[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 5377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02081]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-911]
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe From the People's
Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2012
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) is rescinding the
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (circular welded pipe) from
the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period January 1, 2012,
through December 31, 2012.
DATES: Effective Date: January 31, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kolberg; AD/CVD Operations,
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1785.
Background
On August 28, 2013, the Department initiated an administrative
review of the CVD order on circular welded pipe from the PRC with
respect to 19 companies for the period January 1, 2012, through
December 31, 2012, based on a request from Wheatland Tube Company
(Wheatland).\1\ On December 9, 2013, Wheatland withdrew its request for
an administrative review. No other party requested a review.
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 78 FR
53128 (August 28, 2013).
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Rescission of Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(l), the Department will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the publication of the
notice of initiation of the requested review. In this case, Wheatland
withdrew its request within the 90-day deadline as extended,\2\ and no
other parties requested an administrative review of the CVD order.
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding
the administrative review of circular welded pipe from the PRC covering
the period January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012.
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\2\ The 90-day deadline for withdrawal would have been November
26, 2013. However, as explained in the memorandum from the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, the Department exercised
its discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of
the Federal Government from October 1, through October 16, 2013. See
Memorandum for the Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of
the Federal Government'' (October 18, 2013). Therefore, the revised
deadline for withdrawal was December 12, 2013.
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Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to assess CVDs on all appropriate entries of circular welded pipe
from the PRC during the period of review at rates equal to the cash
deposit of estimated CVDs required at the time of entry, or withdrawal
from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department intends to issue appropriate
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of
this notice of rescission of administrative review.
Notifications
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of CVDs prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this review period.
This notice also serves as a final 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(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or 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 that 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: January 27, 2014.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2014-02081 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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