88 FR 25 pgs. 7940-7941 - Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Fifth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 25Pages: 7940 - 7941
Pages: 7940, 7941Docket number: [A-570-831]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-02537 Filed 2-6-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-831]
Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Fifth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
As a result of this expedited review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on fresh garlic (garlic) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Review" section of this notice.
DATES:
Applicable February 7, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 3, 2022, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the sunset review of the AD order on garlic from China, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 1 On October 12, 2022, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from the domestic interested parties? 2 with respect to the Order, within the 15-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). 3 The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as manufacturers of the domestic like product in the United States. 4 On June 1, 2022, the domestic interested parties submitted a timely substantive response for this sunset review within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). 5 Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any other interested parties with respect to the Order covered by this sunset review.
Footnotes:
1 ? See Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Reviews, 87 FR 59779 (October 3, 2022); see also Antidumping Duty Order: Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China, 59 FR 59209 (November 16, 1994) ( Order ).
2 ?The domestic interested parties in this sunset review are the petitioners, who consist of the Fresh Garlic Producers Association and its individual members: Christopher Ranch L.L.C., The Garlic Company, and Valley Garlic, Inc.
3 ? See Petitioners' Letter, "Five-Year ("Sunset") Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China-Petitioners' Notice of Intent to Participate," dated October 12, 2022.
4 ? Id.
5 ? See Petitioners' Letter, "Five-Year ("Sunset") Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China-Petitioners' Substantive Response to the Department's Notice of Initiation," dated November 2, 2022.
On November 30, 2022, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties in this sunset review. 6 As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this Order.
Footnotes:
6 ? See Commerce's Letter, "Sunset Reviews for October 2022," dated November 30, 2022.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the Order are all grades of garlic, whole or separated into constituent cloves. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 7
Footnotes:
7 ? See Memorandum, "Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Fifth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China," dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as an 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 Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNotices/ListLayout.aspx.
Final Results of Sunset Review
[top] Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely notification of the destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: January 31, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix-List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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