owned
with Angel Camacho Alimentaci[oacute]n, S.L.: Grupo Angel Camacho,
S.L., Cuarterola S.L., and Cucanoche S.L.
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Assessment
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), Commerce shall determine, and U.S Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. Commerce intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after 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
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, we also intend to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amounts shown above for the above-listed companies with
regard to shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of these
final results of review. For all non-reviewed firms subject to the
Order, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties at the most recent company-specific
rate or the all-others rate (i.e., 11.08 percent), as appropriate.\9\
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
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\9\ See Ripe Olives from Spain: Implementation of Determination
Under Section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, 88 FR 3384
(January 19, 2023).
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
These final results are issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: June 6, 2025.
Steven Presing,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Subsidies Valuation
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Revise its Substantial
Dependence Calculation Methodology
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Revise its Facts Available
(FA) Methodology for Growers that Provided Insufficient Information
Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Apply Adverse Facts Available
(AFA) to Camacho's Growers
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should Find Additional Camacho
Growers to be Uncooperative
IX. Recommendation
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