Raw Honey From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances 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-552-833] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a changed circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on raw honey from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) to examine whether Vietnam remains a non-market economy (NME) country for purposes of the application of the AD law. DATES: Applicable October 30, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chien-Min Yang or Leah Wils-Owens, Office of Policy, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5484 or (202) 482-4203, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 8, 2023, the Government of Vietnam (GOV) submitted a letter requesting that Commerce conduct a review of Vietnam's status as an NME country  [ 1 ] within the context of a CCR of the AD order on raw honey from Vietnam. [ 2 ] In the CCR Request, the GOV describes changes that have occurred in Vietnam in recent years as they relate to each of the statutory criteria Commerce uses to evaluate a country's market economy status. Specifically, in the CCR Request, the GOV contends that the Vietnamese dong is transparently convertible into other foreign currencies based on market principles, fairness, and non-discrimination. [ 3 ] In th…