82 FR 50683 - Honey From China; Institution of a Five-Year Review

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 210 (November 1, 2017)

Page Range		50683-50686
FR Document		2017-23655
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), as amended, to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on honey from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by submitting the information specified below to the Commission.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-893 (Third Review)]


Honey From China; Institution of a Five-Year Review

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a 
review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), as amended, to 
determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on honey 
from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
material injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested parties are requested 
to respond to this notice by submitting the information specified below 
to the Commission.

DATES: Instituted November 1, 2017. To be assured of consideration, the 
deadline for responses is December 1, 2017. Comments on the adequacy of 
responses may be filed with the Commission by January 16, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information 
on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-
1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special 
assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the 
Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning 
the

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Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server 
(https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background.--On December 10, 2001, the Department of Commerce 
issued an antidumping duty order on imports of honey from China (66 FR 
63672). Following the first five-year reviews by Commerce and the 
Commission, effective August 2, 2007, Commerce issued a continuation of 
the antidumping duty order on honey from China (72 FR 42384). Following 
the second five-year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective 
December 13, 2012, Commerce issued a continuation of the antidumping 
duty order on imports of honey from China (77 FR 74173). The Commission 
is now conducting a third review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, 
as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to determine whether revocation of the 
order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. 
Provisions concerning the conduct of this proceeding may be found in 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR parts 201, 
subparts A and B and 19 CFR part 207, subparts A and F. The Commission 
will assess the adequacy of interested party responses to this notice 
of institution to determine whether to conduct a full review or an 
expedited review. The Commission's determination in any expedited 
review will be based on the facts available, which may include 
information provided in response to this notice.
    Definitions.--The following definitions apply to this review:
    (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is 
within the scope of the five-year review, as defined by the Department 
of Commerce.
    (2) The Subject Country in this review is China.
    (3) The Domestic Like Product is the domestically produced product 
or products which are like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the Subject Merchandise. In its original 
determination and its expedited first and second five-year review 
determinations, the Commission found that there was one Domestic Like 
Product consisting of all honey, consistent with Commerce's scope.
    (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the 
Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of 
the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion of the total 
domestic production of the product. In its original determination and 
its expedited first and second five-year review determinations, the 
Commission found a single Domestic Industry consisting of the U.S. 
producers of honey, both raw and processed. The Commission also found 
that packers, who produce processed honey, as well as beekeepers, who 
produce raw honey, should be treated as U.S. producers.
    (5) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or 
through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject 
Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or 
through its selling agent.
    Participation in the proceeding and public service list.--Persons, 
including industrial users of the Subject Merchandise and, if the 
merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in the proceeding as parties must 
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as 
provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the Commission's rules, no later 
than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 
The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names 
and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties 
to the proceeding.
    Former Commission employees who are seeking to appear in Commission 
five-year reviews are advised that they may appear in a review even if 
they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding 
underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation. The Commission's designated agency ethics 
official has advised that a five-year review is not the same particular 
matter as the underlying original investigation, and a five-year review 
is not the same particular matter as an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207, the post 
employment statute for Federal employees, and Commission rule 201.15(b) 
(19 CFR 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 
2008). Consequently, former employees are not required to seek 
Commission approval to appear in a review under Commission rule 19 CFR 
201.15, even if the corresponding underlying original investigation or 
an earlier review of the same underlying investigation was pending when 
they were Commission employees. For further ethics advice on this 
matter, contact Charles Smith, Deputy Agency Ethics Official, at 202-
205-3408.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and APO service list.--
Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI submitted in this proceeding available to authorized 
applicants under the APO issued in the proceeding, provided that the 
application is made no later than 21 days after publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. Authorized applicants must represent 
interested parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to 
the proceeding. A separate service list will be maintained by the 
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    Certification.--Pursuant to section 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, any person submitting information to the Commission in 
connection with this proceeding must certify that the information is 
accurate and complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In 
making the certification, the submitter will acknowledge that 
information submitted in response to this request for information and 
throughout this proceeding or other proceeding may be disclosed to and 
used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract 
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a 
related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, 
and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of 
the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. 
government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity 
purposes. All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure 
agreements.
    Written submissions.--Pursuant to section 207.61 of the 
Commission's rules, each interested party response to this notice must 
provide the information specified below. The deadline for filing such 
responses is December 1, 2017. Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the 
Commission's rules, eligible parties (as specified in Commission rule 
207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments concerning the adequacy of 
responses to the notice of institution and whether the Commission 
should conduct an expedited or full review. The deadline for filing 
such comments is January 16, 2018. All written submissions must conform 
with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any 
submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of 
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the

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Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on E-Filing, available on 
the Commission's Web site at https://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon 
the Commission's rules with respect to electronic filing. Also, in 
accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's rules, 
each document filed by a party to the proceeding must be served on all 
other parties to the proceeding (as identified by either the public or 
APO service list as appropriate), and a certificate of service must 
accompany the document (if you are not a party to the proceeding you do 
not need to serve your response).
    No response to this request for information is required if a 
currently valid Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') number is not 
displayed; the OMB number is 3117 0016/USITC No. 17-5-398, expiration 
date June 30, 2020. Public reporting burden for the request is 
estimated to average 15 hours per response. Please send comments 
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to the Office of 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436.
    Inability to provide requested information.--Pursuant to section 
207.61(c) of the Commission's rules, any interested party that cannot 
furnish the information requested by this notice in the requested form 
and manner shall notify the Commission at the earliest possible time, 
provide a full explanation of why it cannot provide the requested 
information, and indicate alternative forms in which it can provide 
equivalent information. If an interested party does not provide this 
notification (or the Commission finds the explanation provided in the 
notification inadequate) and fails to provide a complete response to 
this notice, the Commission may take an adverse inference against the 
party pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677e(b)) in 
making its determination in the review.
    Information To Be Provided in Response to This Notice of 
Institution: As used below, the term ``firm'' includes any related 
firms.
    (1) The name and address of your firm or entity (including World 
Wide Web address) and name, telephone number, fax number, and Email 
address of the certifying official.
    (2) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is an 
interested party under 19 U.S.C. 1677(9) and if so, how, including 
whether your firm/entity is a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like 
Product, a U.S. union or worker group, a U.S. importer of the Subject 
Merchandise, a foreign producer or exporter of the Subject Merchandise, 
a U.S. or foreign trade or business association (a majority of whose 
members are interested parties under the statute), or another 
interested party (including an explanation). If you are a union/worker 
group or trade/business association, identify the firms in which your 
workers are employed or which are members of your association.
    (3) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is willing to 
participate in this proceeding by providing information requested by 
the Commission.
    (4) A statement of the likely effects of the revocation of the 
antidumping duty order on the Domestic Industry in general and/or your 
firm/entity specifically. In your response, please discuss the various 
factors specified in section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a)) 
including the likely volume of subject imports, likely price effects of 
subject imports, and likely impact of imports of Subject Merchandise on 
the Domestic Industry.
    (5) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. producers of 
the Domestic Like Product. Identify any known related parties and the 
nature of the relationship as defined in section 771(4)(B) of the Act 
(19 U.S.C. 1677(4)(B)).
    (6) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. importers of 
the Subject Merchandise and producers of the Subject Merchandise in the 
Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject 
Merchandise to the United States or other countries after 2011.
    (7) A list of 3-5 leading purchasers in the U.S. market for the 
Domestic Like Product and the Subject Merchandise (including street 
address, World Wide Web address, and the name, telephone number, fax 
number, and Email address of a responsible official at each firm).
    (8) A list of known sources of information on national or regional 
prices for the Domestic Like Product or the Subject Merchandise in the 
U.S. or other markets.
    (9) If you are a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product, 
provide the following information on your firm's operations on that 
product during calendar year 2016, except as noted (report quantity 
data in pounds and value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you 
are a union/worker group or trade/business association, provide the 
information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms in which your workers 
are employed/which are members of your association.
    (a) Production and/or packing (quantity) and, if known, an estimate 
of the percentage of total U.S. production and/or packing of the 
Domestic Like Product accounted for by your firm's(s') production and/
or packing;
    (b) Number of domestic honey producing colonies, including yield 
per colony (quantity), and/or capacity (quantity) of your firm to 
produce the Domestic Like Product (that is, the level of production 
that your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain 
during the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment 
and machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels 
(hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance, 
repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix);
    (c) The quantity and value of U.S. commercial shipments of the 
Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s);
    (d) The quantity and value of U.S. internal consumption/company 
transfers of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s); 
and
    (e) The value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost of goods sold (COGS), 
(iii) gross profit, (iv) selling, general and administrative (SG&A) 
expenses, and (v) operating income of the Domestic Like Product 
produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include both U.S. and export commercial 
sales, internal consumption, and company transfers) for your most 
recently completed fiscal year (identify the date on which your fiscal 
year ends).
    (10) If you are a U.S. importer or a trade/business association of 
U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise from the Subject Country, 
provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that 
product during calendar year 2016 (report quantity data in pounds and 
value data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business association, 
provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are 
members of your association.
    (a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including 
antidumping duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise from the 
Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;
    (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject Merchandise imported 
from the Subject Country; and
    (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of Subject 
Merchandise imported from the Subject Country.

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    (11) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business 
association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in the 
Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') 
operations on that product during calendar year 2016 (report quantity 
data in pounds and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-paid at 
the U.S. port but not including antidumping duties). If you are a 
trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate 
basis, for the firms which are members of your association.
    (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in the Subject 
Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
    (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) to produce the Subject 
Merchandise in the Subject Country (that is, the level of production 
that your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain 
during the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment 
and machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels 
(hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance, 
repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix); and
    (c) The quantity and value of your firm's(s') exports to the United 
States of Subject Merchandise and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise 
from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') exports.
    (12) Identify significant changes, if any, in the supply and demand 
conditions or business cycle for the Domestic Like Product that have 
occurred in the United States or in the market for the Subject 
Merchandise in the Subject Country after 2011, and significant changes, 
if any, that are likely to occur within a reasonably foreseeable time. 
Supply conditions to consider include technology; production methods; 
development efforts; ability to increase production (including the 
shift of production facilities used for other products and the use, 
cost, or availability of major inputs into production); and factors 
related to the ability to shift supply among different national markets 
(including barriers to importation in foreign markets or changes in 
market demand abroad). Demand conditions to consider include end uses 
and applications; the existence and availability of substitute 
products; and the level of competition among the Domestic Like Product 
produced in the United States, Subject Merchandise produced in the 
Subject Country, and such merchandise from other countries.
    (13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of whether you agree with the above 
definitions of the Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry; if you 
disagree with either or both of these definitions, please explain why 
and provide alternative definitions.
    Authority: This proceeding is being conducted under authority of 
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant 
to section 207.61 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: October 26, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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Commission may also be obtained by collective output of the Domestic Like Deputy Agency Ethics Official, at 202–
accessing its internet server (https:// Product constitutes a major proportion 205–3408.
www.usitc.gov). The public record for of the total domestic production of the Limited disclosure of business
this proceeding may be viewed on the product. In its original determination proprietary information (BPI) under an
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) and its expedited first and second five- administrative protective order (APO)
at https://edis.usitc.gov. year review determinations, the and APO service list.—Pursuant to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commission found a single Domestic section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
Background.—On December 10, 2001, Industry consisting of the U.S. rules, the Secretary will make BPI
the Department of Commerce issued an producers of honey, both raw and submitted in this proceeding available
antidumping duty order on imports of processed. The Commission also found to authorized applicants under the APO
honey from China (66 FR 63672). that packers, who produce processed issued in the proceeding, provided that
Following the first five-year reviews by honey, as well as beekeepers, who the application is made no later than 21
Commerce and the Commission, produce raw honey, should be treated as days after publication of this notice in
effective August 2, 2007, Commerce U.S. producers. the Federal Register. Authorized
issued a continuation of the (5) An Importer is any person or firm applicants must represent interested
antidumping duty order on honey from engaged, either directly or through a parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9),
China (72 FR 42384). Following the parent company or subsidiary, in who are parties to the proceeding. A
second five-year reviews by Commerce importing the Subject Merchandise into separate service list will be maintained
the United States from a foreign by the Secretary for those parties
and the Commission, effective
manufacturer or through its selling authorized to receive BPI under the
December 13, 2012, Commerce issued a
agent. APO.
continuation of the antidumping duty Participation in the proceeding and Certification.—Pursuant to section
order on imports of honey from China public service list.—Persons, including 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any
(77 FR 74173). The Commission is now industrial users of the Subject person submitting information to the
conducting a third review pursuant to Merchandise and, if the merchandise is Commission in connection with this
section 751(c) of the Act, as amended sold at the retail level, representative proceeding must certify that the
(19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to determine consumer organizations, wishing to information is accurate and complete to
whether revocation of the order would participate in the proceeding as parties the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In
be likely to lead to continuation or must file an entry of appearance with making the certification, the submitter
recurrence of material injury to the the Secretary to the Commission, as will acknowledge that information
domestic industry within a reasonably provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the submitted in response to this request for
foreseeable time. Provisions concerning Commission’s rules, no later than 21 information and throughout this
the conduct of this proceeding may be days after publication of this notice in proceeding or other proceeding may be
found in the Commission’s Rules of the Federal Register. The Secretary will disclosed to and used: (i) By the
Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR parts maintain a public service list containing Commission, its employees and Offices,
201, subparts A and B and 19 CFR part the names and addresses of all persons, and contract personnel (a) for
207, subparts A and F. The Commission or their representatives, who are parties developing or maintaining the records
will assess the adequacy of interested to the proceeding. of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
party responses to this notice of Former Commission employees who internal investigations, audits, reviews,
institution to determine whether to are seeking to appear in Commission and evaluations relating to the
conduct a full review or an expedited five-year reviews are advised that they programs, personnel, and operations of
review. The Commission’s may appear in a review even if they the Commission including under 5
determination in any expedited review participated personally and U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.
will be based on the facts available, substantially in the corresponding government employees and contract
which may include information underlying original investigation or an personnel, solely for cybersecurity
provided in response to this notice. earlier review of the same underlying purposes. All contract personnel will
Definitions.—The following investigation. The Commission’s sign appropriate nondisclosure
definitions apply to this review: designated agency ethics official has agreements.
(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or advised that a five-year review is not the Written submissions.—Pursuant to
kind of merchandise that is within the same particular matter as the underlying section 207.61 of the Commission’s
scope of the five-year review, as defined original investigation, and a five-year rules, each interested party response to
by the Department of Commerce. review is not the same particular matter this notice must provide the information
(2) The Subject Country in this review as an earlier review of the same specified below. The deadline for filing
is China. underlying investigation for purposes of such responses is December 1, 2017.
(3) The Domestic Like Product is the 18 U.S.C. 207, the post employment Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the
domestically produced product or statute for Federal employees, and Commission’s rules, eligible parties (as
products which are like, or in the Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR specified in Commission rule
absence of like, most similar in 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments
characteristics and uses with, the 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008). concerning the adequacy of responses to
Subject Merchandise. In its original Consequently, former employees are not the notice of institution and whether the
determination and its expedited first required to seek Commission approval Commission should conduct an
and second five-year review to appear in a review under Commission expedited or full review. The deadline
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determinations, the Commission found rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the for filing such comments is January 16,
that there was one Domestic Like corresponding underlying original 2018. All written submissions must
Product consisting of all honey, investigation or an earlier review of the conform with the provisions of section
consistent with Commerce’s scope. same underlying investigation was 201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any
(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. pending when they were Commission submissions that contain BPI must also
producers as a whole of the Domestic employees. For further ethics advice on conform with the requirements of
Like Product, or those producers whose this matter, contact Charles Smith, sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the

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Dates		Instituted November 1, 2017. To be assured of consideration, the deadline for responses is December 1, 2017. Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission by January 16, 2018.
Contact		Mary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205- 1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https:// edis.usitc.gov.
FR Citation		82 FR 50683