Honey From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Review

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-863] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: As discussed below, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“the Department”) preliminarily determines that Dongtai Peak Honey Industry Co., Ltd. (“Peak”) failed to cooperate to the best of its ability and is, therefore, applying adverse facts available (“AFA”). If these preliminary results are adopted in the final results of review, the Deparment will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to assess antidumping duties on entries of subject merchandise during the period of review (“POR”). DATES: Effective Date: August 6, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2593. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Case Timeline On January 31, 2012, the Department published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on honey from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”) covering the period December 1, 2010, through November 30, 2011. [ 1 ] On March 2, 2012, the Department issued an antidumping duty questionnaire to Peak. [ 2 ] On March 23, 2012, Peak responded to Section A of the Departm…