[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 3 (Friday, January 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 692-693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31726]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-806]
Certain Pasta From Turkey: Final Results of the Expedited Third
Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: January 4, 2013.
SUMMARY: On September 4, 2012, the Department of Commerce
(``Department'') initiated the third Sunset Review of the
countervailing duty order on certain pasta from Turkey. The Department
finds that revocation of this countervailing duty order would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of net countervailable subsidies
at the rates in the ``Final Results of Reviews'' section of this
notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mahnaz Khan, AD/CVD Operations, Office
1, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-0914.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The countervailing duty order on certain pasta from Turkey was
published on July 24, 1996. See Notice of Countervailing Duty Order:
Certain Pasta (``Pasta'') From Turkey, 61 FR 38546 (July 24, 1996).
On September 4, 2012, the Department initiated the third sunset
review of this order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (``the Act''). See Initiation of Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review, 77 FR 53867 (September 4, 2012) (``notice of
initiation''). The Department received a notice of intent to
participate from the following domestic parties: A. Zerega's Sons,
Inc., American Italian Pasta Company, Dakota Growers Pasta Company,
Inc., New World Pasta Company, and Philadelphia Macaroni Company
(collectively, ``domestic interested parties''), within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).
The Department received an adequate substantive response to the
notice of initiation from the domestic interested parties within the
30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department
also received a substantive response from the Government of Turkey, but
received no responses from respondent interested parties. As a result,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department is
conducting an expedited (120-day)
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sunset review of the countervailing duty order on certain pasta from
Turkey.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order is pasta. The product is
currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (``HTS'') item numbers 1902.19.20. Although the HTS numbers are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written product
description, available in Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: Certain
Pasta from Turkey, 61 FR 38546 (July 24, 1996), remains dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum (``Decision Memorandum'') from Gary Taverman,
Senior Advisor for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to
Lynn Fischer Fox, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations, dated December 28, 2012, which is hereby adopted by this
notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memorandum include the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies
and the net countervailable subsidies likely to prevail if the orders
were revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues
raised in this review and the corresponding recommendations in this
public memorandum, which is on file electronically via Import
Administration's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (``IA ACCESS''). IA ACCESS is available to
registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and in the Central
Records Unit in room 7046 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on
the Internet at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/ia/. The signed Decision
Memorandum and electronic versions of the Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine
that revocation of the countervailing duty order on certain pasta from
Turkey would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
countervailing subsidies at the following net countervailable subsidy
rates:
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Net
countervailable
Manufacturers/exporters/ producers subsidy
(percent)
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Filiz Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret........................... 1.63
Maktas Makarnacilik ve Ticaret/Gidasa Gida San.Tic.A.S. 13.09
Oba Makarnacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret..................... 13.08
All Others............................................. 8.85
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This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of the return or 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.
We are issuing and publishing the final results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: December 28, 2012.
Lynn Fischer Fox,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.
[FR Doc. 2012-31726 Filed 1-3-13; 8:45 am]
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