[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 48982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22932]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-981]
Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People's Republic of China:
Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-
2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding its
administrative review of utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from
the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period or review (POR)
February 1, 2016, through January 31, 2017, based on the withdrawal of
request for review.
DATES: Applicable October 23, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trisha Tran, AD/CVD Operations, Office
IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4852.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 8, 2017, the Department published the notice of
opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty
order on wind towers from the PRC for the above POR.\1\ On February 28,
2017, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b), the Department received a
timely request from the Wind Tower Coalition (the petitioner) to
conduct an administrative review of this antidumping duty order.\2\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty, Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 82 FR 9709 (February 8, 2017).
\2\ See Letter from the petitioner, ``Utility Scale Wind Towers
from the People's Republic of China: Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated February 28, 2017.
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Pursuant to this request, and in accordance with 19 CFR
351.225(c)(1)(i), on April 10, 2017, the Department published a notice
of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order
on wind towers from the PRC.\3\ On May 31, 2017, the petitioner timely
withdrew its request for an administrative review of all 56 companies
for which it had requested a review.\4\
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\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 17188 (April 10, 2017).
\4\ See Letter from the petitioner, ``Utility Scale Wind Towers
from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated May 31, 2017.
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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 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,
the petitioner withdrew its request for review within 90 days of the
publication date of the Initiation Notice. 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 on wind towers from
the PRC in its entirety.
Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of wind
towers from the PRC. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates
equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping 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 the date
of publication of this notice of rescission of administrative review in
the Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers for whom
this review is being rescinded of their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during
this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could
result in the Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of the
antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, 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 published in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: October 17, 2017.
James Maeder,
Senior Director performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-22932 Filed 10-20-17; 8:45 am]
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