[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65671-65672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26661]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-968]
Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Notice
of Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: October 30, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson or Robert Copyak AD/
CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4793or (202) 482-2209, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 1, 2012, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review
of the countervailing duty order on aluminum extrusions from the
People's Republic of China (PRC).\1\ Pursuant to requests from
interested parties, the Department published in the Federal Register
the notice of initiation of this antidumping
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duty administrative review with respect to 67 companies for the period
September 7, 2010, through December 31, 2011.\2\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative
Review, 77 FR 25679 (May 1, 2012).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 77 FR
40565 (July 10, 2012) (Initiation).
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Between June and October 2012, numerous review requests were
withdrawn.\3\
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\3\ On June 18, 2012, Air Master Windows and Doors (Air Master)
withdrew its request for review of Guangdong Foreign Trade Imp. &
Exp. Corp. (GFT); on August 15, 2012, Trivantage withdrew its
request for review of Activa International Inc (Activa); on August
15, 2012, Zhejiang Zhengte Group Co. Ltd. withdrew its request for
review (Zhejiang Zhengte); on September 9, 2012, Foshan City Nanhai
Hongjia Aluminum Alloy Co., Ltd. (Hongjia) and Tianjin Ganglv
Nonferrous Metal Materials Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Ganglv) withdrew their
requests for review; on September 24, 2012, Eagle Metal
Distributors, Inc. withdrew its request for review of Mei Ya Bao
Aluminum Co., Ltd. (MYB); on September 25, 2012, Electrolux North
America, Inc., Electrolux Home Products, Inc. and Electrolux Major
Appliances (collectively, ``Electrolux'') withdrew its request for
review of Alnan Aluminium Co., Ltd. (Alnan), Clear Sky Inc. (Clear
Sky), Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd. (Midea), Nidec
Sankyo (Zhejang) Corporation (Nidec Sankyo Zhejang), Nidec Sankyo
Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Nidec Sankyo Singapore), and Ningbo Coaster
International Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Coaster); on October 4, 2012,
Guangya Aluminum Industrial Co., Ltd. (Guangya Aluminum) withdrew
its request for review; on October 5, 2012, Zhaoqing New Zhongya
Aluminum Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Zhongya Aluminum Company Limited
(collectively Zhongya) withdrew its request of review; on October 9,
2012, Newell Rubbermaid Inc. withdrew its request for review of
Shanghai Dongsheng Metal (Shanghai Dongshen) and Shanghai Shen Hang
Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Shen Hang); on October 9, 2012, J.A.
Hancock & Co. Inc. withdrew its request for review of Sihui Shi Guo
Yao Aluminum Co., Ltd. (Sihui Shi Guo Yao).
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Partial Rescission of the 2010-2011 Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that
requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The
Department initiated the instant review on July 10, 2012.\4\ As noted
above, withdrawals of review requests were filed with regard to the
following companies: GFT, Activa, Zhejiang Zhengte, Hongjia, Tianjin
Ganglv, MYB, Alnan, Clear Sky, Midea, Nidec Sankyo Zhejang, Nidec
Sankyo Sinapore, Ningbo Coaster, Guangya Aluminum, Zhongya, Shanghai
Dongshen, Shanghai Shen Hang, and Sihui Shi Guo Yao. The withdrawals of
review requests were submitted within the 90-day deadline set forth
under 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). Further, no other party requested an
administrative review of these particular companies. Therefore, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), and consistent with our practice,
we are rescinding this review of the countervailing duty order on
aluminum extrusions from the PRC with respect to the companies listed
above.\5\ The instant review will continue with respect to all other
firms for which a review was requested and initiated.
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\4\ See Initiation.
\5\ See, e.g., Certain Lined Paper Products From India: Notice
of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 21781 (May 11, 2009).
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Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. For
the companies for which this review is rescinded \6\ countervailing
duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of
estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period September
7, 2010, through December 31, 2011, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i).
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\6\ GFT, Activa, Zhejiang Zhengte, Hongjia, Tianjin Ganglv, MYB,
Alnan, Clear Sky, Midea, Nidec Sankyo Zhejang, Nidec Sankyo
Sinapore, Ningbo Coaster, Guangya Aluminum, Zhongya, Shanghai
Dongshen, Shanghai Shen Hang, and Sihui Shi Guo Yao,
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The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions
directly to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to
govern business proprietary information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19
CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: October 23, 2012
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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