[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 44560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4130]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-849]


Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People's 
Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

DATES: Effective August 3, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Bertrand or Carrie Blozy, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3207, and (202) 482-5403 respectively.
SUMMARY: In response to a request by Beijing Shougang Xingang Co., 
Ltd., and Beijing Alliance of Xingang Science and Trade Co., Ltd., 
(collectively ``Shougang''), an exporter of subject merchandise, the 
Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') initiated an administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on cut-to-length carbon steel 
plate (``CTL Plate'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). No 
other interested party requested a review of Shougang. The period of 
review (``POR'') is November 3, 2003, through October 31, 2004. On July 
5, 2005, Shougang withdrew its request for a review. The Department is 
now rescinding the administrative review of Shougang.

Background

    On November 1, 2004, the Department published a notice of 
opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on CTL Plate from the PRC. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty 
Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation: Opportunity to Request 
Administrative Review, 69 FR 63359 (November 1, 2004). On November 29, 
2004, Shougang requested an administrative review of its sales and 
shipments to the United States during the POR. On December 27, 2004, 
the Department published a notice of the initiation of the antidumping 
duty administrative review of CTL Plate from the PRC for the period 
November 3, 2003, through October 31, 2004. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request 
for Revocation in Part, 69 FR 77181 (December 27, 2004). On July 5, 
2005, Shougang withdrew its request for an administrative review.

Rescission of Review

    The applicable regulation, 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), states that if a 
party that requested an administrative review withdraws the request 
within 90 days of the publication of the notice of initiation of the 
requested review, the Secretary will rescind the review. It further 
states that the Secretary may extend this time limit if the Secretary 
finds it reasonable to do so. Shougang withdrew its request for review 
after the 90-day deadline; however, the Department finds it reasonable 
to extend the time limit by which a party may withdraw its request for 
review in the instant proceeding. The Department finds it reasonable to 
extend the withdrawal deadline because the Department has not yet 
devoted considerable time and resources to this review.\1\ Shougang was 
the only party to request the review, and has withdrawn that request. 
Therefore, we are rescinding this review of the antidumping duty order 
on CTL Plate from the PRC covering the period November 3, 2003, through 
October 31, 2004. The Department will issue appropriate assessment 
instructions directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection within 15 
days of publication of this recession.
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    \1\ After analyzing Shougang's questionnaire response, the 
Department issued a supplemental questionnaire to Shougang. Shougang 
did not respond to the supplemental questionnaire.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    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 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.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APOs'') 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 that is subject to sanction.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751 
and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: July 27, 2005.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E5-4130 Filed 8-2-05; 8:45 am]
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