[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65626-65627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22878]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-984]
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China:
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is rescinding the administrative
review of the countervailing duty order on drawn stainless steel sinks
from the People's Republic of China for the period of review January 1,
2015, through December 31, 2015, based on the timely withdrawal of
requests for review.
DATES: Effective September 23, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sergio Balbontin, AD/CVD Operations,
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Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6478.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 1, 2016, the Department (the Department) published the
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the
countervailing duty order on drawn stainless steel sinks (sinks) from
the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period of review (POR)
January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.\1\ On April 28, 2016,
Zhongshan Superte Kitchenware Co., Ltd. (Superte) requested an
administrative review of its POR sales.\2\ On April 29, 2016, Guangdong
Yingao Utensils Co., Ltd. (Yingao), Guangdong Dongyuan Kitchenware
Industrial Co., Ltd. (Dongyuan), and Jiangmen New Star Hi-Tech
Enterprise Ltd. (New Star) requested an administrative review of their
POR sales.\3\ On June 6, 2016, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), the Department published a notice initiating an
administrative review of Superte, Yingao, Dongyuan, and New Star.\4\
New Star and Yingao withdrew their requests for an administrative
review on June 16, 2016.\5\ Dongyuan and Superte withdrew their
requests for an administrative review on August 22, 2016, and August
25, 2016, respectively.\6\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 81 FR 18826 (April 1, 2016).
\2\ See Letter from Superte, ``Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from
China; Administrative Review Request,'' dated April 28, 2016.
\3\ See Letters from Yingao, ``Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from
the People's Republic of China Request for Administrative Review,''
Dongyuan, ``Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic
of China Request for Administrative Review,'' and New Star, ``Drawn
Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic of China Request
for Administrative Review,'' dated April 29, 2016.
\4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 36268 (June 6, 2016).
\5\ See Letters from New Star, ``Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks
from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for
Annual Administrative Review,'' and Yingao, ``Drawn Stainless Steel
Sinks from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for
Annual Administrative Review,'' dated June 16, 2016.
\6\ See Letters from Dongyuan, ``Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks
from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated August 22, 2016,
and Superte, ``Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from China; Withdrawal of
Administrative Review Request,'' dated August 25, 2016.
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Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party, or parties,
that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the
publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested review.
As noted above, all parties withdrew their requests for review within
90 days of the publication date of the notice of initiation. No other
parties requested an administrative review of the order. Therefore, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this review.
Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of
sinks from the PRC during the POR. 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 in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department
intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Notifications to Importers
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 countervailing duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure
to comply with this requirement could result in the presumption that
reimbursement of countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double countervailing duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
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 an 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 sanctionable
violation.
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: September 16, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2016-22878 Filed 9-22-16; 8:45 am]
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