[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56656-56657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22354]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-427-602]
Brass Sheet and Strip From France: Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2012-2013
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: September 13, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Flessner or Robert James, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
6312 or (202) 482-0469, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 1, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published in the Federal Register a notice of ``Opportunity to Request
Administrative Review'' of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet
and strip from France for the period of review (POR) of March 1, 2012,
through February 28, 2013.\1\ The Department received a timely request
from petitioners GBC Metals, LLC (of Global Brass and Copper, Inc.,
doing business as Olin Brass), Heyco Metals, Inc., Aurubis Buffalo,
Inc., PMX Industries, Inc., and Revere Copper Products, Inc.
(collectively, petitioners), in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), for
an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on brass sheet
and strip from France. On May 1, 2013, the Department published a
notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on brass sheet and strip from France with respect to two
companies, Griset, S.A. and KME
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France (formerly known as Trefimetaux).\2\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative
Review, 78 FR 13858 (March 1, 2013).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 78 FR
25418 (May 1, 2013).
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The Department stated in its initiation of this review that it
intended to rely on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data to
select respondents.\3\ However, our review of the CBP database, with
respect to the companies for which this review was requested, showed no
entries of subject merchandise during the POR.\4\ We released the
results of our CBP data query to the petitioners (the only interested
party to this segment of the proceeding) and invited them to comment on
the CBP data. We received no comments on the CBP data.
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\3\ Id.
\4\ See Memorandum from Mark Flessner to the File entitled,
``Brass Sheet and Strip from France: Placement on the Record of
Results of Inquiry to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol for 2012-2013
Period of Review,'' dated June 3, 2013; note that the agency's
proper title, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, was misstated in
the memorandum title.
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Rescission of Review
Section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations stipulates
that the Secretary will rescind an administrative review under this
section, in whole or in part, if a party that requested a review
withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication of
notice of initiation of the requested review. As the only party that
requested a review (petitioners) withdrew the request within 90 days of
the date of publication of notice of initiation of the requested
review, we are rescinding this review of the antidumping duty order on
brass sheet and strip from France pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).\5\
We intend to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the
date of publication of this notice of rescission of administrative
review.
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\5\ See letter from petitioners to the Secretary of Commerce
entitled, ``Brass Sheet and Strip from France,'' dated July 30,
2013, at 2.
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This notice is published in accordance with section 751 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: September 5, 2013.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-22354 Filed 9-12-13; 8:45 am]
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